| Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Methodist[1] |
| Orientation | Wesleyan-Holiness movement[1] |
| Theology | Wesleyan-Arminian |
| Leader | Dr. Philip Speas |
| Associations | Christian Holiness Partnership[2] |
| Region | Eastern Kentucky |
| Founder | Dr. Lela G. McConnell |
| Origin | 1925 Vancleve, Kentucky |
| Separated from | Methodist Episcopal Church (1925) |
| Congregations | 13 |
| Primary schools | Mount Carmel High School, Mount Carmel Elementary School |
| Secondary schools | Kentucky Mountain Bible College |
The Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association (KMHA) is a Christian denomination in eastern Kentucky aligned with Holiness Methodist beliefs.[1] The Association was begun in 1925 by Lela G. McConnell, a deaconess in the Methodist Episcopal Church.[3] The Association maintains a Wesleyan-Holiness doctrine with a strong emphasis on sanctification. The association maintains an elementary school, a high school, a four-year Bible college, two radio stations, a district of churches, and a farm. Philip Speas is the current association president.
Although the Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association has 12 member churches, it does not consider itself to be a "denomination," and many of its member churches list themselves as "non-denominational."[4] The Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association joined the National Holiness Association as a member (now known as the Christian Holiness Partnership),[2] though many of its members are present at the Interchurch Holiness Convention as well.
- ^ a b c McCauley, Deborah Vansau (1995). Appalachian Mountain Religion: A History. University of Illinois Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-252-06414-2.
- ^ a b The College Blue Book. Macmillan Information. 1972. p. 252.
- ^ "Twentieth Century Holiness". Archived from the original on June 29, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
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