History
The holiness movement takes its roots from John Wesley, an Anglican priest ordained in 1728. After studying the writings of the early church father Clement of Alexandria (177AD), and the Moravians. Wesley was convinced the true holiness is an attitude, a love for God, not how much sin you do or righteousness you do. Clement called this a heart holiness. 

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Beliefs
All Holiness Churches are Trinitarian, Arminian (free will, not Calvinist), teach Entire Sanctification (you can be sinless in this life), sin is willful disobedience as opposed to just missing the mark. (they do not recognize the possibility of an unknown sin. Cmp. Leviticus 4:2)

The following is a list of Wesleyan Holiness denominations:

1. Apostolic Christian Church of America, founded 1847
   Do not bear arms or take oaths, Clergy are not paid, clergy don't prepare sermons but rely on the Holy Spirit, closed communion, women were veils, KJV only
2. Apostolic Faith Church, founded 1907
   Holiness and Pentecostal, Banned activities: dance, alcohol, smoking, playing cards, theater, marring unbelievers, they must dress conservatively
3. Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God, founded 1916
   Holiness, Pentecostal, women clergy, Banned activities: smoking, foolish talking, jesting, using slang, marring unbelievers
4. Church of Christ (Holiness), founded 1894
   Holiness, divine healing, strong eschatological focus, foot washing 
5. Church of God (Holiness), founded 1886
   Holiness, Banned activities: dance, alcohol, smoking, playing cards, theater, marring unbelievers, can't ware short sleeve shirts or ties, divorcing your current spouse to remarry your fist spouse is encouraged.
6. Church of the Nazarene, founded 1908
   Holiness, Banned activities: dance, alcohol, smoking, theater, membership in secret societies
7. Churches of Christ in Christian Union, founded 1909 
8. International Pentecostal Holiness Church, founded 1911 
   Holiness, Pentecostal, Pre-Millennial, Divine healing, 
9. Wesleyan Church, founded 1843
   Holiness, Banned activities: alcohol, smoking, membership in secret societies

Methodist churches:

1. African Methodist Episcopal Church, founded 1814
   Holiness, women clergy (black church)
2. African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, founded 1821
   (black church)
3. Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, founded 1870
4. Congregational Methodist Church, founded 1852
5. Evangelical Church of North America, founded 1968
   Holiness - Wesleyan/Arminian
6. Evangelical Congregational Church, founded 1894
7. Evangelical Methodist Church, founded 1946
   Holiness, anti-social gospel, anti-modernism
8. Free Methodist Church of North America, founded 1860
   Holiness, Banned activities: membership in secret societies
9. Pillar of Fire, founded 1901
   Holiness, Pre-Millennial, Banned activities: membership in secret societies
10. Primitive Methodist Church, USA, founded 1840
11. Southern Methodist Church, founded 1939
12. United Methodist Church, founded 1968
    Holiness, women clergy, questioned but still against homosexual ordination

Salvation Army (and related organizations)

This group grew out of the Methodist Denomination. Focusing on more outreach that doctrine William Booth (1829-1912) left the Methodist Church in 1861 as a freelance evangelist. These groups are organized in a military pattern.

1. American Rescue Workers, founded 1913
   Actually a branch of the Christian church
2. Salvation Army, founded 1880
   
3. Volunteers of America, founded 1896
   

Date: 2001