IPHC Frequently Asked Questions

Difference between the
International Pentecostal Holiness Church (PHC)
and the United Pentecostal Church (UPC).

The IPHC was formed in 1911 with roots in Methodism and the Pentecostal revival of Azusa Street in 1906. Key IPHC doctrines include:

1. Salvation by faith in Jesus Christ and water baptism in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
2. Sanctification as a second definite work of grace (the position of John Wesley).
3. The baptism of the Holy Spirit with tongues as initial evidence.
4. Divine healing
5. The second coming of Jesus Christ.
6. IPHC holds to the historic Catholic and Protestant view of the nature of God expressed in the doctrine of the Trinity.

The United Pentecostal Church (UPC) had its roots in the Azusa Street revival of 1906 and the Assemblies of God (1914). However, before 1920 there were ministers in the Assemblies of God who rejected baptism in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They preferred baptism in the name of Jesus only. They based this on their reading of the book of Acts while the Trinitarians based their view on Acts and the words of Jesus in Matthew 28:19. Those who baptized only in the name of Jesus left the Assemblies of God and in 1945 formed the organization known as the UPC. They are sometimes called "Jesus Only" or "Oneness" Pentecostals.

The UPC's differ from IPHC in three important ways:

1. UPC's do not accept the Wesleyan view of sanctification as a second definite work of grace.
2. UPC's do not accept the historic view of the Trinity.
3. UPC's only baptize in the name of Jesus.

There is a very good article about this in the Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements published by Zondervan. Go to the article on "United Pentecostal Church, International."

I also refer you to Vinson Synan, The Century of the Holy Spirit, published by Thomas Nelson and three books by me:

A Brief History of the Pentecostal Holiness Church (Franklin Springs, GA: LifeSprings Resources).
Light for the Journey: A Fresh Focus on Doctrine (Franklin Springs, GA: LifeSprings Resources).
Plugged In To God's Power (Lake Mary, FL: CharismaHouse). You can order this from LifeSprings Resources.

Written by Dr. A.D. Beacham, Jr., Executive Director, Church Education Ministries

Last update on 7/30/07
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The IPHC was formed in 1911 with roots in Methodism and the Pentecostal revival of Azusa Street in 1906. Key IPHC doctrines include:

1. Salvation by faith in Jesus Christ and water baptism in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
2. Sanctification as a second definite work of grace (the position of John Wesley).
3. The baptism of the Holy Spirit with tongues as initial evidence.
4. Divine healing
5. The second coming of Jesus Christ.
6. IPHC holds to the historic Catholic and Protestant view of the nature of God expressed in the doctrine of the Trinity.

The United Pentecostal Church (UPC) had its roots in the Azusa Street revival of 1906 and the Assemblies of God (1914). However, before 1920 there were ministers in the Assemblies of God who rejected baptism in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They preferred baptism in the name of Jesus only. They based this on their reading of the book of Acts while the Trinitarians based their view on Acts and the words of Jesus in Matthew 28:19. Those who baptized only in the name of Jesus left the Assemblies of God and in 1945 formed the organization known as the UPC. They are sometimes called "Jesus Only" or "Oneness" Pentecostals.

The UPC's differ from IPHC in three important ways:

1. UPC's do not accept the Wesleyan view of sanctification as a second definite work of grace.
2. UPC's do not accept the historic view of the Trinity.
3. UPC's only baptize in the name of Jesus.

There is a very good article about this in the Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements published by Zondervan. Go to the article on "United Pentecostal Church, International."

I also refer you to Vinson Synan, The Century of the Holy Spirit, published by Thomas Nelson and three books by me:

A Brief History of the Pentecostal Holiness Church (Franklin Springs, GA: LifeSprings Resources).
Light for the Journey: A Fresh Focus on Doctrine (Franklin Springs, GA: LifeSprings Resources).
Plugged In To God's Power (Lake Mary, FL: CharismaHouse). You can order this from LifeSprings Resources.

Written by Dr. A.D. Beacham, Jr., Executive Director, Church Education Ministries