▁derive ▁from ▁John ▁Wes ley ' s ▁teach ings ▁on ▁san ct ification . ▁ ▁Several ▁minister s ▁who ▁were ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Hol iness ▁Church ▁have ▁come ▁to ▁have ▁greater ▁name ▁recognition ▁than ▁the ▁church ▁itself , ▁such ▁as ▁Or al ▁Roberts , ▁an ▁intern ation ally ▁known ▁char ism atic ▁evangel ist ; ▁Charles ▁Stanley , ▁a ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Bapt ist ▁Convention ; ▁and ▁C . M . ▁Ward , ▁a ▁former ▁Ass emb lies ▁of ▁God ▁radio ▁pre acher . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church , ▁South ▁adopted ▁a ▁statement ▁which ▁opposed ▁the ▁growing ▁hol iness ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁church . ▁Within ▁a ▁de cade ▁about ▁ 2 5 ▁new ▁hol iness ▁groups , ▁including ▁the ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Hol iness ▁Church , ▁came ▁into ▁existence . ▁ ▁Fire - B apt ized ▁Hol iness ▁The ▁oldest ▁group ▁that ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Hol iness ▁Church ▁origin ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁as ▁the ▁Fire - B apt ized ▁Hol iness ▁Association ▁in ▁Ol mit z , ▁Iowa . ▁The ▁leader , ▁Benjamin ▁H . ▁Ir win ▁of ▁Lincoln , ▁Neb r aska , ▁a ▁former ▁Bapt ist ▁pre acher , ▁organized ▁the ▁body ▁into ▁the ▁national ▁Fire - B apt ized ▁Hol iness ▁Church ▁at ▁Anderson , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 8 .