, ▁at ▁the ▁Fal con ▁Tab ern acle ▁in ▁Fal con , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁The ▁new ▁den om ination ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁smaller ▁of ▁the ▁two , ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Hol iness ▁Church . ▁S . D . ▁Page ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁General ▁Super int endent . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁mer ger , ▁the ▁Tab ern acle ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Church , ▁originally ▁the ▁Bre wer ton ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church , ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Hol iness ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Having ▁Pres by ter ian ▁roots ▁and ▁located ▁mostly ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁this ▁group ▁of ▁around ▁ 1 5 ▁con greg ations ▁was ▁affili ated ▁with ▁Nick les ▁Hol mes ▁Bible ▁College ▁in ▁Green ville . ▁After ▁the ▁mer gers , ▁the ▁new ▁den om ination , ▁which ▁continued ▁to ▁go ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Hol iness ▁Church , ▁had ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁churches ▁with ▁approximately ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁members . ▁Property ▁for ▁the ▁den om ination ' s ▁first ▁headquarters ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁for ▁$ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Franklin ▁Spr ings , ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁several ▁P HC ▁members ▁who ▁wanted ▁str ic ter ▁standards ▁concerning ▁dress , ▁am us ements , ▁to b acco , ▁and ▁association ▁between ▁the ▁sex es ▁with d rew ▁to ▁form