▁is ▁out ▁of ▁session , ▁the ▁General ▁Board ▁of ▁Administration ▁acts ▁as ▁the ▁church ' s ▁gover ning ▁body . ▁In ▁the ▁IP HC , ▁the ▁terms ▁" bishop " ▁and ▁" super int endent " ▁are ▁used ▁inter change ably . ▁The ▁church ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁office ▁of ▁bishop ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁believe ▁in ▁an ▁historical ▁epis cop ate ▁or ▁ad here ▁to ▁the ▁doctrine ▁of ▁apost ol ic ▁succession . ▁The ▁General ▁Super int endent ▁and ▁Pres iding ▁Bishop , ▁Dr . ▁A . ▁Doug ▁Beach am , ▁Jr ., ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁and ▁char itable ▁institutions ▁The ▁IP HC ▁has ▁five ▁affili ated ▁institutions ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁and ▁oper ates ▁several ▁char itable ▁organizations . ▁The ▁IP HC ▁colleg es ▁are ▁Em manuel ▁College ▁in ▁Franklin ▁Spr ings , ▁Georgia ; ▁Hol mes ▁Bible ▁College ▁in ▁Green ville , ▁South ▁Carolina ; ▁South western ▁Christian ▁University ▁in ▁Beth any , ▁Oklahoma ; ▁and ▁Adv antage ▁College ▁in ▁San ▁Jose , ▁California . ▁Char itable ▁organizations ▁include ▁the ▁Fal con ▁Children ' s ▁Home , ▁Altern ative ▁to ▁Ab ort ion ▁Min ist ries , ▁New ▁Life ▁A do ption ▁Agency , ▁and ▁The ▁Children ' s ▁Center . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁American ▁Relig ions , ▁J . ▁Gordon ▁Mel ton , ▁editor ▁Hand book ▁of ▁Den omin ations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁by ▁Frank ▁S . ▁M ead , ▁Samuel ▁S .