▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁Ir win ' s ▁group ▁had ▁organized ▁churches ▁in ▁eight ▁U . ▁S . ▁states ▁and ▁two ▁Canadian ▁provinces . ▁ ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Hol iness ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁The ▁first ▁con greg ation ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁name ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Hol iness ▁Church ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁G olds bor o , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁This ▁church ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁evangel istic ▁min istry ▁of ▁Ab ner ▁Black mon ▁C rum pler , ▁a ▁Method ist ▁evangel ist . ▁A ▁year ▁earlier , ▁C rum pler ▁had ▁founded ▁the ▁inter - den omin ational ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Hol iness ▁Association . ▁After ▁his ▁trial ▁and ▁acqu itt al ▁by ▁a ▁Method ist ▁ecc les iast ical ▁court ▁for ▁pre aching ▁hol iness ▁do ctr ines , ▁C rum pler ▁and ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁follow ers ▁left ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁and ▁formed ▁a ▁new ▁den om ination ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Pent ec ost al ▁Hol iness ▁Church ▁(" P ent ec ost al " ▁being ▁a ▁common ▁name ▁for ▁hol iness ▁bel ie vers ▁at ▁the ▁time ). ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁convention ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁F ay ette ville , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁The ▁convention ▁adopted ▁a ▁denomin ational ▁discipline , ▁and ▁C rum pler ▁was ▁elected ▁president . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁Magn olia , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁the ▁word ▁" P ent ec ost