<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Church of the Nazarene </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Seal of the Church of the Nazarene </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Classification </Th> <Td> Protestant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Orientation </Th> <Td> Holiness </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Polity </Th> <Td> Mixed . Elements of Congregationalist , Presbyterian , and Episcopal polities . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Associations </Th> <Td> Christian Holiness Partnership ; National Association of Evangelicals ; World Methodist Council ; Global Wesleyan Alliance </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Td> Global </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founder </Th> <Td> Include : Phineas F. Bresee , Hiram F. Reynolds , William Howard Hoople , Mary Lee Cagle , Robert Lee Harris , J.B. Chapman , and C.W. Ruth . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Origin </Th> <Td> October 13 , 1908 Pilot Point , Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Merger of </Th> <Td> 15 Holiness denominations 1907 -- 1988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Separations </Th> <Td> Pentecost - Pilgrim Church ( 1917 ) ; Bible Missionary Church ( 1955 ) ; Holiness Church of the Nazarene ( 1958 ) ; Church of the Bible Covenant ( 1967 ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Congregations </Th> <Td> 30,574 ( 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Members </Th> <Td> 2,471,553 ( 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Church of the Nazarene </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Seal of the Church of the Nazarene </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Classification </Th> <Td> Protestant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Orientation </Th> <Td> Holiness </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Polity </Th> <Td> Mixed . Elements of Congregationalist , Presbyterian , and Episcopal polities . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Associations </Th> <Td> Christian Holiness Partnership ; National Association of Evangelicals ; World Methodist Council ; Global Wesleyan Alliance </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Region </Th> <Td> Global </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founder </Th> <Td> Include : Phineas F. Bresee , Hiram F. Reynolds , William Howard Hoople , Mary Lee Cagle , Robert Lee Harris , J.B. Chapman , and C.W. Ruth . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Origin </Th> <Td> October 13 , 1908 Pilot Point , Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Merger of </Th> <Td> 15 Holiness denominations 1907 -- 1988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Separations </Th> <Td> Pentecost - Pilgrim Church ( 1917 ) ; Bible Missionary Church ( 1955 ) ; Holiness Church of the Nazarene ( 1958 ) ; Church of the Bible Covenant ( 1967 ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Congregations </Th> <Td> 30,574 ( 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Members </Th> <Td> 2,471,553 ( 2016 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the church of the nazarene founded
when was the church of the nazarene founded
October 13 , 1908
October 13 , 1908