Christian Union

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Christian Union was the early holiness movement group that eventually developed into the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), a prominent Pentecostal denomination.

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Christian Union canonical 1

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious organization ⓘ
holiness movement group ⓘ
associatedWith Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson ⓘ
R. G. Spurling ⓘ
Richard G. Spurling ⓘ
Richard G. Spurling Jr. ⓘ
linked to: R. G. Spurling Jr.
coreBelief Bible as sole rule of faith and practice ⓘ
separation from worldly practices ⓘ
unity of believers in Christ ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
denominationalSuccessor Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) ⓘ
emergedFrom American Holiness movement ⓘ
linked to: Holiness movement
historicalPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
historicalRole forerunner of Pentecostalism in the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) ⓘ
influenced early Pentecostal identity of Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) ⓘ
inspiredDevelopmentOf Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) ⓘ
laterBecame Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) ⓘ
legacy linked Holiness movement to emerging Pentecostalism ⓘ
provided organizational nucleus for Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) ⓘ
shaped doctrine and polity of Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) ⓘ
movementContext pre-Pentecostal Holiness movement in Appalachia ⓘ
movementType early holiness movement ⓘ
opposedPractice creedalism ⓘ
formal denominationalism ⓘ
organizationalForm independent holiness congregation ⓘ
precursorOf Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) ⓘ
region Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
religiousOrientation Holiness ⓘ
Wesleyan ⓘ
theologicalEmphasis entire sanctification ⓘ
personal holiness ⓘ
restoration of New Testament Christianity ⓘ
worshipStyle experiential holiness ⓘ
revivalist ⓘ

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