United Pentecostal Churches of Christ

Disambiguation: This wikipage is about a group of churches holding Trinitarian beliefs. For the Oneness Pentecostal movement called United Pentecostal Church or United Pentecostal Church International or UPCI, see United Pentecostal Church International .

United Pentecostal Churches of Christ was a name used from 1992 until at least 2004 as the name of a Holiness Pentecostal denomination in the United States of America. ^{[1] [2]} Formed during 1992 as a result of a meeting convened by J. Delano Ellis, ^[3] at least two Christian denominations claim descent from this organization: the Pentecostal Churches of Christ, and the United Covenant Churches of Christ. By the time of its founder's retirement, the denomination had 17 bishops, 300 churches, and approximately 500,000 members. ^[4]

References

1. "Groups - Religious Profiles | US Religion". The Association of Religion Data Archives (the ARDA). Retrieved 2025-04-02.
2. "United Pentecostal Churches of Christ | Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches". www.yearbookofchurches.org. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
3. Website of United Covenant Churches of Christ Archived 2019-01-03 at the Wayback Machine . The meeting was held at Cleveland, Ohio on May 29th 1992. Bishop Ellis was appointed general overseer and president on August 22nd 1992.
4. Silliman, Daniel (2020-09-21). "Died: J. Delano Ellis II, Bishop Who Promoted High Church Pentecostalism". Christianity Today. Retrieved 2023-10-16.