ABSTRACT
In 1968, the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which was organized in 1843, merged with the Pilgrim Holiness Church, which was founded in 1897. The Wesleyan Church is a member of the National Association of Evangelicals and is theologically Protestant Evangelical Wesleyan-Arminian with a holiness tradition. Postsecondary institutions of The Wesleyan Church include one university and one seminary foundation. Indiana Wesleyan University of Marion, Indiana, was formerly known as Marion College and was founded in 1919. Indiana Wesleyan University changed its name officially on July 1, 1988, and offers Associate, Bachelor, and Master degrees. The Wesleyan Seminary Foundation is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wesleyan four-year Christian liberal arts colleges include Houghton College in Houghton, New York ; Central Wesleyan College in Central, South Carolina; and Bartlesville Wesleyan College in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. All of the Wesleyan postsecondary institutions that offer a Bachelor’s degree are members of the Christian College Coalition and are regionally accredited.
