According to the UPCI, repentance requires the repentant sinner to take the next biblical steps toward forgiveness and reconciliation to God: water baptism and the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Its leaders estimated that the UPCI had about 500 Black ministers and 250 Black pastors. All these are considered signs of immodesty as United Pentecostal churches believe holiness starts on the inside but should be reflected on the outside. [35], In addition, the UPCI endorses several unaccredited bible college type institutions:[36]. Today, the UPCI has upwards of 4,000 churches in North America, some 9,000 ministers, and Sunday School attendance of more than 600,000. It is located in the city of Crump, Tennessee at HIGHWAY 64. Like other Oneness believers, the UPCI baptizes "in the Name of Jesus Christ", while Trinitarians use "in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit". The denomination reports a membership of more than 350,000 in the U.S. and Canada combined. For example, according to a 2012 survey of the fifty-five districts in the U.S. and Canada, thirty-one had minorities as department heads and thirty-nine had minorities in some leadership position. Even though no amount of obedience to laws saves anyone (Ephesians 2:8–9, Titus 3:5), the Scriptures also state that those who are saved have been created in order to do good works (Ephesians 2:10).[24]. We currently estimate that there are 71 churches in Chico of which 2 are of the Pentecostal denomination. They practice the Lord's Supper and foot washing. Later, in 1945, the UPCI was formed by the merger of the Pentecostal Church and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ. They acknowledge that the one God existed as Father, Word(LOGOS), and Holy Spirit before His incarnation as Jesus Christ, the Son of God; and that while Jesus walked on earth as God Himself incarnate, the Spirit of God continued to be omnipresent. [1] The church adheres to the non-trinitarian theology of Oneness, and was formed in 1945 by a merger of the former Pentecostal Church and the Incorporated and Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ. For this reason, the church has sometimes been called the "Jesus Only" movement. Being that all are born into sin, we all have sin when we are born. [12], Oneness believers affirm that God has revealed Himself as Father (in parental relationship to humanity), in the Son (in human flesh), and as the Holy Spirit (in spiritual action). Significantly, these leaders were not chosen on the basis of ethnicity, but they have risen through the ranks and have been elected by their peers based on involvement, qualifications, and abilities.[5]. [23][full citation needed] The incidents of tongues speaking described in Acts,are different in operation and purpose than the tongues spoken of in I Corinthians 12–14. The UPCI mode of baptism is complete immersion in water, completed in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins.

Of these, eleven had African-American or black board members; five had Asian, Pacific Island, or Native American board members; and five had Hispanic board members. [35], The UPCI launched a Christian liberal arts college in Fall of 2012. It has multicultural, multiracial churches in large cities around the world. In 1936, Pentecostal Church, Incorporated ministers voted to work toward an amalgamation with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ. Overview of the United Pentecostal Church International, Jack Zavada is a writer who covers the Bible, theology, and other Christianity topics. How Pentecostals differ from other conservative Christians: The United Pentecostal Church International is normally considered to be within the Pentecostal family of Christian churches. 14:18, 1 Cor. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... A Study of History: Who, What, Where, and When? This view, along with the "second work of grace" in salvation, and a disagreement over the formula for baptism led to the founding of the church. 1 Cor.

Many local congregations in the South, however, remained integrated while attempting to comply with local segregation laws.

UPCI sources emphasize that no one can repent on his or her own power; it requires a supernatural gift of God's grace.