[2] In 1969, it merged with the Midwest Holiness Association, which had also left the Free Methodist Church.
[2][3] The Evangelical Wesleyan Church was founded with a commitment to uphold the doctrine and standards of traditional Methodism.
[3] The Church publishes a periodical known as The Earnest Christian and its seminary is the Evangelical Wesleyan Bible Institute (EWBI) in Cooperstown, Pennsylvania.
[3] The denomination additionally operated the John Fletcher Christian College, though this closed in 1995.
[7][8] An annual camp meeting also occurs at Fox Hill Campground in Northville, Fulton County, New York.