[3] The founders included Edwin L. Harvey and Marmaduke Mendenhall Farson, who "came from pious Methodist homes in Chicago.
"[1] The Metropolitan Church Association adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology and emphasizes "enthusiastic worship, evangelism, holy living, and communal values.
[4] Due to their enthusiastic worship, the members of the Metropolitan Church Association are known as "Holy Jumpers" by those outside the Wesleyan-Holiness movement.
[5] In the United States, the Metropolitan Church Associations once had a periodical called the Burning Bush, which had a circulation of over 100,000.
[1] In the United States, the Metropolitan Church Association discontinued its publication of its periodical the Burning Bush in 2016.