United Holy Church of America

For the Methodist denomination in the conservative holiness movement, see United Holiness Church of North America.

The United Holy Church of America (UHCA) is the oldest African-American Holiness-Pentecostal body in the world. It was established in 1886, with the international headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina.^[1]

United Holy Church of America
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Holiness-Pentecostal
Polity	Episcopal
General Presiding Prelate	Greg K. Hargrave
General Vice President	Kenneth White
General Second Vice President	J. Derrick Johnson
Associations	Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America, Mount Sinai Holy Church of America, Mount Calvary Holy Church of America
Region	United States, Caribbean, Africa
Headquarters	Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Founder	Bishop LM Mason
Origin	1886 (founded), 1918 (incorporated) Method, North Carolina
Congregations	est. 516
Members	50,000+
Official website	uhcainc.org

Districts

The United Holy Church of America is divided into 17 separate districts, with 4 districts being established for international jurisdiction.^[2]

Divisions and reunion

Faith Tabernacle United Holy Church of America, located in Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., in April 2025

In 1977, the church divided when the Southern District Convocation, located in Goldsboro, North Carolina, withdrew from fellowship with the parent body. However, in May 2000 in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, the Southern District Convocation was reunited with the connectional body.^[3] Mount Calvary Holy Church of America split from the United Holy Church in 1929 to form their own Holiness-Pentecostal body. Mount Sinai Holy Church of America separated from the mother church in 1924 to form an organization to create gender equality in episcopal ordination.