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| | Messiah College: Sider Institute |
 | | For many persons in the Wesleyan tradition (also called "the Holiness tradition"), the event of one's entire sanctification can be traced to a particular moment when an individual experiences a "second, definite work of grace." Others have not been so willing to identify sanctification with a certain place and time. |
 | | Many North American denominations find their roots in the Wesleyan tradition, including the Wesleyan Church, the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana), and the Church of the Nazarene. |
 | | The Brethren in Christ Church, Messiah College's founding denomination, first encountered the Holiness movement in the late nineteenth century, and before long adopted John Wesley's formulation of entire sanctification. |
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