Welcome to the IPHC Archives and Research Center

"Light is sown for the righteous." (Psalm 98:11, NIV)

"Light" can mean God's wisdom, guidance, knowledge, favor, direction. "Sown" means someone went ahead of you and planted.

It's humble work. It's hard work. It is work that does not get a spotlight or receive applause. On this website, you will find some of the history of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. These people of vision cared for you and your future. They were the ones in the pulpit and they were the ones in the pews. They were the ones who set foot on foreign lands and the ones who faithfully tithed to carry out God's work. Inspired by God, empowered by faith, emboldened by prayer, and ignited by the Holy Spirit, they laid the very path you walk upon as are a part of the IPHC family of faith.

When we look ahead, our eyes should be on Christ and our feet should be energized by our history.

When we ignore our history, we limit our harvest and dim the light. Our past invites us into our future. The Word says: "You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name " in Psalm 61:5. Our family is more than those related to us or the friends we have been blessed with; our family is our local church, our conference, our denomination, our international affiliates. Our heritage is evidence of God's hand on our lives. When we lay aside our history, we lay aside the testimonies of His people.

But why would we do that?

We are a people who have influenced the world. Acts 1:8 says "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Indeed, our heritage stretches all the way back to the Upper Room. The evidence of God's work lies within our books, our sermons, our programs, our conferences, and the testimonies of our people, and we have carefully gathered many of these things in our vaults and are endeavoring to share them with all of you online.

I invite you to treasure the archives we protect and to appreciate the vision G. F. Taylor had in 1921 when he understood we had to preserve our history even as it was unfolding in its early years.

God has blessed and provided for the IPHC. We must treasure what has been left to us as a witness of the leading of the Good Shepherd, we must study our roots, and we must let our heritage continue to inform how we bring God's light to the lost. We must continue to collect archival treasures for the future, and we must try to remember that everyone in the IPHC is important here. Whether you are new or whether your family goes back a couple of generations, you are valued. You belong.

Who we are today is just a moment in the middle of a very long future. I invite you to explore this website and to be encouraged by what God has done through His people.

I also invite you to share your histories with us. Leave the evidence of you or your family's testimony for those who come after you. Your lives, your sacrifices, your calling inspires others!

Malachi 3:16, Psalm 16:6, Joshua 4:1-6

Join us for the Archives Breakfast

Friday, July 17, 2026 from 7:00-8:30 a.m.

Special speaker: Rev. Zach Tomlinson

2026 General Conference

Register online, beginning in January 2026: Open now!

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Follow us on Facebook

Rev. Cherie McDade, the Archives Administrative Assistant, is the one who posts 99% of our social media. Every week, she goes into the vaults and prays to find something to encourage and to interest you. Please consider joining us online! We have over 1,200 followers.

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Visit our Online Library Database

Videos * Recorded Sermons * Sermon Outlines * Full Text Books and Documents * Photos * Historical Items * And More!

Looking for sermons to read or to hear? Videos? Books to read? Photos? We have well over 2,000 items in our online library, and we are adding to this every week. If you need a book, check here first and see if we have it linked as a pdf. If you are new to using this resource, please watch this short video to learn how. We have over 3,000 items here, and we have linked to Flickr photo albums with several thousands of pictures as well.

Summary of Online Inventory

Link to our online inventory as of January 2026

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The Pentecostal Consortium

The Advocate * IPHC Manuals * IPHC Minutes * The IPHC Experience * The Fire-Baptized *

Other Pentecostal Denominations

Looking for a copy of an Advocate? For church minutes? Manuals? For the IPHC Experience? Search thousands of pages relevant to our history, and that of the Fire Baptized, on the Pentecostal Consortium. Here's a short video showing you how to find what you need on this important resource.

The Society of Pentecostal Studies Library and Archives Committee created this Webinar on the Pentecostal Consortium

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Can't find it?

If you don't see the book you need linked to our online library, you should see if you can get it by interlibrary loan. First, search World Cat for books and other items. Need help? Please watch this short video explaining how to get a printed copy of a book you need for study or research using this database. If the book is not available by interlibrary loan, please email Dr. Welch with what you need.

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Dr. Kristen Welch, Director of Archives and Research

Education:

Doctorate in Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English (University of Arizona, 2007)

Graduate Certificate in Archival Studies (Louisiana State University, May 2025)

Vice-President of the South Carolina Archivists Association

Member of the Society of American Archivists

Member of the Archivists of Religious Collections, the Archival Educators, and the Accessioning, Acquisitions, and Appraisal Sections through the Society of American Archivists

Member of the Oklahoma Archivist Association

Co-Interest Group Leader for the Society of Pentecostal Studies Theological Education Group

Books, articles, presentations, workshops, and a description of her family's history in the IPHC are linked here.

Rev. Cherie McDade, Administrative Assistant, Archives and Research Center

Please contact us at:

kwelch@iphc.org or archives@iphc.org

Call: 405-787-7110 ext. 7157

Donations: We welcome your donations, even if they are only digital copies. We have a high-speed scanner on site in OKC if you want to bring an item in to be scanned for inclusion in our digital collection. Please fill out this donation form and reach out before making an appointment with us to drop off physical items. We seek to add to IPHC history, and we value each and every person who wishes to contribute.