The remaining membership was largely black. Doctrine is similar to that of the Assemblies of God except that it does not believe in the Trinity. Holiness is stressed and the group believes that for ultimate salvation, it is necessary to have a life wholly sanctified. Wine is used in the Lord's Supper. Healing is stressed and footwashing practiced.
Members are pacifists, though they feel it is a duty to honor rules.
There is a strict dress and behavior code. Divorce and remarriage are allowed under certain circumstances. In 1994, total membership was 1,000,000. The United Pentecostal Church International was formed in 1945 by a merger of the Pentecostal Church, Inc. and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Jesus Christ. Numerous earlier splits among Pentecostal groups had occurred, mainly involving racial issues.