Church of Israel

Church of Israel
ClassificationChristian Identity
Headquarters38°01′54″N 94°12′42″W / 38.0316°N 94.2117°W / 38.0316; -94.2117 (The Church of Israel)
FounderDan Gayman
Origin1972
Schell City, Missouri
Separated fromChurch of Christ at Zion's Retreat
Other name(s)Church of Our Christian Heritage
Official websitehttp://www.churchofisrael.org/

The Church of Israel (formerly the Church of Our Christian Heritage) is a Christian denomination that emerged from the Church of Christ (Temple Lot), itself a sect of the Restorationist Latter Day Saint movement.[1] The church was first organized in 1972 by Dan Gayman.

The church has been noted for espousing white supremacist beliefs and teaching that align with the Christian Identity movement. In 1987, Gayman began distancing the church from the more militant Christian Identity groups, and by the 1990s, had disassociated altogether.

  1. ^ J. Gordon Melton, Encyclopedia of American Religions (Detroit: Gale, ISBN 0-8103-7714-4) p. 540.

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