Christian Israelite Church

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Christian Israelite Church
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Christian Israelite Church in Darlinghurst, an inner city suburb of Sydney, Australia
Type Adventism
Founder John Wroe
Origin1822;203 years ago (1822)
Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Official website cichurch.com

The Christian Israelite Church was founded in 1822 by John Wroe.

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History

From 1822 to 1831, the church had its headquarters in the town of Ashton-under-Lyne in Lancashire, England, papers at the time believed, the church wanted to turn into a "new Jerusalem", claiming that Wroe's followers intended to build a wall around the town with four gateways. The wall was never constructed, but the four gatehouses were, as was a printing press. The Churches still present today deny John Wroe and the church's involvement in this endeavour.[ citation needed ] Popular opinion in Ashton-under-Lyne turned against Wroe when he was accused of indecent behaviour in 1831, but the charges were dismissed. The church spread to Australia and the United States, where it is still active. [1] [2]

Today there are groups of members meeting in Australia at locations including the Sydney suburbs of Darlinghurst and Windsor, the Central Coast region and the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, and in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy in Victoria. [3] [ self-published source? ]

Beliefs

We Believe... [4]

The church also believes there will be two resurrections. [5] During the first one, everyone will resurrect, but only those who observed the Law of Moses - apart from the sacrificial laws - in conjunction with the Gospel commands and precepts, would attain salvation. [5] On the other hand, the wicked and unrepentant would die a second death, get punished during a Millennial period of a thousand years before they would resurrect for a second time to also receive salvation, but enjoy a lesser degree of spiritual life and happiness. [5]

References

  1. Nevell, Mike (1994). The People Who Made Tameside. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. p. 95. ISBN   1-871324-12-2.
  2. A Tribute to Prophet Wroe 17821863, Tameside.gov.uk, retrieved 10 July 2009
  3. "website". Christian Israelite Church.
  4. "Christian Israelite Church".
  5. 1 2 3 The Christian Israelite Church: Life Immortal. A short account of the Faith and Doctrines of the Christian Israelite Church.