Church of Israel
| Church of Israel | |
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Arms of the Church of Israel | |
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| Headquarters | 38°01′54″N 94°12′42″W / 38.0316°N 94.2117°W |
| Founder | Dan Gayman |
| Origin | 1972 Schell City, Missouri |
| Separated from | Church of Christ at Zion's Retreat |
| Other name(s) | Church of Our Christian Heritage |
| Official website | http://www.churchofisrael.org/ |
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The Church of Israel (formerly the Church of Our Christian Heritage) is an Anglo-Israelite church that emerged from the Church of Christ (Temple Lot), itself a sect of the Restorationist Latter Day Saint movement. 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.