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ERE ID
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10732
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Stated purpose
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"Mission Statement: To proclaim Jesus Christ and his kingdom to his servant people Israel and to pray for the spiritual repentance, revival, renewal, and awakening of the covenant people of Jehovah God throughout the Anglo Saxon and kindred nations of the world."
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Parent organization URL
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Christian Identity, Apostolic
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Social Media Accounts
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N/A
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Church of Israel Sermon Recordings
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Date established
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Separated from the Church of Christ at Halley's Bluff in 1972
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Established by
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Daniel Gayman
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Membership
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Likely 100-200
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Research note
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"Our attendance is by invitation only. If you wish to open up discussion for a visit we encourage you to call our offices at 417-432-3119"
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The Church previously had more information on their website circa 2015; the current website has little description of church and social life, family structure, or services.
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Location
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Schell City, Missouri
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Key URLs about the group -- not by the group
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https://redcircle.com/shows/8e76cbaf-5413-432f-bbc6-5147784ad937/episodes/11d148e7-f0fc-4c87-8c6d-d9b35917acf2, https://culteducation.com/group/995-church-of-israel/10538-separatist-by-faith.html,
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Outsider views of the group
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"Folks across Vernon County are friendly and talkative in a small-town way, but start asking about the Church of Israel and they clam up in a hurry." (GaymanGate)
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"no one is willing to comment for the record. "They leave us alone and we leave them alone — live and let live," a regular named Billy says, but refuses to give his last name" (GaymanGate)
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"We were honeymooned. Dan had his children all in uniforms, navy pants and white shirts, and they got up and sang. My parents were thinking, "What a wonderful family!" (SPLC)
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"There was a family who came to the church who had two Native American kids who were dark-skinned. They were the most sweet, obedient, well-mannered kids. After a while, Deloris told them that they couldn't bring their children any more." (SPLC)
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Ex-member Tim: "Well, the medical profession is looked down upon because..."
Ex-member Sarah: "...it's Jewish."
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"I wasn't allowed to. One of Tim's sisters substitute teaches in a local town, and maybe some of the other women do part-time work, but it is definitely frowned upon. I was not allowed to do anything, and I was bored out of my mind. They just wanted me to get pregnant and have babies constantly." (SPLC)
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"White Caucasian people were the chosen people of God, and blacks and Jews were something else." (From an ex-member)
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Dehumanizing speech by group
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"We believe that Biblical genetic Israel in Jesus Christ is the Church, identified among the Anglo, Saxon, Celtic, Scandinavian, Germanic and kindred people of the world." (churchofisrael.org)
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Listed publication titles include "Jews and their Lies," "America: Free, White, & Christian," and "Created to Be His Help Meet...Created to Need a Help Meet"
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Straight Talk about Homosexuality
