page_title: Revival Centres International
section_title: British Israelism and statements on racism
hierarchical_section_title: Revival Centres International / British Israelism and statements on racism
context_page_description: The Revival Centres International is a Pentecostal church with its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. It has approximately 300 centres in 22 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Fiji, Italy, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Malawi, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
  The Revival Centres was formed as a separate identity from the Commonwealth Revival Crusade in 1958, and at a short time later became a registered denomination pursuant to the Marriage Act 1961, as Revival Centres of Australia.
  The Church has a strong emphasis on the need to show evidence of glossolalia or "speaking in tongues" to demonstrate receiving the Holy Spirit to be considered a full member of the Church and a saved Christian. Revival Centres International bases its glossolalia teaching on a literal interpretation of Acts 2, a trait with some other Pentecostal groups. Revival Centres does not affiliate with any other religious organisation and are not a member of the World Council of Churches.
context_section_description: Revival Centres International statement about British Israelism is that it draws together Biblical and historical clues to identify which peoples represent the fulfillment of God's promises to the Old Testament nation of Israel. They believe that God's intention for Israel was that they would be a blessing to all the families (nations, ethnic groupings etc.) of the earth, not that they would form some kind of master race. Some of these "British Israel" Identification includes linking emblems of modern-day nations to Israel emblems from the Bible, such as the UK Royal Coat of Arms and the Seal of the President of the United States. The identifications also includes links of the mottos of the emblems to biblical descriptions.
  Revival Centres has stated that they believe that all human beings have been created in the image of God and have equal value in God's sight and that salvation is equally open to all human beings. They noted that they have members from all major ethnic groups and that church members share fellowship with members from all ethnic groups and intermarry.
caption: Seal of the President of the United States: "E pluribus unum" -out of many, one.