ABSTRACT
Michael Barkun credits William Pascoe Goard with stimulating Howard Rand’s interest in British-Israelism whilst on a tour of America in 1929. The Orange Street Congregational Church has served as the unofficial chapel of the British-Israel movement from the early twentieth century to the present day. Since the start of the twentieth century it has hosted a Congregationalist community who hold, as a central tenet of their beliefs, the doctrine of British-Israelism. Throughout the history of British-Israelism, some of its most prominent advocates have been drawn from the ranks of the Elim community. In 1939 George Jeffreys’ commitment to the doctrines of British-Israelism began to create irreconcilable differences in the ranks of the Elim community. The Church of Israel is a denomination of Mormonism which has adopted the principles of British-Israelism. In particular, in the province of Northern Ireland, British-Israelism experienced a surge in popularity in the 1980s.
