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Revival Centres International
The Revival Centres International (Revival Centres Church) is a Pentecostal church with its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. In 2015 the Revival Centres International changed their name to Revival Centres Church.
The Revival Centres was established as a result of schism from the Commonwealth Revival Crusade in 1958.
The Revival Centres emphasizes the belief that "speaking in tongues" is essential to demonstrating one has received the Holy Spirit, and is therefore a saved Christian. This doctrinal position separates them from every major Pentecostal denomination with the exception of the United Pentecostal Church, which also bases its teaching on an idiosyncratic interpretation of Acts 2. The Revival Centres does not engage or affiliate with any other religious organisation.
The core belief of the Revival Centres Church is that speaking in tongues is the only evidence of a person having received the Holy Spirit. The church also believes that God heals, and that converts can expect ongoing life changing transformations.
The Revival Centres Church's statement of beliefs is:
The Revival Centres claims over 1000 assemblies in 20 countries. According to 2021 census data, 735 Australians identified as members of the Revival Centres in that year. At the census undertaken twenty years earlier, the figure was 3,856
The predecessor of the Revival Centres was the Commonwealth Revival Crusade, which began as the National Revival Crusade in 1945. The Crusade was itself the result of schism with the Assembly of God over the issue of the so-called British-Israel identity. In 1952 Lloyd Longfield deposed pastor Tom Foster to assume control of the Melbourne assembly, ostensibly over the latter's deliverance ministry. This resulted in the Melbourne work being divided, with Foster and Longfield leading competing Crusade assemblies. The Revival Centres of Australia (as they were then known) was established in 1958 by Noel Hollins and Lloyd Longfield, when the pair withdrew from the Crusade after refusing to ratify the proposed national constitution. They experienced schism again in 1972 when the founders disfellowshipped each other, thereby dividing the work into two factions. Lloyd Longfield's group remained the 'Revival Centres of Australia' while Noel Hollins' group became the 'Geelong Revival Centres' and affiliated assemblies.
One of the earliest Revival Centre purchases was in March 1966 when the Revival Centres paid almost $100,000 for a property in Harcourt Street, Auburn in Melbourne to develop as a church meeting place. The land included a large seventeen-roomed mansion formerly the residence of the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, known as Carn Brae. Nearby residents feared the building of a hall on the property would spoil the previously quiet character of the area, and their protests made newspaper headlines in Victoria and interstate. Permission to build a hall on the property was ultimately denied. Lloyd Longfield lived in the property for several years, and used the property for various church related functions.
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Revival Centres International
The Revival Centres International (Revival Centres Church) is a Pentecostal church with its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. In 2015 the Revival Centres International changed their name to Revival Centres Church.
The Revival Centres was established as a result of schism from the Commonwealth Revival Crusade in 1958.
The Revival Centres emphasizes the belief that "speaking in tongues" is essential to demonstrating one has received the Holy Spirit, and is therefore a saved Christian. This doctrinal position separates them from every major Pentecostal denomination with the exception of the United Pentecostal Church, which also bases its teaching on an idiosyncratic interpretation of Acts 2. The Revival Centres does not engage or affiliate with any other religious organisation.
The core belief of the Revival Centres Church is that speaking in tongues is the only evidence of a person having received the Holy Spirit. The church also believes that God heals, and that converts can expect ongoing life changing transformations.
The Revival Centres Church's statement of beliefs is:
The Revival Centres claims over 1000 assemblies in 20 countries. According to 2021 census data, 735 Australians identified as members of the Revival Centres in that year. At the census undertaken twenty years earlier, the figure was 3,856
The predecessor of the Revival Centres was the Commonwealth Revival Crusade, which began as the National Revival Crusade in 1945. The Crusade was itself the result of schism with the Assembly of God over the issue of the so-called British-Israel identity. In 1952 Lloyd Longfield deposed pastor Tom Foster to assume control of the Melbourne assembly, ostensibly over the latter's deliverance ministry. This resulted in the Melbourne work being divided, with Foster and Longfield leading competing Crusade assemblies. The Revival Centres of Australia (as they were then known) was established in 1958 by Noel Hollins and Lloyd Longfield, when the pair withdrew from the Crusade after refusing to ratify the proposed national constitution. They experienced schism again in 1972 when the founders disfellowshipped each other, thereby dividing the work into two factions. Lloyd Longfield's group remained the 'Revival Centres of Australia' while Noel Hollins' group became the 'Geelong Revival Centres' and affiliated assemblies.
One of the earliest Revival Centre purchases was in March 1966 when the Revival Centres paid almost $100,000 for a property in Harcourt Street, Auburn in Melbourne to develop as a church meeting place. The land included a large seventeen-roomed mansion formerly the residence of the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, known as Carn Brae. Nearby residents feared the building of a hall on the property would spoil the previously quiet character of the area, and their protests made newspaper headlines in Victoria and interstate. Permission to build a hall on the property was ultimately denied. Lloyd Longfield lived in the property for several years, and used the property for various church related functions.