Reformed Church of Israel

The Church of Israel, led by Dan Gayman, has its roots in the Latter Day Saint Movement. Most of the original members of the Church of Israel were former members of the RLDS Church (now Community of Christ). The Church of Israel is most well-known for being classified by the Anti-Defamation League as a hate group. The Church of Israel denies any affiliation with the Latter Day Saint Movement today.

The Reformed Church of Israel is a relatively new schism from the Church of Israel, and is led in part by ex-Church of Israel member Jerry Gentry. Gentry maintains a number of websites that give the impression of belonging to the Church of Israel (see http://www.watchmanoutreachministries.com and http://www.church-of-israel.org. Apparently after his defection from the Church of Israel, Gentry was able to win the rights to these websites through court proceedings. The Church of Israel no longer has a web presence.

The argument could be made that the Reformed Church of Israel has nothing whatsoever to do with the Latter Day Saint Movement, since it does not teach from the Book of Mormon, nor does it accept Joseph Smith as a prophet. As a schism from the Church of Israel, however, I feel that they should be at least noted.