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Archive
This page contains some aspects of Revival Centre history.
How did the Revival Centres begin? How did Longfield and Hollins get 'saved'?
Why do the once united Revival Centres now exist as so many divided factions?
You will find some answers here.
The History of Pentecostalism - 1901 to 1941
Although many Revivalists like to think their movement is simply a re-creation of the first century Church,
the Revival Centres are a product of many converging streams of history. One of these is of course Pentecostalism.
The articles below present the history of the Pentecostal movement both in the USA and Australia.
The National Revival Crusade - 1941 to 1952
The Commonwealth Revival Crusade - 1952 to 1958
The Revival Centres - 1959 To 1989
A House Divided - 1989 to Now
The 1990's saw major fracturing of the Revival Centres. Whilst they had always seen
disgruntled individuals and small groups of people leave their churches they had not
suffered a massive division since Hollins left Longfield in 1972. All this changed in the early to
mid-1990's.
Most of the New Zealand, European and Sydney Revivalists left the RCI with their pastors
over doctrinal and practical issues. Today, some of these churches have dissolved
while some of those remaining still have a loose association with each other.
The strongest of these remaining groups are the former European RCI assemblies who now
call themselves the Christian Assemblies International (CAI).
The biggest and most painful division for the RCI came about in 1994 when Lloyd Longfield
made it official that 'fornicators' would not be allowed back into the RCI and that he
had chosen his son Simon to take over the reigns of the RCI. At least half of the RCI
broke away in early 1995 and later renamed themselves the Revival Fellowship (RF).
The following is a mix of documents and information concerning the Revival Centres groups up to the present.
Old Revival Centre Pamphlets
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