The Christian Israelite Church was founded in 1822 by John Wroe.

Wroe's followers intended to build a wall around the town with four gateways.

Popular opinion in Ashton-under-Lyne turned against Wroe when he was accused of indecent behaviour in 1831, but the charges were dismissed.

[1][2] Today there are groups of members meeting in Australia at locations including in New South Wales in the Sydney suburbs of Darlinghurst and Windsor, the Central Coast region and in the Hunter Valley; and in Victoria, in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy.

[5] On the other hand, the wicked and unrepentant would die a second death, get punished during a Millennial period of a thousand years before they would resurrect for a second time to also receive salvation, but enjoy a lesser degree of spiritual life and happiness.