Christian Assemblies International

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{{Infobox Christian denomination

| name = Christian Assemblies International

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| main_classification = Registered Denomination

| orientation = Pentecostal, Evangelical

| polity = Autonomous

| founder = Scott Williams

| founded_date = 1994

| founded_place = Coffs Harbour, Australia

| separated_from = Commonwealth Revival Crusade

| branched_from =Revival Centres of Australia

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| separations = Geelong Revival centre (1972) Christian Assemblies International (1991) New Delhi Revival Centres The Revival Fellowship (1995)

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| area = Austria, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom,{{cite web |url=https://www.cai.org/contact-us/united-kingdom |title=Contact Christian Assemblies in the United Kingdom |author= |year=2016 |website=cai.org |publisher=Christian Assemblies International |access-date=2 May 2016 }} United States of America

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| website = http://www.cai.org/

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Christian Assemblies International (CAI) is an Australian-based charity organisation and religious group registered as Christian Assemblies Europe International. CAI was registered as a charity in Australia in 1994, and operates in Australia and several other countries.{{cite web |url=http://www.acnc.gov.au/RN52B75Q?ID=3DA397D7-4998-4197-91C2-A00D2FE4B7BE&noleft=1 |title=Registered charity – ACNC |author= |year=2015 |website=acnc.gov.au |publisher=Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission |access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218040727/http://www.acnc.gov.au/RN52B75Q?ID=3DA397D7-4998-4197-91C2-A00D2FE4B7BE&noleft=1 |archive-date=18 February 2015 |url-status=dead }} The European headquarters in Stirling, Scotland is registered as the Scottish charity Christian Assemblies Europe.{{cite web |url=http://scottishchristian.com/cult-of-horrors-former-members-detail-abuse-handed-out-at-christian-assemblies-international/ |title='Cult of Horrors': former members detail abuse handed out at Christian Assemblies International |author= |year=2014 |website=scottishchristian.com |publisher=Scottish Christian.com |access-date=2 April 2016 }}

The organisation started in the 1970s in Feldafing, Germany.{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-28/former-members-break-silence-over-christian-cult-of-horrors/5627794 |title=Christian Assemblies International: Former members detail abuse handed out by CAI leader Scott Williams |author=Caro Meldrum-Hanna |date=28 July 2014 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=17 October 2015 }} According to Christian Assemblies International, they are a Pentecostal Church founded by Scott Williams.{{cite web |url=http://www.cai.org/ |title=Christian Assemblies International – a Pentecostal Church |author= |year=2015 |website=cai.org |publisher=Christian Assemblies International |access-date=17 October 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.cai.org/about-us/history-christian-assemblies-international |title=History of the Christian Assemblies International |author= |year=2015 |website=cai.org |publisher=Christian Assemblies International |access-date=17 October 2015 }} Williams began his career as a teacher at Ballarat East High School.{{cite news |last=Henderson |first=Fiona |date=29 July 2014 |title=Former Ballarat teacher Scott Williams accused of founding abusive religious cult |url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2448183/former-ballarat-teacher-scott-williams-accused-of-founding-abusive-religious-cult/ |newspaper=The Courier |location=Ballarat |access-date=17 October 2015 }} In 2009, former members described the CAI as a cult.{{cite news |author= |date=17 July 2009 |title=CAI cult linked by the internet |url=http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/cai-cult-linked-by-the-internet/274228/ |newspaper=Coffs Coast Advocate |location=Coffs Harbour |access-date=17 October 2015 }}{{cite news |author= |date=17 July 2009 |title=Cult boss on 14 sex charges |url=http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/cult-boss-on-14-sex-charges-on-14-sex-charges/274186/ |newspaper=Coffs Coast Advocate |location=Coffs Harbour |access-date=17 October 2015 }} In 2014, former members also claimed the organisation is a cult in a four-year Australian Broadcasting Corporation investigation.{{cite news |last=Bhattacharyya |first=Indrani |date=29 July 2014 |title=Former Members Reveal Shocking Details of Abuse Handed Out by Christian Assemblies International (CAI) Leader Scott Williams |url=http://www.ibtimes.com.au/former-members-reveal-shocking-details-abuse-handed-out-christian-assemblies-international-cai |newspaper=International Business Times |location=New York |access-date=17 October 2015 }} According to CAI, the organisation was under new leadership before the death of Williams in 2015.

In September 2018 the group formally changed their leadership with two senior pastors being appointed to lead the church. A message to former members was recorded and shared in February 2019 admitting wrongdoing in the past and offering former members an opportunity to speak with the new leadership, and committing to making changes to the group's practices.{{cite web |title=Christian Assemblies International: Apologising for the Past and Looking to the Future |url=https://vimeo.com/315211552/cebead0a1b |via=Vimeo |accessdate=22 May 2019 |date=4 February 2019}}