area. Toowoomba Toowoomba in Queensland has long been regarded as fertile ground for biblical literalism, particularly for those within the Pentecostal and charismatic stream of Christianity. This was exemplified by the highly publicised rise and subsequent fall of Howard Carter and the Logos Foundation in the 1980s. Pentecostal churches within the city have, since that time, banded together into a loose federation known as the Toowoomba Christian Leaders' Network. This network, views itself as having a divine mission to 'take the city for the Lord' and as such, endorses elements of religious right-wing political advocacy. Other churches in Toowooomba include: The Christian Outreach Centre (now International Network of Churches) established a presence with the Highlands Church, which created the Christian Outreach College Toowoomba, now Highlands Christian College. The Toowoomba Christian Fellowship has attracted publicity for the cult-like manner in which it operates. It was suggested in 2012 that it could become one of the largest mega-churches in Australia. The Range Christian Fellowship in Blake Street, originally formed with 300 adherents in 1997 as a protest to the acceptance of homosexuality, has become known for bizarre manifestations and phenomena associated with the Toronto blessing and the North American movements mentioned above. This has included squealing, holy laughter, an inability to stand or sit, retching as though experiencing child-birth, moments of religious ecstasy and emotional euphoria, uttering apocalyptic prophecies and the use of textile banners that are believed to have special powers emanating from divinely inspired designs. Some former adherents of this church, who have regarded themselves as spiritually elite, have at times displayed cultish tendencies. The Range Christian Fellowship became strongly influenced by end-times conspiracy prophecies associated with Y2K, when members of this church planned for a total collapse of modern society. In the period following this, some church members displayed obsessive and highly superstitious behaviour in regard to the Prayer of Jabez doctrine. Revival Ministries of Australia Shiloh Centre in Russel Street has a sole focus on the concept of revivalism, founded on precepts of spiritual warfare Christianity and a belief in a providential purpose for the city of Toowoomba as a hub of religious revival. This church was formed following a schism with the Range Christian Fellowship and has carried with it some of the manifestations of religious ecstasy associated with that congregation. Many of its members were active during the 1990s, as part of the now defunct Rangeville