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The True Jesus Church (TJC) is a non-denominational Christian Church, with Oneness Pentecostal theology, that originated in Beijing, China, during the Pentecostal movement in the early twentieth century. [3]
The visible church is called by God to be a fellowship of those who believe in Jesus Christ. It was established by the apostles as Jesus instructed them. The mission of the church is to preach the gospel, to administer the Sacraments, to teach and nurture believers, to do good works, and to bear witness to the Lord. The church is both universal ...
In a general assembly in 1930, Barnabas Zhang was excommunicated, placing the church under the leadership of Isaac Wei. [4] [5] However, Barnabas Zhang would still lead a number of followers in southern China and southeast Asia under the name the China True Jesus Church (Chinese: 中華真耶穌教會; pinyin: Zhōnghuá) until his death. [3]
The Pentecostal movement in China spread through Protestant organizations that were already established, leading to the creation of the True Jesus Church and many others. [1] The True Jesus Church was also later established in Taiwan in 1926. Presently there are more than three hundred churches and prayer houses in Taiwan.
The Chinese Independent Churches are a group of Christian institutions that are independent from Western denominations. They were established in China in the late 19th and early 20th century, including both the Little Flock or Church Assembly Hall and True Jesus Church. In the 1940s they gathered 200,000 adherents, which was 20% to 25% of the ...
[3] There are at least 80,000 members of the True Jesus Church in the province. [3] Fujian has many house churches. [3] Christianity has been present in Fujian for centuries. [4] The People's Republic of China has persecution of Christians. [5] Unregistered Catholics are controlled tightly in the province. [6]
Among several leaders, his son Wei Wenxiang (魏文祥, Isaac Wei, 魏以撒, ca. 1900-?) emerged as the main representative of the True Jesus Church, until he was arrested in 1951. The True Jesus Church was severely persecuted before and during the Cultural Revolution , but was again allowed to operate in China in the 1980s, gathering again a ...
China and the True Jesus: Charisma and Organization in a Chinese Christian Church (Oxford University Press, 2019) ISBN 978-0190923464 Crossings: A Bald Asian American Latter-day Saint Woman Scholar’s Ventures through Life, Death, Cancer, and Motherhood (Not Necessarily in That Order) (Maxwell Institute, 2019) ISBN 9781944394806