True Jesus Church in the Philippines
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The True Jesus Church
True Jesus Church
The True Jesus Church is a non-denominational Christian church that originated in Beijing, China, in 1917. The current elected chairman of the TJC International Assembly is Preacher Yong-Ji Lin. Today, there are approximately 2.5 million members in fifty three countries and six continents...

is a nontrinitarian Christian denomination begun in China
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, growing out of the Pentecostal movement. Since its foundation it has spread to other countries including Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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History

  • In 1980, a young Filipino
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    The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

     pastor from Mansilingan, Bacolod City
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    The City of Bacolod , is a highly urbanized midsize Philippine city. It is the capital of the Negros Occidental province. Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the most populous city in the Western Visayas Region. It is currently ranked as the 17th most populous city in...

     named Ernesto Torres attended a Pentecostal Church Bible
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     academy session where he gladly accepted their theological training.

  • While he wandered near their library corner he glanced at book that fully covered in dust and curiously opened it. The title read in English
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    , "The words of life part one and two" and "Christian basic faith" were publications made by the True Jesus Church
    True Jesus Church
    The True Jesus Church is a non-denominational Christian church that originated in Beijing, China, in 1917. The current elected chairman of the TJC International Assembly is Preacher Yong-Ji Lin. Today, there are approximately 2.5 million members in fifty three countries and six continents...

     General Assembly. After examining the contents of the book in minute detail he found many hidden precious gospels which led people to salvation so he shared his findings with family and fellow Pentecostal workers.

  • In 1983 Martin Balaston, an Elder from the United Pentecostal church wrote letters to the TJC in Singapore
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     concerning the two books. In the end he was convinced and received baptism. John and Simon Chen boarded a plane to Bacolod city in Negros Occidental
    Negros Occidental
    Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half...

     via Manila
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    . Martin kindly accommodated the two deacons at his house where they started preaching the gospel to him.

  • On Friday night, 10 of the Filipino truth-seeking friends prayed fervently for the Holy Spirit
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     and began speaking in tongues.


So, 30 people boarded a van and travelled 20 km to a nearby river where 20 of the believers were baptized. Thus the seeds of the gospel were sown which was evidently done through the Lord's wonderful grace.

The first Philippine
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 TJC church was then established in that city.

By 1987, another church was founded on Pagadian in Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...

 Island followed by the Manila TJC church on 7 October 1990.

Currently, there are 10 churches, 12 prayer houses, 1248 believers, 4 divine workers and 1 preacher on the islands of Luzon
Luzon
Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...

, Samar, Negros Occidental, and Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...

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See also

  • True Jesus Church in Singapore
    True Jesus Church in Singapore
    The True Jesus Church is a nontrinitarian Christian denomination begun in China, growing out of the Pentecostal movement. Since its foundation it has spread to other countries including Singapore....

  • True Jesus Church in Myanmar
  • True Jesus Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    True Jesus Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    The True Jesus Church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the branch in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the True Jesus Church, a nontrinitarian Christian denomination begun in China, growing out of the Pentecostal movement...


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