Modern Developments
In 1949 the Communists had successfully taken control of China and communication was totally broken. The churches in Taiwan and elsewhere were now on their own. So Taiwan now became the main center for the True Jesus Church global evangelisation network.
1950 - The church started Youth Spiritual Convocations and religious education which were followed by student spiritual gatherings. These became important aspects for the advancement of the Divine work in which the aim was to cultivate the knowledge of the faith to the younger generations.
In 1959 The first Theological classes were held and by 1962, formal Theological seminars were commenced. The main goal was to train full-time preachers that could be sent worldwide for missionary work. 1956 - The coordination board was renamed, "The Taiwanese General Assembly of the True Jesus Church" which is the present name today.
To date (2005), there are 238 churches, 32 prayer houses, and 51,952 believers.
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