*Not long after the Azusa Street Revival in 1906, the Pentecostal Movement soon spread very quickly and missionaries evangelised to many different countries.  

 *By 1907, this news was preached to China and an Apostolic Faith Mission was established in Shanghai.  

 *The missionaries emphasised on the importance of receiving the Holy Spirit which is evidenced through Speaking in tongues.  

 *It was during this time when many Chinese christians believed and became their members (including Paul Wei and Ling-sheng Zhang whom later founded the True Jesus Church). 

 Why did Paul Wei and Ling-sheng Zhang decide to leave their original Pentecostal denominations and create an independent church? Here are the possible reasons: 

 *Between 1899 to 1901, the Boxer Rebellion broke out in China. It was an anti-western movement which aimed to exterminate all foreign influences in China. Christianity was seen by most people as a "Western religion" and therefore many churches were burnt down and christians were martyred.  

 *Due to this incident, the Western missionaries started encouraged Chinese Christians to be Self Sufficient economically, Self Preaching, and Self Pastoring; even if it meant breaking away from their original Protestant/Pentecostal denominations.  

 Another explanation was that: 
 :The early founders of this church believed, through the revelation of the Holy Spirit, that they were establishing a reformed church which would correct the past mistakes in doctrines and interpretations made by other denominations. They believed that all the teachings of the gospel must have biblical references to back it up in order to avoid misinterpretations or false teachings.  

 I know that the Swahili wikipedia is still in its early stages  (with 288 articles) so I don't mind if you decide to help me translate the Swahili article later.   

 Here are some facts: 

 *Today, this church has become globalised and now exists in forty five countries around six continents. Many of the new converts are non-Chinese. 

 *In fact, the True Jesus Church now exists in Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and seven other African countries. (Four of these countries use Swahili to some extent). The "Ten Basic Beliefs" of the church were actually translated into Swahili in the past few years.