New Testament Church (Chinese: 新約教會; pinyin: Xīnyuē jiàohuì) is a Christian denomination from Hong Kong, founded by the Hong Kong movie actress Mui Yee in 1963 then led by her daughter Zhang Lude (張路得, Ruth Chang).
[1] The leadership was then passed to Elijah Hong, and he settled down the New Testament Church on Mount Zion in Taiwan.
[3] In 1963, just after Mui Yee founded the New Testament Church, she was invited to Malaysia to conduct rallies in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, and Penang.
[5] With the help of the Assemblies of God (AOG), a Pentecostal denomination, she continued to spread her ideas in Malaysia and Singapore.
[6] She stressed glossolalia, which means speaking in tongue, healing, and prophecy, becoming a sensation within Chinese Christian circles.
[14] As Mui Yee had difficulties speaking during the last stage of the cancer, she was unable to preach through voice; she then used writing instead.
[2] Hong founded a Holy Mountain retreat (圣山) and Stone Tablet Church (石牌教會) in Kaohsiung.
In 1988, Zuo Kun (左坤), a former leader of the Church, organized a splinter group known as The Blood and Water of Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit Full Gospel Evangelistic Band (血水聖靈全備福音布道團), or The Church Rebuilt by the Holy Spirit (聖靈重建教会), and in 1989 started clandestine missions to Mainland China.
[21] NTC followers believe that Brother Elijah was raised up to succeed Mui Yee's ministry after she rested in the Lord in 1966.
[22] After Elijah Hong took control of the NTC, he shifted the headquarters to Mount Zion, which is located in Hsiaolin, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
[10] Hong pledged to the Lord that they would wait on Mount Zion to see Jesus Christ show them a new prophet.
Mui Yee wrote A life to Testify to the Full Gospel of Jesus Christ, listing out a set of doctrines for NTC supporters to study and follow.
[29] NTC believes that people will obey the Lord's truth and command to the end after the witness of water.
[30] Mui Yee, the Lord's maid servant, has once received the Holy Spirit baptism from God.
[17] Mui Yee taught the spirit baptism accompanied by speaking tongue in many revival meetings in churches in Southeast Asia, such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore.
[10] Mui Yee said "After a Christian receives the Holy Spirit, he will have a host of spiritual blessings and these include the power to love, to witness and to serve him.