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[[File:TJCFujian.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The True Jesus Church located in [[Fujian]], China.]]
The '''True Jesus Church''' is a [[Non-denominational Christianity|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.<ref>Chinese: 林永基</ref> Today, there are approximately 2.5 million members<ref>Although the Los Angeles based IA church website sta(contracted; show full)

Easter is not observed either,<ref>The fact that the TJC does not celebrate Easter is mentioned in the [http://www.joy.org.tw/holyspirit.asp?num=5638 Holy Spirit Monthly, May 2007 publication], their reason being that the Bible never mentioned of the early apostles ever setting up a date to celebrate "Easter".</ref> because the name “Easter” comes from Old English "
EĒostre", from Olda Germanic "Austron", apagan goddess of fertility and spring, which was originally the goddess of sunrise, whose feast was celebrated during the spring equinox. There are also many references to the pagan religions in celebrations of Easter. <ref>known variously as Eostre,1 Ostara,2 or Eastre.3 The Saxon people in Northern Europe dedicated an annual festival to her to give thanks for newness of life after the winter. In the ancient Near East, people used to worship female deities with similar sounding names and who, again, were linked to spring and fertility rites. They include Ishtar in Babylon and Astarte (Ashtaroth) in Phoenicia. It is possible that they were worshipping the same deity, albeit by different names. For further information, see [http://www.religioustolerance.org/easter1.htm Easter: Its Pagan origins]</ref>

== Historical background and origins ==
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