Editing Spirit of Jesus Church (section)

==History ==
In a visit he made to Taiwan in 1941, [[Murai Jun]] had contact with the [[True Jesus Church]]. Thus he joined that Pentecostal apostolic church by accepting the doctrine of the [[Oneness Pentecostalism|single God]], and received baptism in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, and water baptism in the name of Jesus. He also underwent the foot-washing ceremony and believed in the [[Second Coming of Jesus]]. He was then baptised as a member of the True Jesus Church.

However, upon his return to Japan, he founded his own denomination, the Spirit of Jesus Church.<ref>According to True Jesus Church sources, one day, the TJC preachers sensed that there was the presence of an evil spirit on Murai Jun. Therefore during that prayer session, they prayed for the Lord to drive the evil spirit from him. However after the prayer session, Murai Jun was deeply offended because he believed that his self-respect had been damaged. This may be one of the main reasons for his founding of this new group.</ref> He claimed that his wife, Suwa, had received a revelation from God in which the name {{Lang|ja-latn|Iesu no Mitama Kyokai}} (Spirit of Jesus Church) was to be given to designate them as a new church.

Organized as an independent group in 1941, this institution, like many other Christian denominations in Japan, have not experienced significant growth until after [[World War II]]. In 1950, the church was built in central [[Tokyo]], and two years later had established a Bible college to train pastors.

After Murai Jun's death in 1970, leadership of the church was passed on to his widow, Murai Suwa. After her death, their daughter Murai Mitsuko became the leader. After her death, Murai Jun's youngest son Murai Junki became the leader in 2000. This appointment was controversial, as many members considered him not a truly believing member of the church, and several congregations broke away from the church to become independent institutions. Murai Junki was replaced by {{Lang|ja|三戸富夫}} (Mito Toshio?) in 2006.