Most of the missionaries were not beginners, as they had spent 10 to 30 years on the China mainland before the Communists drove them out.
政府遷台之後，用國語講道的教堂增設了很多。這些教會的信徒多是從大陸來的，有些的家人或親友身陷大陸，心中不免有孤寂、傷感的情緒，在重重愁結之下，難以自遣，因此感覺需要尋求一個較高的力量，去向祂訴說，向祂求取安慰和鼓勵。