The Pentecostal Mission (TPM) or New Testament Church (NTC) or Universal Pentecostal Church (UPC) or Ceylon Pentecostal Mission (CPM), is a pentecostal denomination which originated in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. In some countries, the church is known under slightly different names. The international headquarters is now situated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is estimated to have around 20 million members worldwide, however the real figures are that it is somewhere around 6 million. over 65 nations. This mission was founded in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1923 by Pastor Paul. It now has churches in over 65 countries including Sri Lanka, India, USA, Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Cyprus, Nepal, Malaysia, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guine