Watchman Nee
Watchman Nee, Ni Tuosheng, or Nee T'o-sheng (Chinese: 倪柝聲; pinyin: Ní Tuòshēng; November 4, 1903 – May 30, 1972), was a 20th century "Chinese evangelist, theologian, and founder of the Local Church movement." He was influenced in part by the Plymouth Brethren and the Wesleyan-holiness tradition. In 1922, he initiated church meetings in Fuzhou, Fujian province, that may be considered the beginning of the local churches.