馬打瑞位於內陸省，距根地咬十六公里。居民主要是杜順及巫律族，從事耕種及飼養家畜為生，歸真前多信奉天主教。

1960年一位天主教徒朱留士所多門（今彼得執事）到擔波羅利謀生，與巴望教會的姊妹結婚而信主。1967年夫婦倆遷回馬打瑞，被主感動，發起熱心，向親戚朋友們傳福音，有三十人相繼受洗歸入本會，並在彼得執事家成立祈禱所。

在1975年初建蓋首間簡陋小會堂，根地咬教會的黃路加執事也於安息日協助證道。由於信徒數已達七十人，全體信徒便在1981年合力自建一座較寬大約耗資五千馬幣之木板會堂。

1990年信徒會議通過，認為有需要另建一間較好的會堂，於是信徒開始籌備得馬幣二萬元，另外尚有根地咬教會及其他教會的資助，當地信徒的合力協助，一座馬幣六萬多元的會堂於1993年9月25日獻給主用。

Matanoi Church

The Matanoi Church is situated about 16 km north of Keningau in the Interior of Sabah. The inhabitants consist of mainly Dusuns and Muruts aborigine. They are most farmers and prior to their conversion, belonged to the Roman Catholic Church.

In the year 1960, a Catholic youth by the name of Julius Sodomon （later, Deacon Peter） emigrated to Tamparuli to look for a living. He was converted to the True Jesus Church through his marriage to Sister Maliah Ugar of the Bawang Church.

The couple went back to Kampong Matanoi for good in 1967. Having been moved by the Lord, the couple testified zealously to their relatives and friends. Thirty of them were later baptized into the Lord and set up a prayer-house at the residence of Dn. Peter.

A simple small church was built in 1975 and Dn. Luke Wong of the Keningau Church came occasionally to assist in the Sabbath services. Because of the number of membership was increasing and closed to 70, there was a need for a bigger room. Therefore, a wooden church, costing RM$5,000, was constructed by the members themselves in 1981.

In the year 1990, it was decided in the General Church meeting that a more presentable church be constructed. Hence, the church members began to raise fund and a sum of RM$40,000 was collected.

With the collaboration of all the local members and financial assistance from the Keningau and other churches, a new church building costing more than RM$60,000 was completed and dedicated to the Lord on September 25, 1993.