75 years of True Light Lutheran Church history
1904 – Miss Mary E Banta starts missionary work at New York Chinatown May 19, 1904
1935 – Miss Banta founds the True Light Mission and Sunday School
1935 – True Light Mission organized December 31, 1935
1936 – First True Light Mission meeting
1936 – Rev. Louis T. Buchheimer installed as pastor of True Light
1936 – First Baptism – Easter 1936
1936 – True Light Mission on 173 Canal Street
1937 – Baptism
1939 – Men’s club
1940 – Rev. Ernest J. Kunsch – pastor
1942 – First confirmation class graduated
1943 – Rev. Ernest Kunsch installed as assistant pastor of True Light
1944 – True Light Mission relocated to 199 Canal Street, second floor
1946 – Building at 195 Worth acquired for True Light Lutheran Church December 23, 1946
1946 – True Light congregation temporarily housed at Mariner’s Temple
1947 – True Light children in the late 1940’s
1948 – Demolition of old building September 19, 1948
1948 – Cornerstone laid December 22, 1948
1949 – 45th Anniversary of Miss Mary E. Banta’s missionary work in Chinatown
1949 – Dedication of the church September 25, 1949
1951 – Rev. Tober installed as assistant pastor of True Light
1953 – Rev. Paul Chang installed as pastor
1965 – Rev. Yang installed as pastor
1967 – True Light Mission becomes True Light Lutheran Church
1967 – Rev. Henry C. Lubben – associate pastor
1970 – Rev. John D. Peterson – vicar
1975 – Miss Mary E Banta passes away
1982 – Rev. James Barrand – vicar
1995 – Rev. Tich Luu – pastor
2001 – Rev. Lenny Szeto – pastor
2008 – Rev. Raymond Wong – pastor
2009 – Rev. Leong Wa Chu – pastor
2011 – True Light Lutheran Church 75th Anniversary
2011 – Vicar Matthew Staneck – Vicar
2013 – Rev. Matthew Staneck – pastor