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 (photo)
1936 - True Light Mission on 173 Canal Street (photo)
1937 - Baptism (photo)
1939 - Men's club (photo)
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 (photo)
1946 - True Light congregation temporarily housed at Mariner's Temple
1947 - True Light children in the late 1940's (photo)
1948 - Demolition of old building September 19, 1948 (photo)
1948 - Cornerstone laid December 22, 1948 (photo)
1949 - 45th Anniversary of Miss Mary E. Banta's missionary work in Chinatown (photo)
1949 - Dedication of the church September 25, 1949 (photo) (photo)
1953 - Rev. Tober installed as assistant pastor of True Light
1953 - Rev. Paul Chang installed as pastor
1966 - Rev. Yang installed as pastor
1967 - True Light Mission becomes True Light Lutheran Church
1975 - Miss Mary E Banta passes away