True Light Missionary Baptist Church
True Light Missionary Baptist Church was founded established April 27, 1966 in the home of Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Gibson. Rev. Mel Jordan as elected the first pastor.
The property at 1171 Runnymede St. East Palo Alto, CA was purchased December 1966.
July 14, 1974 Rev. Johnny Ray Cooksey was installed as Pastor and served in this capacity for 36 years. Under his pastoral care the Church grew and prospered. Pastor Cooksey served until his death in 2009. Two other pastors preceded the current pastor. Rev. Charles Griffin and Rev. Reginald Finley served. Dr. Cleveland Prince was elected pastor April 30, 2022 and installed June 26, 2022.
True Light strives to be a light in our community welcoming all ethnicities. We are a part of the community as an example of Christian faith and love.
Dr. Cleveland Prince, DMin
Statement of Faith
The Bible: We believe and teach that the Bible is the inspired word of God. GodWe believe and teach that there is only one true God in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.CreationWe believe and teach that all existence has its origin in God.We believe and teach that man was created by God in His image.We believe and teach that salvation has to do with redemption of which man is crucial.We believe and teach that the New Testament stresses the significance of the local congregation.We believe and teach that baptism is significant in the Christian experience. It is symbolic of the gospel and the believers experience in salvation.We believe and teach that Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly to the earth in His glory.We believe and teach that the primary task of the church is to evangelize.We believe and teach that the goal of Christian Education is to aid in developing the Jesus nature implanted by the Holy Spirit in every believer.We believe and teach that stewardship is the Christian response to the Lordship of Christ.We believe and teach that spiritual gifts are given by the Holy Spirit as He desires, to every believer.We believe and teach that we are to fellowship and cooperate with Christian bodies that believe and teach the same basic doctrines of the Bible.We believe and teach that the church is to be in the world, but not part of the sinful system of the world.We are called to be a witness in the world (Acts 1:8). Jesus sent us to all the world to preach the gospel to all ethnicities (Matthew 28:19-20). Our desire is to be the True Light that is a light in our community. Because Christ is not divided, we are not divided. We are not Black Christians, Tongan Christians, Hispanic Christians, Asian Christians, White Christians, or divided by any nationality or ethnicity (Rev. 7:9-10). We are defined by our being Christian and are connected universally with every believer by being Christ followers. We are not identified by our ethnicity but our follow-ship. We are True Light a witness for Christ in our multi-ethnic community. We aspire to reach our community for Jesus the Christ.RELATE * REFLECT * REPRODUCE