1990
In the fall, Dr. Tony Evans preaches at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond, WA on the importance of urban ministry and the plight of inner city America. This message so challenges Pastor Bob Morehead (pastor of Overlake Christian Church at the time) that the church begins praying that a daughter church will be started in inner city Seattle.
Overlake starts sending a group of mostly college aged members to Yesler Terrace in Seattle on Tuesday nights to evangelize the neighborhood and reach out to the large youth population. They also start a weekly prayer meeting to seek God for a pastor to lead this new work in the city. One night, Rick Danner walks into the prayer meeting, with no intention of being the next pastor, but out of curiosity. There happens to be one empty chair out of the thirty or so in the room.
Rick Danner and his family accepts the call to this new work. In July of 1992, Pastor Danner goes on staff as full-time a pastor of the future church which he envisions as a "new light in the city" based on Matthew 5:14-16.
Founding Pastor Rick B. Danner Sr. & First Lady Carol Danner
1992 October 18
First official service of New Light Christian Church held at Washington Middle School in the Central District of Seattle. Two hundred people attend that first service.
In October 2000, New Light moves to the Union Gospel Mission Youth Reach Out Center in the Holly Park neighborhood. In 2003, the church moves again, this time to a rented building that can be used 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 8300 Military Road South.
2006
The Lord blesses us with our own permanent place of worship on 4620 South Findlay Street in the Hillman City neighborhood of Seattle.
New Light Christian Church continues to be a body that is multiethnic, where people feel loved and accepted for who they are, where the Word of God is preached, and young and old people are challenged to live out the Christian life daily. New Light continues to grow and strive to fulfill our vision as a multiethnic, inner city church, glorifying God. Becoming united and spiritually mature. Changing lives through the gospel of Jesus Christ.