July 29th, 1961

Menlo Park area.In 1961, 42 charter members gathered for a meeting with a common goal - to start a church in the East Palo Alto/East Menlo Park area. 
Those members were: Ella Abney, Geraldine Arnold, John Arnold, Catherine Banks, Mary Carter, Alverta Conerly, Lila Cubit, Irma Culbertson, Pat Davenport, Marcella Duncan, Alice Percelle, Anita Pirce, Anthony Pierce, Frederick Pierce, Lillian Pierce, Perry Pierce, Mattaniah Rahming, Zella Rahming, James Robertson Sr, Viola Sims, Rosemary Duncan, Lillian Fletcher, Barbara Hodges, Lemuel Kinner, Marcella Martin, Addie Mitchell, Carlton Mitchell, Elayne Mitchell, Cleo Patterson, Sandra Percelle, Amos Skipworth, Irma Skipworth, Corneal Washington, Elijah Washington, Buford Watts, Cassie Watts, Katarous Watts, Charles Watts, Mary Watts, Gladys Watts, Wayne Watts, Essie Watts.