City of Light was founded on October 16, 1987 under the leadership of Pastor James O. Lamptey. Pastor Lamptey came as a missionary to Liberia and later joined the Church of God family. He was later assigned to Church of God Barnersville. The church preached the undiluted Word of God but remained a small neighborhood church, called Church of God Barnersville until 1998 when the present Senior Pastor, Bishop John Kun Kun took over.