Welcome to Thee Old Rugged Cross

Welcome to our website. We are so happy you found us. Please take a few moments to read our story.

Our names are Luke and Melinda Booker. We live in the Fall River Valley in Northern California with our two young sons. Luke is a farmer and I am a school teacher, originally from Australia.

We believe that God has led us to create this website to share the love of Christ with others, through the cross necklaces Luke makes. As Christians we are all called to witness to others, but, as Luke & I have found, it’s not always easy to do. We have experienced firsthand, how these necklaces make a great conversation starter, which opens the door for sharing your faith with others.

We are active in our local Christian church, but we want to reach as many people with the love of Christ as we possibly can, that is why we chose to create a website. So many people have not experienced the true beauty & joy of having a close personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We feel so blessed to find such great comfort & joy in knowing that Jesus loves us unconditionally & wants us to enjoy our lives. We want others to enjoy the same peace that we feel, which only comes from knowing Christ personally. We would be honored to show people how to start.