St. Luke’s Lutheran Church – A Sanctuary for Many…

We are living out our Mission Statement…


St. Luke’s is a Welcoming and Growing Community of Faith, busy Making Christ Known to the World.


That happens in many and various ways within our building.


St. Luke’s alone has over 60 ministries and teams, meeting inside and outside of our building – take a look at the “Get to Know St. Luke’s” handbook to learn more; even better share the ones that you are a part of and why in the comments.

There is another worshipping community, that meets here – House of Ezra. They gather for worship on Sunday afternoons and Friday nights in the Great Room. St. Luke’s will be the site of their International Conference this summer.


Music is heard in the building not just on Sundays. St. Luke’s Bells of Praise and St. Luke’s Choir rehearse on Wednesdays. St. Luke’s Jubilee Team rehearses on Thursdays. The past year Angelica Cantanti Choirs have rehearsed at St. Luke’s as many as six days in a week. Thus, often every day of the week music fills St. Luke’s. 
 
You will often hear children’s laughter in the building. St. Luke’s Christian Preschool is over 50 years old. It meets during the school year, in St. Luke’s Education Wing. But you will hear children year-round as the Education Wing is also home to Learning Tree Development Center who welcome infants to 5-year-olds. Both centers are led by Barb Watson, Director of St. Luke’s Preschool and owner of Learning Tree.
 
We are also home to the NorthStar Scrollers, Gambler’s Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, a Book Club, along with us taking our turn hosting the Bloomington-Richfield Grief Coalition.
 
Most of the organizations pay a room rate, rent or a gift. In 2025 St. Luke’s exceeded the 15% max square footage usage of outside groups. St. Luke’s will be filing a 990-T which is for nonprofits with income-generating activities that are not tied to its exempt purpose – “Unrelated Business Income Tax” (UBIT). St. Luke’s anticipated this situation and has budgeted for this expense.
 
St. Luke’s will continue to live out its mission of being a “Welcoming” community which is a way to fulfill the second part of the Great Commandment, “Love you neighbor.”  ​