St Luke’s

Sophia’s Place is transitional short term housing for women experiencing housing insecurity.  It is located on our campus and accessed from the lower parking lot. Sophia’s Place is an expression of The Sophia Way and provides meals, living space, work space, safety, comfort, and community for its residents as they each work toward what is next on their journey. 

The Interfaith Task Force on Homelessness is a working group of local people intentionally linking together across different religious, spiritual, and secular traditions toward preventing and ending homelessness and housing insecurity for all and everyone.  Website.

Imagine Housing develops permanent affordable rental homes in East King County. Their apartments provide individuals and families a place to live near their jobs, good schools, transportation, and health services. We partnered with Imagine Housing to create 30Bellevue, a low-income housing building located on our campus.

CFH seeks to end homelessness on the Eastside. Their mission is to partner with men and the community to create pathways from housing insecurity to stable living situations.  Every February we host a group of men who eat and sleep on our campus. It’s an honor to partner with our neighbors in this practical way.  Patty & Prentice serve as our primary connection, they’d love to hear from you.

On a regular basis we provide nutritious hot meals to the Salvation Army – Crossroads Bellevue location. Gathering around tables with others is vital to following in the Way of Jesus, and this practice provides our community an opportunity to come along some of our neighbors seeking to escape the daily burdens of food insecurity.  If you would to join in just to get a feel, or make this a regular part of your spiritual practice, Bob can help you get connected. 

Most years we commission a team of everyday people who are connected with St Luke’s to Ensenada, Mexico to build a home for a family in need of safe permeant housing. We are finding this to be a beautifully reciprocal opportunity to develop friendship, to renew faith, and to build a home.  A person doesn’t have to be a professional builder, anyone with an open heart is welcome.  You may want to consider participating on an upcoming build… Bruce would love to help you think about this opportunity to connect & serve.  

AA’s primary purpose is to help people with an addiction to alcoholic find a community of support in the journey to sobriety and sustaining sobriety.  A number of AA groups meet on our church’s campus.  Click here to find an AA group near you.

Our Love & Justice Chorale rocks!  We love music and the arts.  Our Love & Justice Chorale holds regular rehearsals in evenings and no experience is necessary… If you have a voice, speak sign language, play an instrument, or run sound equipment… or would like to learn, then we have a place for you. The chorale sings at some during our worship gathering and during special times throughout the year.  To inquire please talk with Cheri, our fearless Worship & Arts Minster.

We desire to be a community of care and prayer.  If you have a passion for caring for others, and letting them know that they are seen, they matter, and they are loved, then we invite you to contact Arlys.  Whatever your passion for compassion is, we would love help you use it as a blessing. 

We also have an active prayer ministry.  First of all, if you would like to receive prayer, there are a number of avenues. Usually during communion in worship we have a station for conversation prayer by the banner; you can email Arlys or the church office, or simply fill out a prayer card located in our pews.  We would love invite you to join our prayer team, if that fits in your spiritual practice.  

Our quilters sense that everyone deserves to be warm and have something beautiful in their lives.  Our Quilters gather together every Thursday to create unbelievably fabulous quilts. In Spring time – right around Easter – we have a “Blessing Of The Quilts” before sending the quilts to places far and wide. All levels of skill are welcome, whether you are a seasoned quilter or a newbie wanting to learn. These passionate people create works of art to be shared with so many. Come join the fun!  Contact Cheryl to learn more. 

Our Altar Guild is a community of people who not only care for each other, but who actively care of our entire community by thoughtfully attending to our worship spaces.  If you have an heart for hospitality, making a place beautiful, and setting a table that helps make everyone feel welcome so that all free to receive what they need from God and community, then consider learning more.  Lyn would love to hear from you. 

Consider connecting with some of the men of St Luke’s to eat doughnuts, drink coffee, tell stories, make wisecracks, and yes… dare one another to follow in the Way of Jesus. The guys gather every other Wednesday, in Pierson Hall on our church’s campus. Harvey would love to fill you in on details or answer any questions.  BTW sometimes they take on update or repair projects around our campus.

When Jesus was asked “who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied with a story that has come to be known as The Good Samaritan.  In the story, the Samaritan sees fellow human in need, feels compassion, and joins the person… our Good Samaritan Fund is one of the ways we seek to follow Christ’s teaching.  Mondays through Wednesday, 9:00-11:30AM Joe is available on our campus to hear stories and whenever possible to help connect people with resources.  

There are numerous groups connected to St Luke’s.  These groups come in all shapes and sizes.  Some groups choose to study our sacred text, engage other books, or engage a real-world cause.  As a faith community we encourage you to engage the readings, themes, topics, issues that really interest you… such groups can be a great way to meet people, deepen your spiritual practice, and grow in wisdom, love, service, justice, and take collective action. Groups can meet in person or online.  Our community is happy to try to connect you with an already existing group or to help form a new group around a theme you’re desiring to explore… of course you are welcome engage with folks from other realms of your life… you not limited to just St Luke’s.  Contact our church’s office with any questions or group ideas.

Every year – minus the pandemic – the women of St Luke’s co-create a opportunity to gather for a retreat… usually over a weekend. This is a wonderful way to get spiritually connected, share stories, and get some “me” time. Women of all ages and backgrounds make for a truly inspiring personal renewal… Sometimes we just need a break from life’s regular routines.  Contact our church’s office with any questions or retreat ideas.

The existence of our faith collective invites creative and caring leadership from within our community.  We are a church of God’s people, by these people, and for all peoples.  Our Elders and Board of Trustees shoulder the responsibility of stewarding our group’s collective mission, and leading the way in listening for God’s direction as we discern our next steps in big and small matters.  Every year in late Fall we host congregational meeting to remember where we’ve been, look to the future and to identify the servant leaders for the next year.  Our Elders: Roberta, Bruce, & Heather; and our 2023 Broad of Trustees: Judy B. chair,  Arlys vice, Leslie treasure, Cheryl secretary, Lisa, Diane, Lyn, Liz, Laurie, Judy K.  Don’t hesitate to reach out with questions, ideas, or ways to help us as a community… together we are St Luke’s!