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For those seeking God's blessing and comfort and love, all are welcome. Our church is an open church. We consider diversity to be God's gift and blessing. At St. Luke, you will find a lot of children and families, worship that is informal and celebrative and a shared common life in Christ.
About Us
St. Luke Presbyterian Church is home to a diverse, friendly and caring congregation of 222 members. We have been part of the Downers Grove community since 1962 and belong to a group of 11,000 churches known as the Presbyterian Church (USA), a denomination with a membership of more than 2.6 million. Named after a physician and located next to a hospital and a fire station, St. Luke Presbyterian Church is reminded daily of its call to help heal a broken world. With the descending dove as our symbol, we follow the Holy Spirit’s leading as we seek to worship God, nurture our church family and reach out to the community and beyond.
We are in a period of growth. This summer we will break ground and expand our sanctuary!
Our Mission
Our mission is to be an inclusive family of God in the midst of a world in need. We strive to provide love and acceptance, forgiveness and empowerment. As we worship together, we challenge each other to work and to live in the spirit of Christ in our community and in the world.
For the glory of God, we worship joyfully, nurture all and encourage in mission by reaching out to the community and the world. We encourage spiritual growth by involving the entire church family in education, fellowship and lay leadership to help fulfill the needs of the congregation and beyond.
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| St. Luke Presbyterian Church
3910 Highland Ave.
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 Telephone: 630-969-3121
Fax: 630-969-3045
Sunday • • 9:30 AM Worship and Sunday School • 10:45 AM Fellowship after Worship Thursday •   St. Luke Welcomes New Pastor
 On Sunday, June 28, the St. Luke congregation overwhelming voted to call the Rev. Deborah Matthews as its new pastor. Deborah is currently serving as the Associate Pastor in a 610-member congregation.She also has served as the Youth Director in two churches, in Santa Barbara, CA from 1994-1995 and in Tempe, AZ from 2004-2006. In addition, she has written curriculum for the We Believe Christian Education program for older youth. Read more about Deb in this brochure recently sent to members.
While pursuing undergraduate studies in religion at the University of Notre Dame she was a recipient of one of only 42 Pew Younger Scholars Summer Fellowships. She spent a summer in Jerusalem studying religion at Jerusalem University and received her bachelor's degree in Religious Studies from Westmont College. She received her master's in Christian Spirituality in 2004 with a thesis of “Images of God for Adolescent Girls” and received her master's of divinity in the same year from the San Francisco Theological Seminary. She was ordained in 2006.
Deb told the congregation she felt called to St. Luke and that she is excited to continue meeting and working with the St. Luke family. Deb and her husband, Dave, will relocate to the area in coming weeks and she will begin serving as the new pastor of St. Luke in mid-August. |
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