St Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Kitchener
ON

N2A 1Y9

St Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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St Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Our Church Family
Joint Easter Vigil 2024 with St. Matthews
Advent 2023
Cantata Sunday 2022

Who we are

At St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church you will find a caring and loving church community that has been located in Kitchener since 1940. We worship, work and join together in fellowship in a spirit of Christian unity. Our church community is full of diversity, with each person bringing his or her own talents, gifts and viewpoints to share. As children of God, we believe we are enriched by all visitors and members.

MISSION STATEMENT

To share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all people through the proclamation of the Word, the celebration of the Sacraments and through service in Christ’s name.

Street Address

317 Franklin St N
Kitchener, ON N2A 1Y9
Canada
Phone: (519) 893-3826
Fax: (519) 893-6190

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Church Pastor

Rev. Heike Toeller
Pastor
317 Franklin St N
Kitchener, ON N2A 1Y9
Canada
Phone: (519) 893-3826
Fax: (519) 893-6190

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Quote of the Day

Romans 3:23

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada - ELCIC



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Rev. Heike Toeller
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Helga Morrison
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317 Franklin St N
Kitchener, Ontario
N2A 1Y9



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St Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church Kitchener Service Times

Join us for Worship Sundays at 10:00 am
(1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays with Communion)

Sunday Services are live-streamed.

You can also worship from home with:
St. Peter’s Lutheran in Kitchener,
televised on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month at 10:00 am
on CTV Bell Fibe 201/1201;
Bell Satellite 584;
Rogers Cable 12/109;
Shaw Direct 67/369

Service Times last updated on the 14th of August, 2024


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St Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Our church sign
The sanctuary
St Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Our Church Family
Joint Easter Vigil 2024 with St. Matthews
Advent 2023
Cantata Sunday 2022



St Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church History

The celebration of our church family began on Christmas Eve 1939 in a rented house, with fifteen people attending. Within a week, a Sunday Church School program was organized with 24 students and teachers. It was felt that this mission congregation could serve the growing population on the east side of Kitchener – and grow it did.

On September 8, 1940, St. Luke’s was formally organized. Rev. Homer Berner was called as the first pastor of the congregation.

Looking toward the future to continue its ministry, land was purchased at the corner of Delroy and King Streets for the construction of a new church. The groundbreaking service was held in June 1941, with the dedication of the new church that could seat 140 members in November of that same year. By its 10th anniversary, the congregation’s membership had grown to 347 baptized members.

By February 1955, the membership had grown so large that the Sunday School classes were held at Sunnyside Public School. With the congregation continuing to outgrow its current facility, construction of the current church on Franklin Street was begun. On November 11, 1962, the last service was held at the King Street location. On March 31, 1963, the original 1941 cornerstone and the 1963 cornerstone were laid at the new church. On May 1, 1963, the new building of St. Luke’s was dedicated.

As the congregation continued to grow, thoughts turned to an addition to the current church building, which included a fellowship hall. Early in 1980, construction of the addition began, with the service of dedication being in October 1980.

Throughout the years, the members of St. Luke’s have been able to carry out a ministry of Christian witness in a variety of ways. In 2015 the congregation celebrated 75 years of mission and ministry.

The baptized membership of the congregation in 2013 totaled 688.


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