St. Luke’s - Brockport
St. Luke’s has been a vital part of the village of Brockport since its founding in 1838. In the 185
years of its ministry here, the congregation and building have both adapted to the needs of the
community, serving in important and creative ways in every decade. The church bell was once
the village fire alarm; the parish hall has been everything from a theater to a temporary hospital
ward; and the undercroft has served as a coffee house, appropriately named “The Crypt” as well
as a bowling alley! In one way or another, at one time or another, we’ve pretty much done it all.
Our present congregation continues this legacy of vibrant service. St. Luke’s is host to the
Brockport Ecumenical Food Shelf; the Brockport Clothing Center; Western Coalition; the
Mexican Mobile Consulate; AA and NA groups; three bell choirs; two Girl Scout Troops; several
regular concert series, and much more. Our parishioners volunteer or serve on the boards of
many of these community partners in addition to the outreach ministries that we offer. Those
primarily include Luke’s Layettes, a program that provides all the items necessary to care for a
new baby, and Harvest Kitchen, a monthly free community meal.
Our entire community presence, our outreach activities, and everything else we find given to us
to do is a direct response to the Gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed in our worship on Sunday
mornings. The most essential thing we do as a worshiping community is to share in Holy
Eucharist each week, remembering that, having been reconciled ourselves, we are participants
in God’s work of reconciling the world to himself. Our gratitude at finding ourselves embraced
and anchored in this story is what has truly shaped us as the thriving village church we continue
to be.
