Our History

St Luke's is an Anglican Church founded in 1933 as a mission hall for the area of Cold Harbour. Canon Stather-Hunt, the then vicar of St Matthew's Church on Marlborough Road, led the vision and had a real interest in the community in this area. St Matthew's & St Luke's have remained linked to the current day and support each other's work.

Over the years St Luke's has played an integral role in the community. In the 1940s the church hosted a baby weighing clinic and was a popular place for young mums to meet. Several generations of children and teenagers have passed through the clubs run by the church and more recently St Luke's has begun to work closely with other organisations to increase its work in the community.

St Luke’s is well loved and in daily use, but the building in its present form, is showing its age. So in 2009 we launched our Big Project to work towards rebuilding and renewing the structure. The design for the new building will provide better facilities including a chill-out room, new kitchen and better disabled access. The plan will use the existing foundations and timber frame of the church which have been found to be in good condition, whilst removing the current asbestos panelling and creating better insulation.