About St. Luke
Worship Times
Worship service begins at 9:00 AM on Sunday, located at 7000 Hinton Ave S., Cottage Grove, MN.
Services can also be streamed live or any time via YouTube.
Office Hours
Standard office hours are 11-2; Tues, and Thurs
Please call in advance to confirm we will be here to greet you! 651-459-1222 ext. 1, 2, or 4
Mission
To follow Jesus Christ and to share his love with the world.
Our Vision
In Christ, we cultivate curiosity and community.
History
St. Luke Lutheran Church began worshiping as a congregation in 1978, led by the Reverend Joel Bexell, who put St. Luke on the map after knocking on the doors of 2,000 homes.
From 1978 through 1981, over 350 people worshiped at Crestview Elementary School on the corner of 80th Street and Hinton Ave. In October 1981 members moved St. Luke’s weekly worship gatherings from Crestview Elementary to our current location, 70th Street and Hinton Avenue South.
Worship space and classrooms were added between 1988 and 2004 and the Seeds of Faith Preschool served the needs of the community from 2001 - 2024.
Since its inception, St. Luke has proclaimed the Gospel with four senior pastors, three interim pastors, multiple associate pastors and other staff members and continues its vibrant Spirit-led ministry alongside Pastor Keith Long (2018 - present) and Pastor-in-training Alison Bondy (2017 - present) to Washington county and the surrounding areas.
ELCA Congregation
We are part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States with more than 4 million members and over 10,000 congregations. Together in Jesus Christ we are freed by grace to live faithfully, witness boldly and serve joyfully.
Saint Paul Area Synod
Our Saint Paul Area Synod is made up of 110 congregations, mission starts and institutions committed to growing in faith and trust in Jesus Christ. Living out of our identity as Lutherans, we recognize we are grasped by grace and are free to devote our energy to being church in a way that is rooted in tradition and open to experimentation.
