St. Luke’s has a rich and long history of serving the community. That history is due to the countless members of this congregation who not only heard Jesus’ commandment to love our neighbor but acted in accordance by reaching out and blessing our brothers and sisters in need. They chose to Love Out Loud! As we continue our commitment to share God’s love and bring hope to the world, it is our prayer that you will find what those who have gone before have discovered - the blessings you give to others will return to you threefold when you love out loud!
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On April 22, 1951 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in
Oklahoma City, Dr. Jon Peters gave a sermon titled “Let’s Deal with Basic
Issues” that started a grassroots movement called World Neighbors.
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The Mobile Meals program began at St. Luke’s on December
8, 1984.
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In 1992, St. Luke’s was one of the first churches to enter
Russia where a new sister church was formed.
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September 2004 was the beginning of an after-school
program, Studio 222, aimed at inner city youth.
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Samuel’s Call, a special needs ministry, began in
2008.
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Throughout the years, St. Luke’s has supported numerous
other missions here in Oklahoma and around the world such as Project
Transformation, Circle of Care, YouthForce, Skyline Urban Ministries, Urban
Transitions, Lydia Patterson Institute, Neighborhood Services Organization and
many more.
Each month in 2013 we will be focusing on certain missions. There will be new and
exciting national and international mission trips, ways to volunteer as a
family, a Mission Madness Basketball tournament, Rebuilding Together Day, ideas
for Faith Groups to serve together, etc.
January is Feed the Hungry Month! On January 27th our congregation will package 100,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now!
Our goal is for 52% or 645 members of our congregation
to serve in at least one mission during 2013.