St. Luke’s Lutheran Church

1010 Kinderhook Street

PO Box 127
Valatie, NY 12184
(518) 758-6526

Sunday Worship at 10:30 AM

In 1826, St. Luke's Lutheran Church was organized as a mission of Christ Lutheran Church in Ghent - about 15 miles away. The present church building was built in 1970. It has since sustained a fire , the subsequent remodeling, and 2 additions, one providing classroom and office space and the other an expansion of the narthex and choir loft.

Faith Formation and Christian Education for all ages

  • Sunday School every first Sunday of the month for children ages 3-8 at 10:30 AM

  • Adult Bible Study-Thursday’s at 10:00

  • Bible Study and Prayer Group for women meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at someone’s home. Please contact the church office for more information.

 

ALL ARE WELCOME!

We are called by Jesus to love God and one another, to practice radical hospitality, and to serve all without stipulations. We welcome you to join us, no matter your race, culture, ethnicity, age, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, physical and mental abilities, socioeconomic position, family status, background, or where you are in your faith journey. You are a unique and beloved child of God. You are accepted and affirmed just as you are - with all your differences and all your gifts. We commit ourselves to embracing the work of anti-racism, social and economic justice, and environmental care. We invite you to join with us, as through Christ, we joyfully and inclusively love and serve our community. 

Active Women’s Group meets the third Monday of the month. Activities include: blanket making for a local shelter for women and children, organization of “adopt a family” at Christmas, Tag Sales, Community Suppers, and an Annual Retreat to rest the body and replenish the soul. The 2024 Retreat will be September 13-15. For more information, please contact Beegee at 518-320-6232.

Many groups and organizations use St. Luke’s building as we have a large fellowship room, kitchen, and classrooms. Those who use it now include the Office of the Aging, Tri-County Seniors, Columbia Memorial Hospital Auxillary, WIC, the Marion Stegman Fund, The Elks and TALC,and a homeschooling group. For more information about building use, please contact the church office.

During the months of January, February, and March, St. Luke’s hosts the Free Tuesday Night Dinners. It is truly a community event in which many churches and groups participate. Each week a different group provides the main meal at St. Luke’s where upwards to 140 people gather for food and fellowship. All are welcome to attend! Thanks to those who participated this year: Emanuel Lutheran Church in Stuyvesant Falls, First Presbyterian Church in Valatie, St. John’s RC Church in Stuyvesant Falls, Christ Our Emanuel in Chatham, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Kinderhook, The Seventh Day Adventist Church in Valatie, the Valatie Rescue Squad, The Kinderhook Elks, Boy Scout Troop #113, And the Kinderhook Garden Club.

  • Soup and Sandwich Supper with monies raised to the Valatie Rescue Squad

  • CROP Walk (14 years) local monies going to area food panties and the ICC backpack program

  • Free Summer Lunch Program 8 weeks each year at the Valatie Presbyterian Church. Weekend backpacks were also prepared.

  • Pancake Breakfast to benefit Lutheran Disaster Relief Funds.

  • Habitat for Humanity monthly Saturday lunches were prepared and delivered to volunteers at the Valatie site.

  • Time and Talent Auction biannual auction with proceeds benefitting Capital City Rescue Mission and the St. Paul's Center for Women and Children.

  • Youth Mission Trips to Capital City Rescue Mission.

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Announcements:

Sunday School for children ages 3-8

Hosted by Kara Laffety (kids will go downstairs for a lesson and a craft sometime before the adult sermon). 

We will meet on the First Sundays of each month. Next meeting will be on March 6th at St. Luke's