Denomination Church of England Dedication St Luke Province Canterbury Phone +44 1628 622733 | Churchmanship Anglo Catholic Deanery Windsor & Maidenhead Parish Maidenhead Diocese Diocese of Oxford | |
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Website www.stlukeschurchmaidenhead.org.uk Address Norfolk Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7AX, United Kingdom, United Kingdom People also search for All Saints' Church, Maidenhead, St Mary's Church, Maidenhead, Church of England parish church | ||
St Luke's Church is a Church of England parish church in Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire.
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History
St Luke's Church was consecrated in 1866 by William Wilberforce. At a cost of £3500, it was designed by architect George Row Clarke of London, and built by James Griffiths of Eldersfield. A tower was added in 1869, and then a spire was built in 1894.
The Church today
The church building remains the largest church in Maidenhead, and as a result has been used for the recording of Songs of Praise on two occasions. Recent additions to the church include full disabled access, a refurbished vestry and chapel, and a state-of-the-art sound system in 2007. The church also boasts a Parish Centre, created to serve the church and the community in 1993.
Ministry team
The Vicar since June 2011 is the Revd Sally Lynch. She is assisted by the Revd Terrie Robinson and Sonya Clarke (Licensed Lay Minister).
Arts projects
St Luke's has run a biennial summer Arts Project since 2006, when the former vicar Richard Holroyd organised 'In Tents'. The most recent project, on the theme of "Noah", took place at the end of August 2014, during which participants built an ark and made animals out of a variety of craft materials to sail in it. The church spire was again floodlit in rainbow colours, having first been so lit in 2010 when the theme was "St Luke's - Now in Colour".
Music Festival
The church has regularly been used as a concert venue but in June 2013 the first two-week Music Festival took place. The second such festival will take place from 13 - 28 June 2015.