St. Luke the Beloved Physician

OUR MISSION
We seek to bear witness to the transformative power of Jesus Christ's redeeming work and holy life by being Christ's hands and feet for all people as we worship, celebrate, and serve.

Founded in 1878, throughout its long history the parish has welcomed all persons; we seek to practice what St. Benedict taught his monks and their households: “All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ” (Rule of Benedict 53:1). Our parish is centered on the worship of God and is committed to embracing all who come here with the love of Christ and to responding abundantly to the needs of our community and our world.

St. Luke’s, Saranac Lake, was designed by NYC architect R. M. Upjohn and consecrated on July 10, 1879, as a mission.  In 1903 St. Luke’s gave up its mission status, and became an independent parish in communion with the Diocese of Albany.  Even today, 50 years after breakthroughs in drug therapy nearly eradicated tuberculosis, St. Luke’s counts among its parishioners, people who came to Saranac Lake, and St. Luke’s, to experience the physical and spiritual healing that began with the with the arrival of our own “beloved physician” nearly 125 years ago.