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Mission
The people of St. Luke Lutheran Church are called by God to be a
community of Christians, a part of the body of Christ. We are called to invite
others to share in God's Kingdom. Our diversity welcomes and includes the
mix of the ages, races, genders, physical and mental capabilities, and sexual
orientations with which God's children are blessed. We rejoice in the
knowledge that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ
Jesus-neither our wealth, nor our poverty, nor our nationality, nor our
political convictions, nor anything else in all creation. We are called to
follow God in his mission of reconciliation and justice and we celebrate our
journey of discipleship with special appreciation for the privileged
responsibility of our campus-related mission.
History
Begun as a Lutheran Club by students at Cornell in 1913, this faith community moved in 1917 to become The Lutheran Association of Ithaca, when it called its first resident pastor. The church building, called "a chapel" in many original plans, was constructed in 1923-24. Many referred to this community simply as "the Lutheran Church." In May 1993 we became St. Luke Lutheran Church. In 2000 the original building was completely renovated and a new three-story addition was built to provide more space for: church school, adult education, campus ministry lounge, foyer/narthex, nurseries, community groups, and a small chapel.
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