In the Interim

November 3, 2025       

Greetings! Welcome to the third installment of In the Interim. It has been a busy couple of months here at St. Luke’s and with the upcoming holidays, it is about to get a lot busier!

The replacement of our main steam heating pipes is almost complete. We are so grateful to everyone who helped us in any way to make this project a success. Our main office is in the church and without any heat, it has been invigorating! But with the help of a couple of portable heaters and dressing in layers, it has not been that bad. But we are definitely looking forward to having heat again in the church. God is so good!
Build Promise had the formal ribbon cutting on Amy’s Place Of Hope, the new 24000 foot building that will provide overnight shelter for men and offer a host of services for all people during the day. We are so excited to see the tremendous and positive impact this facility will have on this community!

As I mentioned, we are heading into our holiday season and St. Luke’s will continue to provide the holiday ministries that have been such a big part of what we have done for the past several years. We will distribute food bundles at Thanksgiving to 2000 families and will provide a Thanksgiving Holiday Meal in our dining room. We will provide food bundles to 1800 families at Christmas. The need for food assistance is increasing every day and we see this reflected in the number of people we are serving. Our Holiday Food Ministries will bring some much needed relief to the families who are struggling with this new reality. Our Annual Food Drive is in full swing. If you have not already, please consider donating to help us feed the hungry!

We are also holding our New Toy Drive for over 2000 children! Our beloved Director, the late Amy Betros loved this time of the year and we are so happy to be continuing these services! 
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Swiatek Studios is moving forward with their efforts to completely restore our beautiful church in honor of Amy Betros and Norm Paolini, Jr., our Co-Founders. They have lovingly helped care for and preserve the interior of the church for many years and want to see the restoration completed. They will be launching a Facebook page to help spread awareness and gain support for this project. Stay tuned for additional details.

We are so grateful for all of your continued prayers and support. The more we continue to forge ahead, the more we realize just how​ important all of you are. God bless each and every one of you and your families.
Jesus I Trust In You!
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