History of St. Luke’s
memorial Episcopal Church

St. Luke’s Memorial Episcopal Church was donated by Charles B. Wright, a pioneer and churchman. It was built in 1883 as a memorial to Mr. Wright’s beloved wife, Sue, and daughter Kate. This historic church is a replica of an English country church.

St Luke’s Church was originally located at 6th and Broadway in Tacoma. At the time it served as a pro-cathedral of the Missionary Diocese. In the 1920s St. Luke’s fell into disrepair and was closed. The building was scheduled to be sold in 1932; however, in 1936 the Rev. Arthur Bell and Bishop Lemuel H. Wells (Rector of St Luke’s in its early days) promoted the plan to move St Luke’s to this present site. The stones were numbered, moved, and reassembled over a period of 12 years. St. Luke’s was re-consecrated at this present site in 1947.