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Dear St. Lukers, Last week, our Director of Missions Development, Saniye Kazan, and I had the privilege of traveling to Washington, DC, to join nearly 2,000 United Methodists advocating for those that Scripture calls us to protect: immigrants, children, and people experiencing hunger. We hand-delivered 88 letters from you to...
Watch the video message from Pastor Corey below as he shares this week’s update from the dock on Lake Griffin at Warren Willis Camp, a place that has deeply shaped him over the past three years through prayer and time with God. His time there has transformed and prepared him...
Grace and Peace Beloved St. Lukers, It may sound cliché, but I truly cannot believe Lent is already here. Where did the time go? The calendar keeps moving, and yet this sacred season always invites us to slow down. Last night, as we gathered for Ash Wednesday, we marked our...
Dear St. Luke’s Family, All year long at Love University, we have been moving somewhere on purpose. We began by learning God’s story, by opening scripture, asking questions, and remembering who we are. We practiced living God’s story in community, with serving, studying, and building friendships that shape us. We...
As part of our ongoing commitment to faithful stewardship and long-term financial sustainability, several staffing adjustments are taking place this month following approval of the Staff Parish Relations Committee, based on the approved 2026 operating budget. The position of Senior Director of Marketing & Communications (Diana Mendez) is being eliminated....
Rehearsal This week, the word rehearsal has been sitting with me in a meaningful way. Today would have been my maternal grandmother Geraldine’s 85th birthday (she shares her birthday with Pastor Jad!). I mentioned her briefly in my first sermon back at St. Luke’s, but her influence on my faith...
Dear St. Lukers, What a powerful turnout for the Civics for Change Makers Lunch and Learn this past Sunday. Nearly 100 people gathered, with many more expressing a desire to learn what concrete steps they can take to engage faithfully in the issues shaping our city, state, and nation. Chris...
Heart Disease Awareness Month provides an important opportunity to focus attention on the leading cause of death in the United States—heart disease. While the statistics are sobering, the message is ultimately one of empowerment: most heart disease is preventable. Through informed choices, early detection, and sustained lifestyle changes, you can...
We’re off into this new year… students have returned to classrooms, routines have settled back into place, and many of us have found ourselves re-learning old rhythms after the holidays. In so many ways, January is a season of learning again: how to focus, how to listen, how to grow....
Dear St. Lukers, What a great start with our new pastor, Rev. Corey Jones, this past Sunday. So many people attended worship that we ran out of our Epiphany Star Words. You can still use this link to spin the wheel to find your word or pick one up from...
Returning Returning is one of those words that carries more meaning than we sometimes realize. After the celebration, travel, disruption of routines, and turning of the calendar to a new year, many of us are returning. Students are heading back to school after Winter Break. Many of you are returning...
The winter months bring cooler weather, but they also bring a season loaded with viruses and germs. Cases of FLU continue to rise each and every week and in some places cases are up 30% from the week before. Cases across the US are at the highest level in over...
