Minister, Rev. Glen Macrae
Glen is married to Anna, and together they have four lovely children – Zoe, Nathan, Sam & Josh. Glen loves to explore how Jesus is God’s satisfying answer to the questions of the human heart.
Glen was commissioned Lead Minister at St Luke’s Frankston on 15th August 2017. He has been enjoyed getting to know the many beautiful people of St Luke’s, and facilitated the renewal of our St Luke’s 2020-2025 Vision. Other highlights include hunting for the best coffee in town, and exploring the best jogging trails in the district.
Glen has also served at All Saints’ Greensborough, and then Ormond Anglican Church. He’s been an Associate Minister, Minister of a congregation, Coordinator of the Hope for Glen Eira & Beyond Food Drive, and worked in Youth and Young Adult Ministry.
Pastoral Assistant, Liz Wilson
Liz leads our café ministry, Coffee on Kareela.
This means both pulling together a team of volunteers and building friendships in the local community.
Liz has a passion to see people connected with the church community in positive ways, and to reach those with no church background.
She and hubby Martyn have been part of St Luke’s, well, let’s say for a long time, and are still in there doing what they love to do for God.
New ideas are never far away!
Children and Youth Minister, Danielle Reeves
It is with great joy that we welcome Danielle Reeves onto the staff team with her commissioning on 26th November 2023. Danielle comes to the role with a strong background leading teams, in community work promoting inclusivity, and a variety of volunteer community and church roles. We look forward to partnering with Dannii as she strengthens our care for children and youth, and their families, in the district, responding to need with the love of Christ.
Dannii Reeves
History of St Luke’s
St Luke’s was commenced in the early 1960’s in response to the rapid eastward expansion of the Frankston area. The Karingal housing estate had begun and there were many families looking for a local Sunday School. So a number of lay people from St Paul’s in High St Frankston commenced a new ministry here, a hall was built, and later the vicarage, with the church building dedicated in 1968. The design of the church is based around an upturned hull, linking our location near the bay, plus Christ’s call to be ‘fishers of people’.
Click here for a video of the construction of our main facility.
During that time St Lukes has maintained an active ministry to all age groups, a variety of worship from traditional Anglican through charismatic and praise and worship, and a pastoral care ministry involving hospital visitation, Christian Education in schools, luncheons for the aged and infirm, small group and Alpha ministries, plus hosts of other programs and events.
In 1992 extensions were made at St Luke’s incorporating a new foyer area and offices to facilitate relationship building and hospitality- high priorities in our corporate life.
From 1999-2017 St Luke’s enjoyed the long and fruitful ministry of Rev. Phil Hurwood. Under his care the church gradually grew in numbers, and continued to reach out into the city of Frankston through various ministries.
In August 2017, a new Lead Minister was commissioned at St Lukes, Rev. Glen Macrae. Glen facilitated a time of Vision Renewal. This was an opportunity to hear God’s voice and discern just how God would have us bring the good news of the Gospel to the people of Frankston, into the future. We are now working away, under God, at our Vision to ‘See the City of Frankston Transformed by the Hope of the Risen Lord.’