Our Founding
On June 4, 1832, a group of laity, under the leadership of Dr. Phineas Jenks, made financial commitments and secured the assistance of St. James the Greater Episcopal Church in Bristol, Pennsylvania, to establish the new parish of "Saint Luke's Church in the County of Bucks." A plot of land was purchased and a building started with $1,341 in subscriptions. The parish was incorporated on March 9, 1836 and was consecrated on May 11, 1836 by Bishop Henry Onderdonk.
St. Luke’s first rector, the Reverend G.W. Ridgely, also officiated at St. Andrew's in Yardley. Other early rectors made visits to Grace Church in Hulmeville, and Trinity Church in Centreville (now Buckingham).
Our Rectors
Since St. Luke's was founded in 1832, there have been twenty-nine rectors at St. Luke’s. The shortest term was two months and the longest was thirty-two years. Since 1929, seven rectors have served our parish.
- Amos Goddard | 1929 - 1934
- Louis Sasse, II | 1934 - 1943
- Edmund Sills | 1943 - 1954
- Dr. Ronald A. Wiley | 1954 - 1986
- Larry A. Snyder | 1986 – April 2007
- Ernest A. Curtin | April 2007 – April 2021
- Joseph Ira Kennedy III (Trey) | Interim Priest-in-Charge | May 1, 2021 - November 30, 2023