In 1875, Colorado was just a territory with Indian tribes still living on the land. The frontier was pushing west and Fort Collins, a village of only 200 souls was part of this migration.
On he first Sunday in May, 1875, an Episcopal mission station, St. Luke's, was established with regular services. St. Luke's was first housed in Tutton's Hall, a small building at the corner of Mountain Avenue and Linden Street. It had previously been a bank building and, at one time, was even used as a billiards hall at one time.
Growth of the city and the tiny mission dictated a move to a new building at the corner of College Avenue and Oak Street. Consecrated in 1887, the tiny stone church in downtown Fort Collins was used for services until 1964 when parish growth, about 168 communicants, called for a larger structure. The church where we are presently worshipping was built in 1946 and consecrated in 1965. A detailed history of St. Luke's is available in the church library.
St. Luke's members are among the several million Episcopalians in the United States today. We are part of a worldwide body, the Anglican Communion, numbering about seventy million. A summary of what Episcopalians believe is found on page 845 in the Book of Common Prayer.