Restore the Floor

Preserving the Foundation of St Luke’s — Past, Present & Future

St Luke’s Anglican Church is more than a historic building — it is a place of community, belonging and faith.

On 7 April 1818, Governor Lachlan Macquarie laid the cornerstone of what would become Australia’s oldest surviving Anglican church building. The first regular service was held on 18 October 1819, a date we continue to celebrate as the birthday of St Luke’s.

For more than 200 years, St Luke’s has remained a place where people gather for worship, connection and care. From Sunday services to weekly community programs, the heart of St Luke’s continues to beat strong.

But after two centuries of use, the building itself needs careful attention. The original floorboards and supporting structures, worn by generations of footsteps, are now undergoing an important restoration to ensure they can continue to serve the community for generations to come.

You’ve Walked These Floors — Now We’re Restoring Them

For more than two centuries, these floors have supported generations of worshippers through baptisms, weddings, Sunday prayers, celebrations and countless conversations of faith and friendship.

Every mark and worn board is part of the story of St Luke’s — a story shared by generations of people who have gathered here.

The Restore the Floor project is carefully preserving this important part of the building’s heritage, while helping to ensure St Luke’s can continue to be a place of worship, community and welcome well into the future.

With the restoration now underway, we look forward to seeing these historic floors renewed and ready to support the next chapter of St Luke’s story.

Preserving our past. Caring for our present. Building for our future.

track the restoration progress

Track the work progress through photos updated here.

Pipe Organ information

The Pipe Organ has found a new home at a local church - St Anthony’s of Padua Catholic Church Austral. The intricate and careful process of dismantling the pipe organ has been completed!

We are thankful that the organ has found a new home and will continue to be played, enjoyed, appreciated and lovingly maintained, and continue to be shared within another church community.