About Us: Our History
How we got here
In the summer of 2020 St. Luke's Episcopal Church and St. James on the Parkway Episcopal voted to consolidate, forming a new Episcopal community in Minneapolis. For us, consolidation meant sharing everything. We united our leadership boards (Vestries), our choirs, and our staff!
For a while we referred to ourselves as Saints Luke and James to honor both founding parishes. But early on we realized that with the consolidation something fresh was blooming.
So during fall of 2023 our Vestry voted to establish a new name for our united parish—Grace Episcopal Church, Minneapolis—formally marking the end of our multi-year transition. We invite you to be part of building something new!
A look back
Our heritage includes two hundred-year-old parishes. We continue to use the building once called St Luke's Episcopal and have said heart-felt goodbyes to the St James building. Open the gallery below to see more about where we've been.
