Saint Luke's Lutheran Church of Logan Square: A Brief History
- April 22, 1898 (Easter): a Sunday school, conducted by St. Peter's Church, held its first session in a vacant store at the corner of Diversey and Washtenaw Avenues
- November, 1899: M. E. Haberland, a student at Chicago Lutheran Seminary, was called to develop a church in the area
- April 1, 1900: the congregation held its first service in a new location; an empty store room near Rockwell and Diversey Avenues
- June 1, 1900: Saint Luke's was formally organized with nine persons signing the constitution as charter members
- June 4, 1900: the name "St. Luke's English Evangelical Lutheran Church, Logan Square, Chicago" was adopted
- December, 1901: J. S. Hare gave a gift of two lots at the southeast corner of Francisco and Mariana (now Schubert) for the construction of a church building and parsonage
- April 28, 1907: the cornerstone for a new church building was laid after it was resolved that the congregation needed more space
- May 26, 1907: four weeks after construction was begun, the building was dedicated
- June 28, 1925: the cornerstone for the current church building was laid—the church, of Gothic architecture, was modeled after a European cathedral and is said to be one of the first churches in Chicago where the walls and pillars are of brick; the exterior is made of Bedford stone and the interior walls are made of pressed brick; the ceiling is made of selected wormy chestnut; the altar, prayer station, pulpit, and lectern are made fine grained white stone; the floor is made of Terrazzo marble
- March 27, 1927 (Easter): St. Luke's and St. James, a nearby sister church, officially merged into one congregation
- June 3, 1945: burning of St. Luke's mortgage
- 1945: ordination of Robbin W. Styles III, the first African-American pastor ordained into this synod
- 1990: St. Luke's became a "Reconciled in Christ" church
- October 21–22, 2006: ordination and installation of Erik Christensen, the first ECP-rostered pastor in an ELCA congregation in Illinois
