15th and Church Sts., NW, Washington, District Of Columbia. County/parish: District of Columbia.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 11, 1976. NRIS 76002131.
1 contributing building.St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 1514 15th Street, N.W., in Washington, D.C. Completed in 1879, it is home to the oldest African-American Episcopal congregation in the city. It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1976 for its association with Rev. Alexander Crummell (1819–1898), a leading figure advocating for black self-sufficiency and civil rights in the mid-19th century.
St. Luke's is an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. As of 2022, the Rector is the Rev. Kim Turner Baker. The church reported 301 members in 2015 and 110 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income reported for the congregation in 2024 was $300,327. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) in 2024 was 61 persons.
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