About Us.. 
St Luke’s is a growing multi-age congregation with a mission to make and mature disciples 
of Christ. We have a well established and respected community presence in the Eastern 
Hills of Metropolitan Melbourne. We have strong connections with our local Primary School 
and Secondary College. Two of our congregation members are chaplains in these schools. 
We also host HCSI [ECHO] run programs for pre-school [Jitterbugs playgroups - 2 
mornings in Cockatoo and 1 morning in Gembrook] and primary aged programs [K-motion 
after school and 2XL mentoring and family dinner] weekly during term time. Secondary 
aged youth volunteer as leaders in these after school programs. The applicant would 
therefore have the opportunity to connect with 150+ children and their parents weekly 
during term time. The number of young families at St Luke’s is growing and we have 
started offering Messy Church once per term [Sundays at 4pm] and are setting up a Kid’s 
Church roster for 10am services on Sundays. We are a friendly bunch living in a very 
beautiful part of the world. The church buildings are on a property next to Cockatoo Creek 
and below the Puffing Billy Station in Cockatoo. St Luke’s is the only church in Cockatoo. 
Gembrook is also a part of our parish, where missional opportunities abound. Plenty of 
cafes offer great coffee and food, and if you love people [!] and like biking, walking, trains, 
forests, creeks or stunning views of the mountains over semi-rural properties then perhaps 
God is calling you to come and join us to partner in the ministry of his gospel here in 
Cockatoo and surrounds.