St. Luke's Care Ministry

St. Luke's Care Ministry seeks to extend the love of Christ to those who extend the love of Christ to those whose celebrations, sadness and transition impact their lives. We include in this ministry of prayer, prayer for ourselves, for others, for the community and for the world.   We include care for those limited by age or circumstance to their homes in visitation and correspondence.  We include the ministry of listening and caring in a one and one relationship, through trained Stephen Ministers.  We include the service of Holy Communion as we share the Lord's Table serving one another in spirit of humility and generosity.  Lovely prayer bracelets shared through the generosity of Stacy's Hope offer tangible care and reinforcement of God's presence.  Finally, any issues of health, life choices, relationships and spiritual growth that might warrant a private conversation with Rev. Linda Brinkworth can be scheduled for a prayerful time of hope and care.  If you feel called to participate in our ministry, please fill out one of the forms listed below, or contact Rev. Linda Brinkworth at lbrinkworth@stlukesokc.org.

Prayer Teams

St. Luke's has several prayer teams.  Please sign up for one of the teams listed below:

Intercessory Prayer Team

People Needed: If you are someone who knows how the power of prayer changes life we need you! Anyone willing to dedicate time every day to pray for the needs of the church.

Time Needed to participate: Your time commitment will include dedicated time to pray daily.

Military Prayer Team

People Needed: If you are interested in praying for one or more of the requests for people in the military, military leaders and those impacted by military service we need you!!  If you are willing to dedicate time every day to pray for the needs of these individuals and be updated periodically based on the changing needs please fill out the form below.

Genesis One Prayer Team

People Needed: If you are interested in praying for God’s creation (all creatures great and small and the people who love them). This team prays for people who love animals, who care for them, who use them in work and who know that pets and animals are also creations of a loving God. People willing to dedicate time every day to pray for the needs expressed and be updated periodically based on the changing needs.

Time Needed to participate: Dedicated time daily for prayer.

Time Needed to participate: Dedicated time daily for prayer.

Home Bound Ministers  

People Needed: If your feel called to work with individuals who are aging and can no longer get out and about.  Home Bound ministers visit in homes, assisted living centers and nursing homes.

Time Needed to participate: One hour per month to visit, the time it takes to update the church about your visit and four hours per year of continuing education conducted at the church.

Note Writers

People Needed: We need loving people of all ages with caring hearts and willing hands to write notes to special people – those who are homebound, those who have new babies, those who are in the hospital, those who have experienced a death to mention a few.

Time Needed to participate:  The time it takes to write one to five personal notes each week.

Note Writers Unite!!

If you are interested in becoming a note writer, drop us a email to NoteWriters@cox.net  

Stephen Ministry

To Become a Stephen Minister

People Needed: Individuals interested in serving a ministry of care for people having a fragile time in their lives. Key qualities include care, listening, and a generous spirit., This ministry area requires four hours of supervision and continuing education monthly all following approximately 50 hours of training. Applications made yearly for class of 10-14. If you are interested in joining the Stephen's ministry please contact Linda Brinkworth at lbrinkworth@stlukesokc.org or 405.232.1371. 

Time Needed to participate: Two-year commitment of one hour weekly to visit those in need

To Request A Stephen Minister

Are you going through a difficult time?

Stephen Ministers are members of our congregation who listen, care, encourage and provide emotional and spiritual support to people who are facing a crisis or going through tough times.  The care you'll receive is confidential, free, and very helpful.  To learn how you or a friend, neighbor, coworker, or relative can receive care contact Rev. Linda Brinkworth at lbrinkworth@stlukesokc.org, or 405.232.1371.

Host/Hostess for Funeral Receptions

Every year our church family experiences loss to death.  Some families request a reception before or after the funeral so that guests can visit and continue the celebration of life.  If you feel God has called you to this ministry, we have two different opportunites that you can be a part of.

Your gift of time: We are in need of host/hostess to set up, serve and clean up after the reception.  Time commitment for each funeral is about three hours.  If you are interested in serving on a rotational schedule, please contact Rev. Linda Brinkworth at lbrinkworth@stlukesokc.org or 405-232-1371.

Your financial gift: Any financial contribution to help with the expense of the reception.  We usually serve cookies and  punch for about 50 -70 people.