St. Luke in the Fields Church

What St. Luke in the Fields Church does

St. Luke in the Fields Church is a nonprofit Episcopal parish founded in 1820 and headquartered at 487 Hudson Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. It conducts Anglican/Anglo-Catholic worship services six days per week (Sunday Holy Eucharist at 10:30am, weekday services Monday-Friday at 12:00pm, plus First Friday Adoration), and operates a digital ministry that live-streams services globally via Vimeo. The parish is known for its Anglo-Catholic liturgical tradition, professional Choir of St. Luke in the Fields directed by Organist & Music Director David Shuler, the children's Choristers program for grades 4-8, and an annual four-concert season performed in collaboration with period-instrument ensemble Baroque in the Fields.

The church's product and program surface spans eight primary lines: worship services, the professional concert season, the children's choristers program, technology classes for older adults (in partnership with Senior Planet from AARP), outreach programming (food, clothing, youth services including the GO Project, and the Community Closet), legacy and planned giving, livestreamed online worship, and faith formation/children & family ministries. The congregation markets and engages through its own website, weekly email newsletter, Facebook and Twitter, Vimeo livestreams, and in-person community events (including Pride Evensong and the Blessing of the Ground ceremony). The technology stack is minimal and outsourced, built on the Ekklesia 360 (e360Giving) platform for content management and online donations, Vimeo for streaming, and Mailchimp for newsletters; no proprietary software or data assets are disclosed.

Revenue is raised from a diversified set of streams: weekly tithes and offerings, annual pledge campaigns, designated Mission Fund donations (including the St. Luke's Center capital campaign), ticket and merchandise sales from the concert series (tiered at $45 general, $35 student/senior, $150 season), rental income from townhouse assets held by the parish, and estate/bequest legacy gifts. Clergy leadership includes Rector The Reverend Caroline Stacey, Dean The Very Reverend Patrick Malloy, and multiple Associate and Senior Associate clergy. The parish is currently executing its most significant physical expansion in over four decades: the new St. Luke's Center, approved by the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission on November 25, 2025, with groundbreaking June 15, 2026 and planned completion November 11, 2027.

Name

St. Luke in the Fields Church

Legal name

The Church of St. Luke in the Fields

Website

https://stlukeinthefields.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1820

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Luke in the Fields Church is a 205-year-old Episcopal parish in Greenwich Village offering daily worship, professional choral concerts, children's music education, senior technology classes, and outreach services to congregants and the surrounding NYC community. Revenue is sustained via pledges, offerings, and concert and rental income.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAC

Religious Orders & Monastic Communities (Monasteries, Convents)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYMPABALAN

Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Broadcasting (TV & Radio)/Religious/Faith-Based Broadcasting

Keywords

• Episcopal worship services
• Sacred music programs
• Community outreach
• Parish religious education
• Community concerts

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Members and Friends of St. Luke's contribute through weekly offerings, one-time gifts, and recurring donations to support church operations and mission programs
2. Pledges: Annual pledge campaigns where members commit to giving for the fiscal year, supporting mission-driven programs and operating budget
3. Concert Series Revenue: Professional concert season with ticket sales at $45 general admission, $35 students/seniors, and $150 season tickets. Also sells CDs and merchandise through online store
4. Mission Fund Donations: Designated donations for specific outreach programs and community services including the St. Luke's Center capital campaign
5. Townhouse Rentals: Revenue from rental properties/townhouses that help fund mission-driven programs
6. Legacy Giving: Estate planning and bequest donations to support long-term mission

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Luke in the Fields Church is a historic Episcopal parish that provides traditional Anglo-Catholic worship services six days a week, a professional sacred music program featuring the Choir of St. Luke in the Fields, a ticketed four-concert annual concert season, children's choral education through the Choristers program, community outreach services (food, clothing, senior and youth programs), and technology classes for older adults in partnership with Senior Planet from AARP. It supports these programs through member tithes, pledges, donations, concert ticket sales, and rental income from parish-owned townhouses.

Product overview

St. Luke in the Fields Church is an Episcopal parish offering a comprehensive set of worship, music, educational, and community service programs. The church operates traditional Sunday and weekday worship services alongside a robust music ministry featuring the professional Choir of St. Luke in the Fields and the children's Choristers program. The church maintains active outreach initiatives including food, clothing, and senior programming, as well as community education offerings such as technology classes for older adults. Digital ministry includes online worship livestreaming and an archived sermon library.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Worship Services
• Concert Season
• Choir of St. Luke in the Fields
• St. Luke's Choristers
• Technology Classes for Older Adults
• Outreach Programs
• Online Worship & Livestreaming
• Legacy Giving Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Worship services 6 days per week
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BKSK ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025Architecture firm that designed the new St. Luke's Center, achieving balance between expanding community programming and honoring the Greenwich Village Historic District character.
• Senior Planet from AARPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonthly technology classes for older adults held at Laughlin Hall. Classes cover AI, everyday devices, online security, and more. Registration required, free to attend. 2026 schedule includes 6 classes from July-December.
• 6th Precinct Community CouncilminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration partner for technology classes for seniors, bringing community policing connections to the program.
• Baroque in the FieldscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeriod instrument orchestra that collaborates with the Choir of St. Luke in the Fields for concerts, including Handel: Esther and A Baroque Christmas in Rome.
• Darcy Rogers PhotographyminorOthersPhotographer documenting church events including Easter Day 2026 photos and Blessing of the Ground ceremony.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery: Historic Episcopal parish in the East Village with comparable neighborhood-anchored worship, arts programming, and community service mission.
• Trinity Church (Manhattan): Historic Episcopal parish in lower Manhattan with similar worship, music, outreach, and real estate-based operating model. Comparable in age, denomination, congregation profile, and NYC footprint.
• Church of the Intercession (Manhattan): Episcopal parish in upper Manhattan with comparable worship, music, and outreach ministry serving an urban demographic with similar stewardship-based funding model.
• The Riverside Church: Interdenominational progressive Christian church in Manhattan with comparable social justice orientation, music programming, and community outreach to underserved populations.
• The Church of St. Thomas More: Roman Catholic parish in Manhattan offering similar worship, music, and community programs to a comparable urban professional congregant base.
• Brick Presbyterian Church: Historic Presbyterian congregation on Manhattan's Upper East Side with similar congregational profile, music ministry, and stewardship-driven operating model.
• Marble Collegiate Church: Historic mainline Protestant church in midtown Manhattan with comparable worship, music, and community outreach programs targeting a similar NYC congregant demographic.

Broad incumbents

• Cathedral of St. John the Divine: Episcopal cathedral in Morningside Heights offering comparable worship, professional choir, music/concert programming, and community outreach at a larger institutional scale.
• St. Patrick's Cathedral (NYC): Iconic historic Manhattan religious institution with major music program, tourism-driven revenue, and community outreach — operates at a much larger scale but in a directly comparable space.

Others

• Senior Planet from AARP: Stated strategic partner rather than a peer, but operationally comparable as an organization delivering community-based technology education programs to seniors in NYC — relevant for understanding the partner's scale and program model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLOj057ns9fFBJXv5pQwcriv2E3O7L1Qn3
• Xx.com/stlukesnyc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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