About July, 1895, the members of the new St. Luke congregation purchased a lot on Lincoln Avenue in Scotland from Mr. Benjamin Hege. The deed stated that if the ever the ground was not used for a Lutheran Church, it was to revert to the Hege heirs. Furthermore, there were to be no wagons, pigs, sheep or cattle kept on the property, and access to barns in the rear was to be granted. Ground was broken for a new church on July 24, 1895, and the cornerstone was laid on September 22. The first services were held on December 14, 1895, and the building was dedicated the next day.

The Lincoln Street building saw many changes over the years. It was renovated in 1903, and an annex was added in 1934. In the early 1950s the organ was moved from the "pit" in front of the worship space, and other renovations--organ chimes, pew padding, and chandeliers among them--took place in succeeding years.

By 1985, in order to provide better facilities and programs for the members, the youth, and the Scotland community in general, a decision was made to study the feasibility of relocating the church. It was feasible, and on October 8, 1989, the congregation dedicated the first phase of a new facility on a two-acre site on the campus of the Luther Ridge Retirement Community, some two miles from the Lincoln Street building. The new facility more than doubled the seating capacity, and for the first time in many years there was adequate parking.

But further expansion was planned from the start, and in 1997 the building grew to its present configuration by the addition of a beautiful nave and a welcoming narthex. A full kitchen was installed, and additional classrooms were added to the end of the first building.

Today we are blessed to have the happy situation that our building is debt-free, and nearly every seat is being filled on Sunday mornings, so we are again beginning to look forward to expansion within the next few years.