Justin Perkins
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A community united by the Gospel's liberating Word; a community rooted in solidarity with the marginalized and downtrodden; a community proclaiming justice to systems of alienation and oppression; a community embracing us in our suffering, shame, and mortality; a community of public witness and testimony, of people daring to engage the creative work of transforming despair into hope, isolation into healing relationships, exclusion into unabashed inclusivity. This church does not dwell in the illusory self-righteous promise of otherworldly salvation, but strives to delve into the pain and joy of our worldly realities that people might be brought into mutual relationship with each other. To this end, St. Luke's pursues with fractionated clarity what it means to seek the common good in our homes, neighborhoods, this city, and our world.