St. Luke's Episcopal Church (East Greenwich, R.I.)

St. Luke's Church in East Greenwich was founded in 1833 when a small group of Episcopalians led by Dr. Charles Eldredge formed a congregation under their first rector the Rev. Sylvester Nash. On January 21, 1834 St. Luke's Church in East Greenwich was incorporated by the Rhode Island General Assembly. The first service was held at the Kent County Courthouse on Main Street in East Greenwich, RI and for several months services were held at the East Greenwich Academy. The church was built and consecrated on April 17, 1834, on property bought from the Catholic Congregational Church.

Rev. Nash resigned in 1840. The Rev. William Henry Moore, who succeeded him, remained until 1841. Dr. Silas Crane became rector and remained until his death in 1872. He led the congregation to financial independence from the diocese, moving the congregation from mission to parish status. During his rectorship, an organ and the present baptismal font were given to the church by Colonel William Goddard.

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