The Cemetery Preservation Workshop is a free program designed to educate volunteers on the necessary training needed to safely preserve and protect historic tombstones and markers. This program promotes engagement and preservation of the church cemetery through education and practical experience.

FREE EVENT – REGISTRATION REQUIRED The Virginia Handbell Consort: Formed in the fall of 1996, the Virginia Handbell Consort became the first community handbell ensemble in the Hampton Roads area. Our auditioned musicians perform on a variety of instruments: 6+ octaves of Schulmerich handbells 6+ octaves of Malmark handchimes 3 octaves of Petit and Fritzen […]

The Cemetery Preservation Workshop is a free program designed to educate volunteers on the necessary training needed to safely preserve and protect historic tombstones and markers. This program promotes engagement and preservation of the church cemetery through education and practical experience.

Saturday May 31, 2025 1 PM  Free with Registration  St Luke’s is hosting an Open House in partnership with the Diocese of Southern Virginia of the Episcopal Church. May 31 beginning at 1PM. We welcome you to bring your memories, momentos and photographs of places that are sacred to you and especially any such memories of […]

Executive Director John Ericson will present on the connection between the Puritan movement and the Road to Revolution. Was the American Revolution truly “Old Oliver’s Cause?” Drinks and snacks will be provided. This is a free presentation with registration required.

The Cemetery Preservation Workshop is a free program designed to educate volunteers on the necessary training needed to safely preserve and protect historic tombstones and markers. This program promotes engagement and preservation of the church cemetery through education and practical experience.

Revolutionary Minds: The Enlightenment Philosophers – Locke, Rousseau, Sidney, Montesquieu, how did these 17th and 18th Century thinkers help pave the road to Revolution? St Luke’s Executive Director will dive into the influence of the Enlightenment on Jefferson, Madison, Franklin and other Revolutionary minds. Free Presentation with registration. Drinks and snacks provided.

From Awakening to Secularism: The first Great Awakening is often depicted as having a direct correlation to the American Revolution. However, many of those who crafted America’s founding documents had a jaundiced view of such clerical figures such as Jonathan Edwards. A counter-movement with a more secular bent is what followed that time of high […]

The Cemetery Preservation Workshop is a free program designed to educate volunteers on the necessary training needed to safely preserve and protect historic tombstones and markers. This program promotes engagement and preservation of the church cemetery through education and practical experience.

FREE ADMISSION THIS WEEKEND In-person event. No registration is required. Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 9:30 am – 5pm Sunday, September 7, 2025 from 11am – 3pm The 17th century was a time of violent upheaval and social unrest. St Luke’s Historic Church & Museum will be examining the Colonial conflicts in this living history […]

The Cemetery Preservation Workshop is a free program designed to educate volunteers on the necessary training needed to safely preserve and protect historic tombstones and markers. This program promotes engagement and preservation of the church cemetery through education and practical experience.

Saturday September 27, 2025 7 PM  Free with Registration  The witchcraft mania that swept through Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, while significant, has tended to overshadow the historical records of the persecutions of alleged witches in other colonies. Join us as Historian Carson Hudson explores the often-misunderstood subject of witchcraft persecution in early Virginia. Hudson offers insights […]

Friday, October 17, 2024 at 6pm $15 per person, children under 5 are free, in-person event. They say “Dead men tell no tales,” but that’s not true! Come out and hear the stories of those buried in Virginia’s oldest continuous cemetery at St Luke’s Historic Church & Museum. This is NOT a ghost tour but […]

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7pm, 8pm, and 9pm $30 per person. ID’s will be checked for all participants. This is for adults 21 and older. Start off with a tasting from Sly Clyde’s Cidery of Hampton and then enjoy a tour of our ancient cemetery and hear the stories of some of our more […]