Al was born in Uganda and moved to Sydney as a boy. He has been a Christian all his life. He is married to Ruth, and they have three young adult children. He has been Senior Minister at St James since 2012.
Alan Lukabyo
Senior Minister
Blake has responsibilities at both St James Corydon and St Lukes Concord-Burwood. He is married to Sarah and they have the joy of raising Herb, Adelaide and Juniper. Two favourite places for Blake are the waves and the garden. In his own faith and as a minister, Blake loves seeing how Jesus speaks into all parts of life.
Blake Hatton
Assistant Minister – St Lukes Anglican Church Concord – Burwood
David is a retired parish minister with particular experience in lay ministry development and cross-cultural ministry; and a longtime special interest in Christian schooling.
Rev Dr David Gilmour (Retired)
Honourary Assistant Minister
Paul has been a lay minister at StLuke’s since 2005, with roles in leading services, preaching, singing and prayer. Husband of Mary Myerscough, he is an Emeritus Professor at Western Sydney University.
Dr Paul Wormell
Lay Minister
Andrew B.Ed., MA., M.Div.
Organist
Sharon Bogg
Office Manager – St Lukes Concord-Burwood
Other Staff of our Parish
Caroline grew up at Maroubra. Before joining St James in 2018 as an Assistant Minister Caroline served for 18 years with the Sydney University Evangelical Union. She loves the beach, her nephews and nieces and great books. Caroline also loves seeing people grow in their love and confidence in the Lord Jesus.
Caroline Andrews
Assistant Minister – Growing Believers
Myles has been a follower of Jesus since God transformed his life as a teenager. He is married to Erin and together they love going on adventures with their four hobbit children. He loves walking with families as they go through the highs and lows of raising young ones to love Jesus.
Myles Elton
Assistant Minister – Discipling the Young
Jeri grew up in Western Sydney and has previously worked at St Barnabas Broadway. She is passionate about seeing people of all backgrounds and stories experience the love of Jesus. Jeri loves pop culture, deep conversations and spending time with people – especially when she gets to cook for them! She is married to Andrew.
Jeri Jones Sparks
Assistant Minister – Reaching the Lost (part-time)
Lydia has attended St James since 2007. She loves coffee, pub trivia, romcoms, and shopping at IKEA. It brings her great joy to share the gospel with children and lead them to know and love God as their King and Heavenly Father.
Lydia Soo
Children’s Minister (part-time)
Sam has been an Inner Westie his whole life and often jokes that he may just never leave. He loves good coffee, pub food, and people to enjoy life with. Sam became a Christian in early high school when he realised that Jesus wasn’t just an idea, but a person who loved him and died for him. He’s keen to see the young people of the Inner West discover Jesus for themselves.
Sam Austin
Assistant Youth Minister (part-time)
Viv was born in South Africa and grew up in Sydney. She is married to Pei-Onn and loves dogs, art, gardening and dancing. A St Luke's parishioner for over 20 years, she is excited to be working at St James to make Christ known in the inner west.