From its beginnings in 1921, Greater St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church has been a spiritual and social center in Lubbock. Organized by Rev. Wiley and originally known as Caldonia Baptist Church, the congregation first met in the neighborhood’s Masonic Lodge at 16th Street and Avenue A. Worshippers purchased a lot at 1802 Avenue A in 1924 and met in a wooden shelter before building a frame structure. In 1950 new property on 26th Street was purchased and a brick sanctuary was dedicated in 1957.
