Luke is a fourth year seminary student at Eden Theological Seminary who is pursuing ordination in the United Church of Christ. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a minor in Religious Studies. He then attended Harvard Divinity School for a year before transferring to Eden Seminary. He is a native of the Chicago area and has been living in St. Louis for seven years.

After graduation in 2010, Luke will be seeking a call in a parish in either Chicago or Boston. He and his partner Tommy live in the Soulard area of St. Louis with their two dogs Razz and Diesel. Luke enjoys many activities, but you can most often find him reading, doing housework, listening to music or rounding up friends for Monopoly tournaments.