Cemetery
St. Luke's Cemetery is located on the south end of Hastings near the Starkson Family Life Celebration Chapel. The current cemetery entrance is on Minnesota Highway 316 (Red Wing Blvd/Great River Road) across from the Hastings Armory.
St. Luke’s is one of the oldest cemeteries in the area and is the final resting place for many of Hastings’ earliest settlers, indigenous residents, and many generations of Episcopalians. Church membership and Episcopal affiliation are not required to purchase burial plots, although active members do receive a discounted purchase price.
The cemetery is cared for by local volunteers who tend to the grounds during the growing season. They are also working on a comprehensive plan for landscape upgrades. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church manages the perpetual fund and upkeep. It is the practice of the faith community to name a few of those buried during our Sunday worship services so that each year, every person buried in St. Luke's cemetery is specifically remembered in prayer.
