The Rev. Luke Martinez
Priest-in-Charge
text: 559-679-6862
email: fatherluke@ecsaviour.org

BIO - Fr. Luke has served in ordained ministry for four years and currently serves as Priest-in-Charge at Church of the Saviour in Hanford and St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tulare. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin’s Commission on Ministry (COM).

Before entering ordained ministry, Fr. Luke worked as a high school teacher and later served as a hospital and hospice chaplain. These experiences continue to inform his ministry and his commitment to meeting people with compassion and care.

Fr. Luke lives in Visalia and enjoys reading, writing, tabletop games, and video games in his free time. He is also pursuing a PhD, with his dissertation focusing on Eucharistic practices of reconciliation in the Anglican Church in South Africa.