[1] The site is part of a continuing tradition of Anglican worship established during the first years of European settlement on the Darling Downs.

The Reverend John Gregor visited the area, holding services in camps and private homes from 1840 until his death in 1848.

A parsonage was built at the "Springs" (Drayton) in 1851 but by then the focal point of activity on the Downs had swung some six kilometres northwards to an area known as "The Swamp", later to become Toowoomba.

The Reverend Thomas St. John Parry Pughe immediately set out to raise funds for a more suitable church.

Plans were commissioned from Diocesan Architect John Hingeston Buckeridge for a stone church in 1892 and the new building was dedicated in February 1897.

(Harry) Marks was one of a remarkable family firm of architects which had a lasting effect on the appearance of Toowoomba, being responsible for a large number of public, private and commercial buildings.

[1] The foundation stone for St Luke's hall was laid by the Archdeacon of Brisbane Henry le Fanu on 28 May 1910 in the presence of a large and representative assembly of people and is inscribed "To the Glory of God and in memory of Benjamin Glennie, B.A., sometime Rector of Toowoomba."

The Rector's Warden, Mr Frank Hooper, referred to the devotion of Canon Glennie who was virtually the founder of St Luke's from a material and temporal point of view.

[2] The completed hall was opened on 11 April and dedicated on 15 May 1911 by the Archbishop of Brisbane St Clair Donaldson at a cost of £1554.

[1][3] St Luke's hall stands at the corner of Herries and Ruthven Street to the south of the church and parallel to it.

It is an unusual building and has a number of Marks trademark features and innovations including the use of extensive provision for light and ventilation, a patented construction method and flamboyant decoration.

This technique was also used by Marks for the Taylor Memorial Institute at St James' Church and the main building at The Glennie School, both contemporary with this hall.

[1] St Lukes Church Hall was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.