Outside the sacristy door is the churchyard. The land for the churchyard was purchased in 1835. Directly outside the door is the fenced area containing the crypts of the families of the three founders of the parish: Dr. Phineas Jenks, James Worth, and William Paff. Directly south of the sacristy is the crypt of Sir Henry Thornton, a life-long member of St. Luke's who was in charge of all overseas transportation during World War I, and was knighted by George V of Great Britain. Thornton was later approached by a delegation of Russians to upgrade their rail system; however, he was unable to do so, perhaps due to poor health.

The Chambers family crypt, also enclosed by an iron fence, is against the property line. The Chambers family who made their fortune in Pennsylvania oil donated the former Community Center to Newtown.

Another family whose fortune was made in Pennsylvania oil was the Pickering family. They donated Pickering Field and Pickering Manor to the community. Russell Pickering donated money for the Manor because his wife was very ill and at that time there were no nursing facilities in the are. The Pickering family is also buried here. The Richard Bertolet Memorial Garden was donated in Loving memory of Richard Bertolet by his loving wife Doris. see pictures

The Barnsley family, many of whom are buried here, has recently donated the large rose granite cross in the Garden of Repose in the northeast corner of the churchyard. This Garden was opened in 1990 as a memorial to Violet Gert, and is a repository that can accommodate hundreds of urns of ashes. September 29, 2004

Continue scrolling down to view pictures of the cemetary and the Garden of Repose in Spring and Summer.