St Luke's Anglican Church, Liverpool will move into a new ministry centre this weekend. The centre was predominantly built due to a lack of facilities for the expanding children's ministry program.

The two-storey building will give the church some much needed office space as well as large meeting areas and additional car parking.

The nearly $1 million cost of the building was largely funded due to a Sydney diocese Leasing Ordinance which saw some parish land sold to Westfield Liverpool in 1976. The money from the sale was invested, and now churches in the area receive a percentage of the interest made from the investments. The rest of the money came from church savings as well as a loan, which the church expects to pay off over the next five to ten years.

Rector Stuart Pearson says that the building will give established children's and multi-cultural ministries an opportunity to expand.

"Everyone is very excited about it, we've already got groups vying for the best spaces," he said.

According to Pearson, the facilities of the 192-year-old church building were inadequate for the rapidly growing children’s program which caters to the large number of families in the Liverpool area.

"It will give us a great opportunity to grow our children's ministry," he said. "We need to be providing services and spaces to cater to the people of Liverpool."