Who We Are

Pastoral Leadership

Senior Pastor Reverend Peter Luckey

Rev. Dr. Peter Luckey

Rev. Dr. Peter Luckey

Peter Luckey is originally from Connecticut and has a B.A. from Colby College in Maine and a M.Div and Doctor of Ministry Degree from The Chicago Theological Seminary. Prior to his call at Plymouth, Peter served nine years as Senior Pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational Church in Oak Park, Illinois, a multi-racial church situated in an integrated community.

During Rev. Luckey’s leadership at Plymouth over the last 14 years Plymouth has constructed a new south church housing the Head Start Preschool program, Sunday School classrooms, offices, choir room and the Althaus Chapel. The north side of the church was renovated providing a new business office, kitchen and fellowship hall. In his words, “Given today’s hectic and confusing times, my vision for Plymouth is to be a church that strengthens the faith of all and seeks to be a visible active presence of God’s love in the world.”

Peter is married to Linda Luckey. Currently, Linda is the Assistant to the Senior Vice Provost at KU. The Luckeys have two sons, Christopher and Daniel.


Associate Pastor Reverend Joshua Longbottom

Rev. Joshua Longbottom

Rev. Joshua Longbottom

Josh Longbottom is a longtime Kansan with a deep love for the prairie of the flint hills.  He has a B.S. in Rhetoric and Communications with a focus in Social Justice Mobilization from Kansas State University and a Masters of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary in Saint Louis.  Josh came to Plymouth directly from seminary and joined our staff August of 2006.

Rev. Longbottom oversees the Gathering of Grace worship service, Young Adult Ministries and Youth Ministries at Plymouth.  In his words “Plymouth is in the right place at the right time.  The world needs a theology of hospitality and a vision of a God of grace whose nonviolent ways have the power to make room for everyone in this world - you and me, for this bird and that tree, for all the little things.  The world needs a theology of hospitality and so does downtown Lawrence.” 

Josh and his fiance are soon moving into a little refurbished dairy barn west of the lake and they do not yet have plans for any little ones.