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The
calendar might say 2009, but the Model Ts, horse-drawn
carriage, top hats and sweeping ankle-length skirts on
display in front of Trinity United Methodist Church
spoke of much earlier days.
Parishioners at the city’s oldest church, which predates
Colorado statehood by 17 years, gathered on Sunday,
August 2, 20009 for a celebration of Trinity’s 150th
anniversary featuring period costumes and a special
sermon.
When the congregates first gathered on August 2, 1859,
it wasn’t at a church. The service was held at the
Pollack House Hotel. The downtown landmark with its
vaulted sanctuary and towering 4,000-pipe organ now
serves about 3,500 people a week, including the homeless
and others in need of assistance.
“We’re here for good,” said senior pastor Michael Dent.
“We’re here to be good. We’re here to do good, and we’re
here to stay.” The church recently started a three-year,
$1.8 million fundraising campaign to help recently
released inmates, to build a school in Guatemala and
start a health care initiative in Liberia.
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