Arvada Girl Scout Creates Kits for Cancer Patients

11-year-old Girl Scout Kyra Delaney-Barton saw a need in her community and decided to do something about it. Kyra, a 2nd year junior in Girl Scouts of Colorado Troop 68100 and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, watched her great-uncle battle cancer twice, including undergoing chemotherapy. She knew that the…

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LDS Church Paints Mural, Removes Weeds and Fences at Majestic View Park

The drizzly weather on Saturday, September 10 didn’t stop 140 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from completing three large service projects at Majestic View Nature Center. Families with toddlers, youngsters, and teenagers filed a thirty-yard dumpster of noxious weeds. Other families removed wire fencing and posts in a deep thicket…

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Arvada Churches Come Together to Feed Neighbors in Need

On Saturday July 16, five Arvada church congregations came together to gather food and supplies to help community members in need. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Arvada, Arvada United Methodist Church, King of Glory Lutheran Church, Simpson United Methodist Church, and the Arvada Baha’i Community worked together to plan…

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Saints and Civic Leaders Come Together to Celebrate Independence

The Saints in Arvada, Colorado, celebrated Independence Day 2022 in style! On Saturday, July 2, families and friends gathered early for a 5k fun run and afterward were joined by many others for a patriotic program, followed by breakfast and games. Attendees enjoyed an uplifting a capella rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” sung by…

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Volunteer Group Participates in the Great Day of Gardening

The Rose Roots Community Garden was established to create a more engaged community and bring together the community of Arvada. This year on May 14th, the garden hosted its “Great Day of Gardening” in partnership with Denver Urban Gardens and the City of Arvada. Many members of local church congregations volunteered. Projects completed include staining…

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Eagle Scout Project: Community Fire Pit Upgrade

In 2019 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced an end to a very long relationship with the Boy Scouts of America. While a large number of young men in the church decided to not continue their path to Eagle Scout that wasn’t the case for Micah Andersen in Arvada. Micah joined Troop…

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Arvada Church Members Build 100 Ash Sifters

Arvada Stake members helped build 100 ash sifters to assist families affected by the Marshall Fire. A group of youth put together many of the sifters and even decorated them with uplifting messages. The sifters were then donated to the Marshall Fire Donation and Resource Center located in the old Nordstrom’s at the Flatirons Mall.

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