Aurora
Denver North Missionaries Have a New Leader
When was the last time you saw a pair of missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints walking down the street, knocking at your front door, or riding bikes in your neighborhood? Most of us have come to recognize the familiar white shirts and black nametags that are customary for these missionaries.…
Read MoreBuckley Air Base Hosts DNCC Members To Initiate Partnership To Increase Spiritual Fitness
On September 27th the Colorado National Guard based at Buckley Air Base and members of the Denver North Communications Council of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met together to begin a partnership and explore how they could come together to assist with the spiritual fitness of the soldiers state-wide. They discussed topics…
Read MoreWorld Refugee Day – Assembling Hygiene Kits
Thanks to all those who helped on June 20th, 2021 assembling refugee hygiene kits! World Refugee Day is an international holiday set on June 20th of each year. Organized by the United Nations it is meant to celebrate and recognize from around the world. In Aurora, the community met together and built more than 25…
Read MoreBlood Drives Continue
In April 2020 local leaders received word that there was a critical need for blood drives in Colorado. An area wide partnership was launched with Vitalant. All 16 stakes (geographic groups of local congregations) in the Denver Metro area hosted drives with some doing multiple drives throughout the end of the year. In total 38…
Read MoreBlack 14 Brings 40,000 Pounds of Food to Denver In Partnership with Church
My name is Jacob Paulsen and in the last two weeks, I was able to witness something that changed my life. My wife and I were both born and raised in Southern Wyoming and as such we have connections to The University of Wyoming. My father received his master’s degree from UW and both my…
Read MoreJohn Hickenlooper Tours Bishops’ Storehouse in Aurora
In August we were honored to welcome former Colorado governor and current U.S. Senate candidate John W. Hickenlooper for a tour of the Bishops’ Storehouse in Aurora. The storehouse has responded to every call for help during the pandemic – including a 100,000-pound donation to Denver food banks in June – and we expect to serve many…
Read MoreLargest Food Distribution Drive-Thru in Colorado
On April 30th The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a 5.5 million dollar cash donation to be provided to a number of key relief agencies in the US including The Salvation Army. A small part of that donation was manifest this Tuesday in Aurora where 3000 Coloradan families received a box of…
Read MoreMassive Food Drive Feeds the Masses: 23 Denver Food Banks Re-stock Shelves After Area-Wide Donation Effort
Of the many impacts that coronavirus has had on our community, the nationwide shortfall at food banks may be one of the most devastating. Over 30 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the last six weeks. The exponential increase in demand for food is unfortunately met by a drop in donations. Some of…
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