Lakewood Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Assists the Red Cross with Local Emergency
On the afternoon of June 18, 2017 in Lakewood, CO, 88 people were displaced by a roof collapse at the Maplewood Village Apartment Complex. In response to this local emergency, the Lakewood Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, alongside other local humanitarian agencies, assisted the Red Cross in providing for…
Read MoreStirring Performances of the “Lamb of God” Bring Together Community Leaders and Fellow Christians in Celebration of Easter in Denver and Boulder
Highlighting the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ (LDS) fundamental belief in Jesus Christ, the Mormon Chorale and Orchestra of Denver recently staged four exquisite performances of the “Lamb of God” at the Newman Center on the University of Denver Campus and the Mackey Auditorium Concert Hall at the University of Colorado Boulder. Written…
Read MoreMembers of the LDS Church Join with Fellow Christians in Denver to Observe Good Friday
On a bright, sunny afternoon this past Friday, April 14th, members of the LDS Church joined nearly 200 hundred clergy and lay members of seven local Christian churches for an annual interfaith Good Friday service at Observatory Park in Denver. Following nearly twenty years of observance, the interfaith Stations of the Cross service brought…
Read MoreBringing Hope to Families through Easter Baskets for Families First Colorado
Holidays can be a time of special heartache for children who have been removed from their homes due to child abuse. To ease the burdens of children displaced from their homes this Easter, members of the Denver Colorado Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) worked to collect 57 Easter baskets…
Read MoreJustServe Volunteers from the LDS Church: Ready to Serve on Short Notice
Earlier this month (April 2017), Birthline, a Denver-based nonprofit pregnancy counseling service, faced a critical shortage of volunteers to sort through more than 10,000 donated clothing items. The thousands of clothing items were graciously donated to Birthline by Denver’s largest children’s consignment sale called Just Between Friends (JBF). While immensely grateful for JBF’s generous donations,…
Read MoreLearn Principles of Peace in a new Easter campaign from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
For the fourth consecutive Easter season, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is encouraging Mormons and others around the world to share hopeful messages about Jesus Christ. This year’s focus comes from the Bible’s teaching that Christ is the Prince of Peace. “And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God,…
Read MoreLDS Church Builds Unity in Christ through Participation in a Catholic-Lutheran Sponsored Common Prayer Service
In contrast with the political and religious divisiveness of our times, Christians of many different faiths gathered this past Sunday, March 19th, in a Common Prayer Service at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. The Common Prayer Service focused on commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation begun by Martin Luther.…
Read MoreLakewood JustServe Fair Links Volunteers with a Broad Range of Community Service Organizations
On Saturday, February 25th, sixteen community service organizations, ranging from the International Rescue Committee to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, gathered at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in Lakewood to host a JustServe Fair. JustServe is an LDS Church-sponsored web site (www.justserve.org) that links volunteers of all backgrounds with local community…
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