The Denver United Chronicles

Remembering the Final Launch Team Meeting

On January 16th, the launch team held it's final Friday night meeting as it looked forward to moving to both Sunday mornings and Sturm Hall the following week.  It was a night full of looking back at where we had come from and how God had blessed the humble beginnings of the church.  It was also a night of excitement as everyone began to see that the dream of planting a church in Denver was about to come true.  Pastor Ross Parsley from New Life Church in Colorado Springs, one of Denver United's overseers, was on hand for the occasion providing encouragement to the launch team and praying blessing over the staff.  The team was given the now famous "Love Expert" t-shirts, and we all enjoyed a dessert potluck after the meeting.  It was a night that will long live on in our corporate memory.  A collection of photos can be found here for your enjoyment. 

Don't forget to join us this Sunday at 9 am and 11 am at Sturm Hall to celebrate our one-year anniversary as a church and Pastor Rob shares from his heart about where we've been, where we are, and the church he envisions we will become.

Enjoy other memories from the Celebration Era here.

More Memories from the Celebration Era

 As we continue to look forward to Denver United's first anniversary service this weekend, take time to enjoy some additional photographic memories from the Celebration Era.  These pictures are from the December 26 to January 9th launch team meetings, held as Celebration Community Church. 

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Remembering the Celebration Era

As we look forward to celebrating Denver United's first anniversary this Sunday, it seemed only appropriate to break out some of the photos from our first couple months in Denver. 

On October 24, 2008, the first Launch Team meeting was held at Celebration Community Church, which would host the meetings on Friday nights until the launch of the church in January.  That first meeting saw 206 people in attendance, close to full capacity for the sanctuary.  Over the next few weeks, we would continue to see a new church family form as the Colorado Springs and Denver folks began to meet and build friendships.  And it quickly became apparent that God was indeed building His church in Denver, just as Pastor Rob had assured us He would.  Everyone was amazed and humbled by what God was doing in our midst, as we looked forward to the hopeful, eventual move to Sturm Hall.

Take a moment to reminisce (or experience for the first time) some of the memories from the early Celebration Era (October-December 2008).

And plan to join us this Sunday at 9 am and 11 am at Sturm Hall to celebrate our one-year anniversary as a church and Pastor Rob shares from his heart about where we've been, where we are, and the church he envisions we will become.

Enjoy other memories from the Celebration Era here.

Remembering Denver United's First Christmas Service

On December 19, 2008, Denver United's launch team held the church's first Christmas service in the sanctuary of Celebration Community Church.  The night was a blend of the sacred and festive with carols, Scripture and special music to celebrate our Savior's birth.  Pastor Austin and Blanca Pyle were spending Christmas in Mexico, so Pastor Mauri Brendle and Quinn Cory stepped in to lead the worship team.  United Kids threw an international-themed Christmas party for the kids.  And an assortment of cookies were brought in to help encouage people to stay after service and fellowship.  It was a wonderful time for the church family to look back over the past few months and see how much God had done in briging the vision of Denver United into a reality.

That same week, Denver United partnered with the Salvation Army Family Christmas Program to  provide clothes and toys to 10 children from severely underprivileged families in the Denver community. The congregation was thankful to see God providing more and more opportunities to share the love of Christ with the people of our city.

Take a trip down memory lane with some pictures from this historic service.