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Monthly Newsletter "The Herald"
2011: July, August, September, October, November, December
The
Christ the King Herald
is our monthly newsletter, sent to all members and anyone requesting to be
on the mailing list. Our editors are Paul and Dolores Parsons. Contact our office if you are interested in receiving
an issue by mail.
We welcome your articles about upcoming events, comments on past events,
special achievements of our members, etc. The deadline is the 15th of
each month. You may email articles to
CTKLutheranDenver@gmail.com
or give to Lynette in church office.
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offset the cost of publishing and mailing our newsletter. Sponsor ads are
now running for one year from February 2012 to January 2013. CTK members
receive first choice of ad space and a big discount!
Monthly Calendar of Events - February
Community Groups using our facility:
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Colorado Genealogical Society meets at CTK on the 3rd Friday of each
month (except July, August and December) at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship
Hall. The next meeting will be on Friday, March 16, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
For more information on the programs, contact Lynette Dick at
303-935-4669 or visit their website at
http://www.cogensoc.us Colorado Genealogical Society-Computer Interest Group also holds their meetings at Christ the King. Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month (except July, August and December) at 7:00 p.m. The next meeting will be Monday, March 12, 2012. For more information contact Lynette Dick at 303-935-4669 or visit their website at http://www.cogensoc.us/cigmain.htm. The Colorado Association of Professional Genealogists meets at CTK four times per year. The Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies meets at CTK the third Saturday in January and October. Their next meeting at CTK will be October 20, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. The Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy holds their meetings at Christ the King on the third Saturday of each month at 1 p.m. Their library at CTK is also open from 10-1 p.m. on Saturdays. For more information, visit their website at http://www.hispanicgen.org |
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Short History of Christ the King Lutheran Church
| Christ the King Lutheran Church was chartered on February 12, 1956, at its current location at 2300 South Patton Court, Denver, Colorado 80219. At that time, we were meeting at Gust Elementary School at Irving and Yale. The original sanctuary was completed on June 3, 1956. |
| Our current sanctuary was completed in September 1964 in the architectural style of the "praying hands". |
| As of January 2012, we have 262 baptized members, 213 confirmed members, and 140 households. |
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We are
a member of the
Rocky Mountain Synod Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America(ELCA) _______________________. |
Christ the King Lutheran Church was started with services in September 1955, and organized in January 1956 by Pastor Don Hansen. A group of people from the Evangelical Lutheran Church Synod wanted a Lutheran Church is newly developed Southwest Denver.
The synod purchased a large lot on the corner of Patton Court and Iliff Avenue with a house on it. This is where Pastor Hansen and family lived. This house also held the office and many community meetings. After the first service with 87 people present, the services were then held at Gust Elementary School until a building could be built.
Charter Sunday was February 12, 1956 with a membership of 237 individuals. The first building was completed and dedicated on June 3, 1956 - 550 people attended.
The church grew very quickly. The present sanctuary was built in 1965 and dedicated on September 13, 1965. Our 50th Anniversary was celebrated on February 12, 2006.