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Washington Park United Methodist Church History Collection

This digital collection is a sample of items from the physical collection of the Washington Park United Methodist Church History Collection. It presents several items of church history from 1922 to 2002. Formerly known as the Washington Park Community Church, the church has a history of holding interfaith services with Jewish community members. This collection was digitized by Baylee Suskin whose work has been graciously funded by the Mountain Sky Archives and History Commission.


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"Addition to Wash Park Church," 1951
Denver Post article and photograph of the new church school building before Consecration Sunday in April 1951
"Farewell Sermon," 1963
Denver Post article with photograph of Rev. Halbert noting the conclusion of his 12 years of service to the Washington Park Community Service
"Ground Breaking Washington Park"
Black and white photograph of a man with a shovel surrounded by congregation at the ceremonial ground-breaking service for the church school expansion in 1951
"Methodist Mission To Include Denverite," 1959
Denver Post article about Rev. Halbert visiting South America on an evangelical mission there as the only representative from the Rocky Mountain Conference
"Methodists Plan Open House To Note Church Anniversary," 1968
Denver Post article presenting some church history ahead of the 75th Church Anniversary Celebration and announcing an open house held at the Lort residence
"One God, Many Ways of Worship," 1954
Empire Magazine, a supplement to the Denver Post, wrote an article describing how Washington Park Community church was holding interfaith services welcoming both Jewish and Christian congregants in April, 1954
"Our Debt To Our Yesterdays" Church History, 1933
Typewritten church history from 1893-1933 by Lydia Tort, neice of the founding members; prepared and read for the Sunday service on the 40th Anniversary of Washington Park Community Church
"Spirit Held Superior To Fate," 1952
Denver Post article summarizing Rev. Halbert's Sunday sermon entitled, "God Is Not Mocked" delivered February 1952
Black and White Photograph of Church Exterior
Photograph of the church tower and cloister
Black and White Photograph of Church Exterior, 1964
Black and white photograph of the church exterior in 1964

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