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Last Words

February 1, 2010

It’s been said that when people are facing death, they get serious about life. They look back and reflect on the most important things. They look ahead and ponder the unknown future. And they take a moment to pass along their last words to those closest to them. Join us for this series beginning February 21 as we look at Jesus’ final week before he went to the cross. You might be surprised by what he said.

Just as a reminder, starting February 21st we will be moving to a new location, Bonnie Brae Church (700 Bonnie Brae Blvd)

We’re Moving!

February 1, 2010

Starting February 21, New Denver Church will be meeting in a new location for our worship services and family ministries environments. We’ll be meeting at Bonnie Brae Church, located at 700 Bonnie Brae Blvd., Denver, CO 80209. We are extremely grateful to Hope Community Church for allowing us to meet there for the last several months. But we’re excited about this move for a few reasons:

1. We originally desired to meet in a location closer to University Blvd. or Colorado Blvd. and somewhere that is fairly accessible to I-25. Bonnie Brae Church faces University Blvd. about one mile north of I-25. We couldn’t ask for a better location!
2. The church is located in the heart of the Bonnie Brae/Belcaro neighborhood and just minutes from Washington Park, the University of Denver, Cherry Creek, and Glendale. There are a few churches in the area, but we believe that we can be a redeeming and valuable presence in these neighborhoods and this part of Denver. We’re excited about the potential of reaching people in these neighborhoods and also just being a blessing to those who may never choose to come to our church.
3. Bonnie Brae Church itself has a rich history. Currently though, they have felt that their facilities could be of great use to a younger, new church like ours. We look forward to building a partnership with them, investing in their small congregation and facilities, and working together to make an impact in Denver.
4. Finally, we hope that this Bonnie Brae location becomes a more semi-permanent place for us as a church. While we do not know the future and remain committed to metro Denver as a whole, we hope to begin putting down some roots in a place we can call home.

We’re beginning this new season at Bonnie Brae with a message series entitled Last Words on February 21. See you there!

Second Sunday Project for February

January 25, 2010

At New Denver Church we choose not to gather together for worship services on the Second Sunday of the month. Instead we choose to use the second week of the month to gather in our community to worship God by serving others.This month we will continue our project with Habitat for Humanity. In January Habitat began construction of their historic new Bails neighborhood project here in Denver. The Bails neighborhood project is Habitat’s first transit-oriented green community build. They will be constructing 24 townhouses in 5 buildings to create 1 community. New Denver has partnered with other churches in our area to form the Future Faith Network. Together over the next four months we will contribute the time and money required to build one townhouse in the community.

New Denver has committed to provide fifteen volunteers in the second week of February – five spots on Friday, February 12th and ten spots on Saturday, February 13th. To sign up to serve with us go to the Future Faith Network volunteer website. Move fast, because these slots will surely fill up fast. If all the slots are filled, feel free to go ahead and sign up for any future build days designated for New Denver or open to all churches in the network. Or you can check out one of our other local partners to find another opportunity to join us to worship God by serving together in the community.

Superbowl Sunday!

January 13, 2010

So, Superbowl XLIV is February 7th; kickoff is around 4:30 pm mountain time. Which poses quite a dilemma for us since our worship services and family ministries environments are on Sundays at 5:00 pm. Do we just ignore the Superbowl and go on with services? Do we replace our services and children’s environments with a Superbowl party? Do we cancel services? As we discussed the issue with our Leadership Community, we came away with a unanimous decision. Let me briefly explain how it unfolded.

Worship, teaching, and gathering as a community is important to us, so we didn’t want to just cancel services for a football game. And yet, as we thought about the Superbowl, we realized that it’s one of the most important “holidays” in our culture. It’s a time where virtually everyone, regardless of whether they are football fans or not, gathers in people’s homes to eat, hang out, watch the game (and all the expensive commercials!), and simply enjoy community together. We thought: isn’t this what our church is about–relationships and community? What a great opportunity for small groups to hang out together and watch the game. What an even better opportunity to throw Superbowl parties in our homes and invite neighbors and friends who aren’t part of our church. Going to church is important to our faith, and we do that most other Sundays of the year. So why not take this Sunday to enjoy relationships?

With that in mind, we’re not going to have church on February 7th. Instead, “have church” in your home, invite your neighbors and friends, and enjoy the game! So, the schedule for the next few weeks is:

January 17, 24, and 31: Regular services and children’s environments at 5 pm
February 7: No services: Superbowl parties instead!
February 14: No services: Second Sunday service project
February 21: Resume regular schedule of services and children’s environments at 5 pm

January Second Sunday Project

January 3, 2010

This month we are kicking off our new Second Sunday initiative. We couldn’t think of a better way to start than by working with Habitat for Humanity to help them kick off the historic new Bails neighborhood project here in Denver. The Bails neighborhood project is Habitat’s first transit-oriented green community build. They will be constructing 24 townhouses in 5 buildings to create 1 community. New Denver has partnered with other churches in our area to form the Future Faith Network. Together over the next four months we will contribute the time and money required to build one townhouse in the community.

Next week there are ten volunteer spots on Friday, January 8th and ten spots on Saturday, January, 9th. To sign up to serve with us go to the Future Faith Network volunteer website. Move fast, because these slots will surely fill up fast. If all the slots are filled, feel free to go ahead and sign up for any future build days designated for New Denver or open to all churches in the network. Or you can check out one of our other local partners to find another opportunity to join us to worship God by serving together in the community.

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