Capilla de San Antonio de Padua (Lasauses)
Built in 1928–30, Capilla de San Antonio de Padua is a Catholic church in Lasauses in the San Luis Valley. Constructed in the Territorial Adobe style, the church incorporated one wall of an earlier church on the same site, which was built in 1880 but…
Capilla de San Isidro
Capilla de San Juan Bautista (Church of Saint John the Baptist)
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Emmanuel Shearith Israel Chapel
Located at what was once the corner of Tenth and Lawrence Streets in the middle of the Auraria Higher Education Center, Emmanuel Shearith Israel Chapel is the oldest surviving religious building in Denver. Built in 1876–77 as the Emmanuel Episcopal…
First Baptist Church of Moffat
The First Baptist Church of Moffat is a two-story concrete-block building constructed in 1911 at the corner of Fourth and Lincoln Streets (401 Lincoln Avenue, Moffat, Colorado). In the 1920s, residents bought the church from the Baptist Association to…
German Congregational Zion Church (Zion United Church of Christ)
Handy Chapel
Built in 1892 in downtown Grand Junction, Handy Chapel (200 White Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501) is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church but is legally owned by the black citizens of the city. In more than 120 years of existence,…
Holy Ghost Catholic Church
Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción
Located in Chama in the San Luis Valley, Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción (Church of the Immaculate Conception) is a Catholic church built in 1938 under the supervision of Father Onofre Martorell. It continues to serve as an important community center…
Iglesia de San Francisco de Assisi
Iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo
Peoples Presbyterian Church
Peoples Presbyterian Church was founded in June 1906 and is Denver’s oldest continuously active black Presbyterian congregation. In 1908 the congregation acquired its first permanent home at the former First Cumberland Presbyterian building a few blocks…
San Rafael Presbyterian Church
Located in Mogote in the southern San Luis Valley (4907 Co Rd 9, Antonito, CO 81120), San Rafael Presbyterian Church was probably built in 1895–97 and used regularly until 1965. It is the second-oldest church in Conejos County and one of the few…
St. Cajetan’s Catholic Church
Located at what was once the corner of Ninth and Lawrence Streets (101 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80204) in the Auraria Higher Education Center, St. Cajetan’s Catholic Church was built in 1926 to serve the Latino community of west Denver. The first church…
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church
Towering above Eleventh and Curtis Streets with its Gothic spires and Romanesque arches, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church has served Catholics in Denver for more than a century. Established in 1878, St. Elizabeth’s was the second Catholic parish…
St. Francis of Assisi Mission Church
Built in 1881, St. Francis of Assisi Mission Church is a Catholic church in Los Valdeses, a town along the Rio Grande about halfway between Del Norte and Monte Vista. One of the few Hispano churches in the San Luis Valley with a cruciform plan, St…
St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral
St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral (1350 Washington Street, Denver) was the first Episcopal congregation in Colorado and serves as the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado. The 1911 cathedral is a fine example of the Late English Gothic style, and the…
St. Leo’s Catholic Church
Between 1888 and 1965, St. Leo’s Catholic Church at Tenth Street and West Colfax Avenue in West Denver was the primary center of worship for Irish Catholics in the city. From the time it was built, St. Leo’s faced controversy over its role in enforcing…
Trinity United Methodist Church
Amid the high-rises and parking lots of downtown Denver, Trinity United Methodist Church (1820 Broadway) is one of the few surviving churches. Since 1888 it has played a major role in the city’s religious, political, civic, cultural, and architectural…