Diocese: Diocese of the West
Deanery: Rocky Mountain Deanery
Address
349 E 47th Ave
Denver, Colorado 80216
Website: orthodoxdenver.org
Parish Contacts
Lay Leadership
Directions
General Location
We are conveniently located at the juncture of I 70 and I 25 in north Denver.
From Boulder
Follow Boulder Turnpike south to I 25. Go onto I 70 about 1/4 mile and exit at Washington. Turn north and go 1 block to 47th, then three blocks west to Logan.
From South Denver
Take I 25 north to “Mousetrap” interchange and onto I 70 to Washington, then go 1 block north and 3 blocks west.
From Downtown Denver
Take Broadway to Brighton to Washington at 47th, then north to 47th and west to Logan.
Schedule of Services
6:00 PM Great Vespers.
Saturday Evening
9:10 AM Hours, 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy.
Sunday Morning
Services for Great Feasts, weekday services, and Lenten schedule as announced.
Parish Background
Ours is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-generational congregation, rejoicing in the fullness of Orthodox faith and worship. We strive to preserve and promote the diversity of Orthodox traditions represented within our community while endeavoring to maintain the continuity of Orthodox worship under the direction of our Hierarch.
In the 1890s, considerable numbers of diverse eastern European people settled in the town known as Globeville, now the northernmost neighborhood of Denver. These folks from Serbian, Carpatho-Russian, Bukovenian, Slovak, and other backgrounds, all shared a common need to “Worship God after the custom of our Fathers.”
In 1898, a dozen families mortgaged their homes to buy six lots on the corner of 47th and Logan and in September of that year, they laid the cornerstone of their temple and incorporated as “The Greek Catholic Church of the Transfiguration of Christ.” They obtained a Uniate priest from Austro-Hungary, but in 1904 sought out the Orthodox bishop in America; they were received into the canonical Church by St Tikhon. St Tikhon visited Denver a total of three times and, in 1905, consecrated the temple. We believe that our temple is one of a very few churches in the lower 48 which can claim continual existence and unbroken use for a century.
After World War II, new immigrants of Serbs and Russians joined the third generation members to inject new vigor into the life of the parish. In the 1980s and 1990s, another immigration has blessed the parish with a large number of Romanian and Great Russian parishioners. Over the years, we honor our rich cultural roots with our Serbian-style Slava, St Sava’s Day, in January, together as well as the St Vladimir’s Day in July—together with our own Altar Feast of Holy Transfiguration in August. Other Orthodox cultural customs have at times become regular parish observances, such as the Greek-style blessing of Vasilopita (St. Basil’s Bread) for the New Year and gathering for a Slavic-style Holy Supper on the Eve of the Nativity of our Lord. Our parish is now composed, about half, of converts to the faith from a dozen non-traditional nationalities with Scotts, Irish, and Germans topping the list.
We rejoice in the ongoing mission which God has given this community and in the knowledge that our vigor has only increased over the century.
