Posts from Pastor Daniel
Thanksgiving Worship Service
Join us for an online Thanksgiving worship service. This ecumenical service is being led by pastors from Ascension, Beth-El Mennonite, Faith Presbyterian, Grace Lutheran, and St. Paul’s United Methodist. Together we give thanks to God!
Posted on November 9, 2022 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Science, Starvation, and Sacrifice
NOTE THE DATE CHANGEDuring the final year of World War II, 36 men volunteered for an experiment that would change our understandings of the human body while also challenging our presumptions about ethics and service. Faith Seeking Understanding, Ascension’s book club, will be discussing the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, and you’re invited to join. For this […]
Posted on October 26, 2022 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Help Our Inviting Community Team
Ascension’s Inviting Community team is hard at work connecting God’s mission at Ascension to the community that surrounds us. And now the team needs your input about our church and its mission. We want as many Ascension folks as possible to fill out a survey. It asks for some basic information and has 20 questions beyond that. You […]
Posted on October 6, 2022 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
We’re hosting again!
For the first time since the start of the pandemic Family Promise is resuming the Interfaith Hospitality Network. Ascension will once partner with Beth-El Mennonite to host up to four homeless families. Which means we need your help! Not only will we be providing breakfast and dinner but we also need servers, evening hosts and […]
Posted on October 6, 2022 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Growing Community
Fill our your 2023 estimate of giving here! Paul wrote that through grace, God’s people “will always have more than enough to do all kinds of good things for others.” (2 Cor 8:9 CEV) Through God’s grace, we have done all kinds of good things like Faith and Art Camp (pictured above), KPC Respite Center […]
Posted on September 25, 2022 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
The Faster Pastors Are At It Again!
The Faster Pastors are at it again! On September 9-10, 10 runners will join together for about 30 hours and 165 miles from Idaho Springs to (near) Fairplay, to Frisco, to Leadville, to Buena Vista. This year three folks from Ascension are on the team. Pastor Daniel and Karin Rose are running while Deacon Mary […]
Posted on August 17, 2022 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Holy Week
Some things are too big to fit into one day. And so we enter into Holy Week, one story told and lived over many days. Join us as we walk the path from the walls of Jerusalem to the lonesome cross to the empty tomb. This year we’re following the story of Holy Week through […]
Posted on April 11, 2022 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Thanksgiving Worship
Ascension is partnering with St. Paul’s United Methodist, Beth-El Mennonite, and Grace Lutheran churches for a joint online Thanksgiving Worship. You can view the service here or on our YouTube channel. Join us in giving thanks to God!
Posted on November 23, 2021 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
This Little Light of Mine
Fill our your 2022 estimate of giving here! Our generosity is in response to God’s generosity toward us. God has given us our lives and abilities, resources and food. God has sent Jesus to give us a place as children of God, guidance for our lives, and a forever future with God. In knowing God’s […]
Posted on September 9, 2021 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Blessing of the Backpacks
The start of a new school year is exciting. New friends. New teachers. New lunchboxes. But it can also be nervewracking. What if it’s too hard? What if I don’t make friends? What if I miss being home? In these times of excitement and anxiety, it’s good to remember the God who walks with us, […]
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