Welcome to the Grant Ave UMC website

History of Colorado's Historic Grant Avenue Church

On November 7, 1890, Rev. Oscar Louis Fisher and a group of faithful friends embarked on the establishment a Methodist church in the sparsely settled area known as South Denver.  Originally, the congregation held services in a tent located on South Sherman and Maple Street.  After 18 years of growth and planning, on January 12, 1908, Opening Services were held at the newly constructed Grant Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, located at 216 South Grant. This historic 30,000-square-foot facility includes a beautiful Sanctuary with the capacity to seat 350 people.  It also includes an adjoining Community Center consisting of three stories and a basement.

Our Mission

Our faith community encourages a thoughful approach to religion, taking seriously both the heart and the mind in nuturing the spirit. We strive to meet the world around us with compassion and love. We seek wholeness in living by working to identify, articulate and act on the connections between our personal lives and the world around us. Our hope is that you will find here a Christian community of integrity that will challenge you in your spiritual journey. Our service is at 9:10 a.m. on Sunday mornings. Join us for fellowship in the parlour after the service.

The Bright Field

I have seen the sun break through

to illuminate a small field

for a while, and gone my way

and forgotten it. But that was the pearl

of great price, the one field that had

treasure in it. I realize now

that I must give all that I have

to possess it. Life is not hurrying

on to a receeding future, nor hankering after

an imagined past. It is turning

aside like Moses to the miracle

of the lit bush, to a brightness

that seemed as transitory as your youth

once, but it is the eternity that awaits you.

... R.S. Thomas

Contact Information

Marian Hayden, Minister

Telephone

303-733-1400

Postal address

216 S. Grant St. Denver, CO 80209

E-mail

Mariah Hayden, grantaveumc@gmail.com