Posts Tagged ‘service’
Thornton Youth Plan a Summer of Service
By Denver Region Media Specialist Corey Christiansen With less than two months left in the school year, most students are likely already thinking about their summer plans. And for four teenagers in Thornton, those plans are focused on service on a worldwide scale. Kaylen Hosfelt, a senior at Stargate School plus Jaxon Knapp, Ethan Ravsten…
Read MoreBlankets for Warmth & Love: Denver Women Dedicate Portion of Conference to Service
By Denver Region Media Specialist Corey Christiansen Inspired by the Relief Society motto of “Charity Never Faileth,” the women of the Denver Stake recently dedicated part of their annual women’s conference to serving women in need from their community. It’s a tradition in the stake to incorporate a service project as part of the conference.…
Read MoreLittleton Church Members Show How to “Love Your Neighbor”
By Katie Clark (Columbine Stake) It’s not every day that you see hundreds of people gathering early on a Saturday morning, but that’s exactly what happened as the Columbine Stake (Littleton area) and surrounding churches joined forces in the “Love Your Neighbor” event. “The gym on Saturday morning was like a buzzing beehive, with energy…
Read MoreLouisville Realtor Never Stops Serving Community through Marshall Fire Recovery
By Denver Region Media Specialist Corey Christiansen More than two years after the most costly fire in Colorado’s history tore through her community, Louisville Ward (Boulder Stake) member Lisa Rice is still asking who needs help next. On December 30, 2021, 115-mile-per-hour winds whipped the Marshall Fire across the Boulder suburbs of Louisville and Superior.…
Read MoreThornton Baseball Fields Benefit from Community and Church Service Project
Over 145 community members from the City of Thornton, the baseball community, JustServe, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered on Saturday, September 9th to “give back” in honor of 9/11. The 9/11 Day of Service is a nationally focused effort in communities across America and Colorado to serve in one’s local…
Read MoreMembers in path of tornado turn out to help others
On June 25, a Sunday like no other, members of the Highlands Ranch Colorado Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints attended church in their work clothes before heading out, 2,000 strong, to assess and help clear the destruction from a freak tornado. While, thankfully, no one was injured when the storm…
Read MoreChristmas Ornament Donation for Marshall Fire Victims
In Westminster Colorado, church member Carol Burton has been collecting Christmas ornaments with a special purpose in mind. To donate them to survivors of the Marshall Fire that destroyed so many homes in late 2021. Her efforts have caught the attention of some local media outlets. Click here to watch or read her story on…
Read MoreArvada Girl Scout Creates Kits for Cancer Patients
11-year-old Girl Scout Kyra Delaney-Barton saw a need in her community and decided to do something about it. Kyra, a 2nd year junior in Girl Scouts of Colorado Troop 68100 and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, watched her great-uncle battle cancer twice, including undergoing chemotherapy. She knew that the…
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