First Congregational Church, Church building in Manitou Springs, Colorado, United States
First Congregational Church, also called Community Congregational Church, is a church at 101 Pawnee Avenue in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Completed in August 1880, it was the first church built in Manitou Springs and is the oldest continuously operated Congregational church in Colorado. It was enlarged in 1891 to accommodate summer tourists and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Completed in August 1880, it was the first church built in Manitou Springs and the oldest continuously operated Congregational church in Colorado. Summer tourist crowds led to its enlargement in 1891, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The congregation also worships under the name Community Congregational Church, and the building has hosted services without interruption since 1880, making it the oldest continuously operated Congregational church in Colorado. Summer visitors swelled the congregation so much that the church was enlarged in 1891.
The church stands at 101 Pawnee Avenue in Manitou Springs, not Colorado Springs, so allow for the short climb off the main commercial strip. It was enlarged in 1891 to handle summer tourist crowds, and it remains an active congregation rather than a museum piece.
The 1891 enlargement was made to seat the summer tourists who filled Manitou Springs, and the church has remained in continuous Congregational use since its completion in August 1880. It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, the year its century of service was recognised.
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