For over a century, countless people have called Saint John’s Cathedral their spiritual home. In the present moment, Saint John’s is growing spiritually and numerically. One can feel the presence of the Holy Spirit in sacramental worship, music, the passing of the peace in Christ’s name, and being sent into the world for a life of service, love, and prayer. Our leadership also believes and feels that the Holy Spirit is now preparing this community and this place to be a spiritual home for the next one hundred years.  

After years of planning and working with professionals, the vestry, staff, and the Arts & Architecture Commission have identified urgent capital repairs. A feasibility study in 2022 confirmed that our members wanted to fund these important projects.

We are delighted and humbled to announce that our campaign, A Cathedral for All Generations, has already raised $5,000,000. We are profoundly grateful. Take a few minutes to watch this video from the campaign chairs to learn more about this inspiring campaign.

Two of the identified capital projects are urgent and need immediate attention: restoring the inspiring stained-glass windows and repairing All Souls’ Walk Columbarium. We have already raised over 90% of the cost of these two projects, but there is still more to be raised to complete construction. We are now able to plan for the additional projects that the congregation views as priorities, including upgrading the HVAC in staff offices, restoring the tower bells, updating the kitchen, designing and purchasing a new baptismal font, and securing the sacristy. 

In addition to our capital projects, our congregation showed interest in raising money to give to the community. We are committing to give Community Engagement Grants to selected organizations working for racial justice, economic justice and opportunity, and gun violence prevention. We also pledge to further engage with these organizations’ work through volunteer support to make an impact that goes beyond financial support alone.

JOIN US AND MAKE A CAMPAIGN PLEDGE

Early commitments to this campaign have enabled us to:

• Sign contract to begin the work on the windows
• Sign contract to schedule the work on the columbarium and design nameplates
• Sign contract to restore our tower bells
• Design and begin production on a new Baptismal font 
• Create a Task Force to initiate the Community Engagement Grants process

We ask you to join us now in restoring and preserving our historic cathedral, which has given us a place to pray, gather, and find community for over a century. Gifts of all amounts are welcome and deeply appreciated; please consider making a three to five-year commitment to make your gift as impactful as you can.

Please join us for a Dean’s Forum about the capital campaign on April 7 at 9:15 am in Dagwell Hall and a celebratory Coffee Hour on April 14 following the 10:30 am service to learn more about plans for worship during construction. Thankfully, we will continue to worship in the nave of the cathedral for most of construction. In the meantime, keep in touch and know of our love. 

With deep gratitude,  

The Very Reverend Richard Lawson​ 

Dean 

Greg Movesian

Co-Chair

gmovesian@gmail.com

Rebecca Richardson

Co-Chair

richardson.rebecca.s@gmail.com

Kate Dykstra

Vice Chair

thekatedykstra@gmail.com 

Watch Additional Videos on the Campaign

In this video, the campaign leadership talks about the two project priorities for the campaign: restoring the stained-glass windows and repairing All Souls' Walk Columbarium. 

In this video, the Bishop of Colorado, the Right Reverend Kym Lucas, calls on those connected to Saint John's to support the campaign to ensure that the cathedral remains a gathering place for the whole Diocese of Colorado. 

In this video, the campaign's honorary co-chairs, Bishop Rob & Ginger O'Neill, share the legacy of Saint John’s Cathedral and why this place and this community means so much to them. 

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