The Encounter

The Encounter

Experience the transformative power of Eastertide with Platt Park Church in Denver. Delve into the fifty-day season of joy and feasting that follows Easter. Join us each Sunday to explore significant New Testament encounters with Jesus, and let the story of resurrection inspire your daily life. Discover a deeper understanding of God’s invitation to new life and the fulfillment of Jesus’ promise of joy amidst the now-and-not-yet. Our teaching team, including Rabbi Noah with his unique rabbinical style, awaits to guide you through this spiraling adventure of spiritual growth. Celebrate with us as we practice resurrection in community.

Bright Sadness

Bright Sadness

On this Good Friday, Platt Park Church in Denver invites you into a sacred space of ‘Bright Sadness.’ This day, we acknowledge our own human frailties and commemorate Christ’s profound sacrifice, feeling the weight of the world’s silence in His absence. Yet, even in the depths of this stillness, we hold on to the brightness of hope—knowing the resurrection is near. We encourage you to find solace in silent reflection with God, as we together anticipate the dawning joy of Easter.

Welcome, welcome, welcome

Welcome, welcome, welcome

At Platt Park Church in Denver, we reflect on the nature of change—often hard, yet a necessary part of creation. From the shedding of leaves to the miracles of birth, change beckons us to trust in the goodness of God. Explore with us the Welcoming Prayer by Thomas Keating, and learn to surrender control for the peace of God’s presence. Join us in embracing life’s transitions with open hearts and renewed faith.

The Wilderness / Journey Through Lent

The Wilderness / Journey Through Lent

This week, our journey with the Good Shepherd brings us into the wilderness as we begin Lent, the 40-day period of preparation before celebrating the resurrection of Jesus at Easter. Lent is modeled after the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness preparing to begin...

Muscular Hope

Muscular Hope

At our recent Women’s Retreat, we were asked to reflect on two questions around the theme of hope: What is a hope that you have for your formation in Jesus? And what is a hope that you have for the Platt Park Church community? Such great questions! But first I had to...

What is the right path?

What is the right path?

“He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.” – Psalm 23:3 I have been thinking about Stephen’s message last Sunday and his statement that “right paths” in Psalm 23 don’t refer to a single, clear path. “Right paths” don’t mean that...

Green Pastures

Green Pastures

He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.  Chances are, we have heard these words from Psalm 23:2 hundreds, maybe thousands, of times in our lives if we grew up around the church. The imagery makes us think of calm, lush valleys of deep...

The Shepherd

The Shepherd

The only real constant in King David’s life was danger. As a shepherd, David was in danger of being attacked by lions and bears. As a fugitive, David fled the bloodthirst jealousy of Saul. Even as a king, David was in danger of Saul’s children seeking his death....

Sacred Waiting

Sacred Waiting

Tomorrow marks the beginning of Advent -- the beginning of a new year in the church calendar and a time of both reflection and expectation. Advent is a season of waiting -- a threshold, or a liminal space. Stephen Milburn taught about liminal space in our “Seasons of...