Palisade Church

(Mt. Garfield)

(1905-23?)

The Gospel Messenger Jan. 20,1906 page 46

Grand Valley Church, Colorado

  We have reached another milepost in the history of the Grand Valley church.  We have been richly blessed of the lord in the past year. One of number has been called away by death, but the rest have enjoyed reasonably good health, blessed with rich harvest of temporal things.  Twelve were received into the churchy by baptism during the year and one was reclaimed.  We enjoyed having the district meeting in our congregation, which was well attended, and we trust was the means of doing some good.  Eld. E. George, of Quinter, Kans, remained with us two weeks after the district meeting. He gave us a series of good sermons which we enjoyed very much. Eld. D. M. Mohler, of Warrensburg, Mo., spent a few weeks with us during the summer and fall, and his counsel and sermons were very much appreciated.

   Our new churchhouse at Fruita was dedicated in the early spring, and a strong active congregation is being built up at that point.  The members near Palisades have been organized into a separate congregation, known as the Palisade church. This being the first offspring of the Grand Valley church, we feel to bid them Godspeed, and pray that the Holy Spirit may guide this little band of God’s children to praise and to the good of many precious souls.

  Many have been received into our church by letter during the year, and we are thereby numerically strengthened. And, oh, what a power for good could we all be if we would just unite our powers for Christ and the church.  May that be our earnest desire and prayer.     D. M. Click,   Grand Valley, Colo., Jan. 2.

The Gospel Messenger July 11, 1908 page 444 Vol. 47 No. 28

Palisades. – We met June 27 at the residence of Bro. Joel Garber in regular quarterly council.  Seven were added by church certificates, Eld. J. A. Stouder and family being of the number.  We expect to build a churchhouse about three miles west of Palisades at a new shipping point, close to the residence of the writer, which will be known as Mt. Garfield. We decided to change the name of our congregation to conform more appropriately to the legal name of the church.  Our new railroad station has recently been appropriately named after a beautiful mountain, a mile distant. We, as a church, will therefore be known as the “Church of the Brethren at Mt. Garfield, Colorado,” in placed of Palisades church.  We expect to have our new house of worship ready for dedication by Nov. 1, at which time Bro. Moses Deardorff, of Yale, Iowa, will begin a series of meetings.  We are only few in numbers, and need help in the good work here. We invite those, seeking a home in a mild and healthy climate, where church privileges and the need comforts of life may be enjoyed, to come and share the blessing with us.  The writer will answer all other information desired. – H. H. Winger, Palisades, Colo.  June 28.