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Forty
years ago I taught the preschoolers Sunday School
in the NE corner room of the small building on the
west side of the Maple Grove Reservoir. On about
25th or 26th; just off
Youngfield. I think there were only 4 in my class
– one of whom was my daughter Amy who was
married in the church in February 1985.
It was truly exciting to be a small part of
such a wonderful beginning. At that time no one
dreamed we would flower to be such an enormous
church.
Our older daughter Krista also attended Sunday
School. It wasn’t easy for me early any morning
as I was pregnant, and much to our total surprise,
we had twins.
Susan and Jennifer were baptized in the (now)
school which was our church then.
Dr. Sweet and Mrs. Sweet
were true guiding lights.
Submitted
by: Carole Anderson
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The Rev. Dr. Malcolm S. Sweet, pastor of the historic
Northern Light Presbyterian Church in Juneau, Alaska, was called by the
extension board and the ministerial relations committee of Denver Presbytery as
the organizing minister.
Dr. Sweet was in Lakewood in mid-June 1962. The church's
first meeting was in the Maple Grove Grange building on Youngfield Street.
Sixty-nine men and women met Dr. Sweet and discussed the concept of becoming a
congregation.
Worship services commenced in Vivian Elementary School on the
last Sunday of July. On that day, attendance was 69; on August 5, 65 attended;
and on August 17, 71 came. One hundred members were needed to officially
organize. On September 9, 1962, church school classes were started using a dance
studio at Kipling and West 25th Avenue. Forty-five children came on the that
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