Christ’s hands are our hands in the world today.
The St. Brigit community faithfully works to meet the needs of the Tri-Town Community by living into one of our core values: “A strong emphasis on outreach to the community in Christ’s name”. Below are some of the ways St. Brigit works to reach out to others.
2025 Outreach at St. Brigit Episcopal Church
Important to the mission of St. Brigit Episcopal Church is to serve our community with practical, hands-on work as well as financial support. For 2026 our outreach continues to extend to housing and homelessness, clothing, and providing meeting space for various area programs (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous, Scouts, Dreamers). Here are the ways we work to support our neighbors.
St. Francis Center; A ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado since 1983, the Center provides services to about 600 homeless men and women each day. This includes housing, meals, laundry, job counselling, health care advocacy, and access to showers, phones, mail, and storage.
Here is how St. Brigit helps:
- Donations of men’s and women’s clothing and toiletries are collected at the church year-round and delivered to the Center’s facility in downtown Denver.
- Parishioners volunteer at a Sunday shift once a month to help with laundry, cleaning, clothing distribution, and other tasks. Our deacon clarified: “You are not missing church (when you are a volunteer on these Sunday shifts), you are doing the work of the church.”
- Volunteer opportunities are being explored at the Center’s residential facilities outside of downtown Denver.
Food Bank of Weld County: In 2024 the nonprofit Food Bank in Weld County distributed more than 15 million pounds of food through its programs for children, senior citizens, and families. Programs include Mobile Food Pantries in more than 15 communities, summer school lunches, food- for- the- weekend school backpacks, and hot meals and prepared food packages for seniors.
Here is how we help:
- Volunteers help distribute food to families at the Mobile Food Pantry in Dacono twice a month and to Mobile Food Pantry in Gilcrest once a month.
Carbon Valley Help Center (CVHC): The CVH provides food assistance as well as help with rent and utility payments to residents of Weld County. In 2024, more than 30,000 pounds of food was distributed, about 900 people received assistance, and $94,000 in grants were awarded.
Here is how we help:
- More than 400 pounds of canned goods were delivered to the Frederick Food Bank, the result of a spring food drive.
- Paint-A-Bowl fund-raising project is held at St. Brigit church each year. Proceeds go to the Food Bank Help Center and to St. Brigit.
- Parishioners donate Christmas gifts to families identified by Help Center staff.
Brigit’s Bounty Community Resources: We partner with non-profit Brigit’s Bounty Community Resources whose garden on our property provided over 4,000 pounds of fresh produce to Meals on Wheels, Weld County Food Bank, Harvest Share Community Giving and direct donations to individuals. BBCR is committed to educational outreach to area youth, improving garden beds and irrigation systems, and providing hands-on gardening experiences for youth groups, families, and individuals. BBCR relies solely on volunteers; there are no salaried positions. Click here for more information.
Parishioners help by:
- Planting and harvesting produce from the 52 raised garden beds as well as maintaining bee hives, orchards, and an apiary.
- Serving on the policy Board of Directors.
- Visiting classrooms as part of its educational outreach to teach students about gardening, nutrition, plant life, and the environment.
- Assisting with the annual plant sale.
- Identifying grant opportunities and developing grant proposals.
- Working on recently proposed projects to develop a community refrigerator project, build a shed, and expand garden plots.
Brigit’s Village: A 40-unit, multi-generational housing project for individuals and families. Located adjacent to St. Brigit Episcopal Church, construction was completed in Summer 2025 with occupancy beginning in September. The land, formerly part of the grounds of St. Brigit, was donated by the diocese to a Colorado company specializing in constructing affordable housing. This is much needed in Weld County, where housing prices continue to soar.
This past year, members of St. Brigit have:
- Served on the policy board for Brigit’s Village.
- Created and donated gift baskets to welcome new residents.
- Provided church space and support for prospective residents to complete applications to live in Brigit’s Village.
- Included residents at the Thanksgiving dinner at the church.
- Decorated common areas for winter holidays.
- Opening our doors to support community activities is a priority
We have a Labyrinth
The Labyrinth, a prayer and meditation aid, is located to the east of the St. Brigit parking lot and is available to anyone in the community to walk at any time. For more information click here.
Our church facilities are somewhat modest. There are no expansive meeting rooms, gymnasium, business offices, or a commercial kitchen. However, we are committed to sharing what we have with groups who may have no affiliation with our church or this denomination.
- Scout troops, Dreamers, Alcoholics Anonymous, and Grief Support group have meetings here year-round.
- Neighbors are invited to share a Thanksgiving dinner, served in the sanctuary.
- Podiatric nurse visits are available once a month.
- Carbon Valley residents are invited to shop at a gigantic yard sale, held every two years, for affordable clothes, toys, books, household items, furniture, and tools.
- Parishioners prepare and deliver to the next-door Fire Station home-cooked dinners onChristmas Eve and Christmas Day for city fire fighters.
Meeting space offering
St. Brigit provides meeting space for groups who are in need of a central location to meet in Frederick. To view our facility’s availability, contact admin@stbrigit.org or fill out a facility request form at https://stbrigit.org/facilities-use-request/