No! 

You are welcome here and wherever we sponsor events and there is no membership requirement. We have people who have been participating for years and never “made it official”. We would love for you to attend a class to learn more about membership, but you don’t have to and you are always welcome.

We have open communion here at Montrose United Methodist Church. You don’t have to be a member of this church, or any church, to partake of the bread and juice offered as a symbol of God’s grace and love for all people.

Whatever you feel comfortable wearing, but please wear some clothes. Join us in your jeans and boots, shorts and flip-flops, or dress-up in your finest. Here at Montrose UMC, we don’t believe in a dress code, just that you do dress. 

Yes. There is a ramp on the Park Ave side of the building that will take you directly into the Sanctuary. We also have an elevator with entry from 1st street. It is located center of the building near the bicycle racks. All of our steps have handrails. All but one of the bathrooms is fully accessible. 

We also have hearing devices in the Sanctuary to help those that cannot hear well. 

We have a “Welcome Table” in Baldridge Hall, our community gathering space. At this table, there are more brochures with information for kids, youth, families, Bible studies, support groups, and more! We hope you’ll check it out.

If you are looking for things happening this month check out our Events Page, or our Resource Page. 

Please click here. The information is provided by the greater United Methodist Church.

                                                                              History

1882 - Sunday School was held in a Carpenter Shop with nail kegs and beer kegs being used as “pews”.    

1886, April 17th - Cornerstone of the new Methodist Episcopal Church was laid at the corner of Cascade and North Second Street.

1908 – The building was in such dire need of repair that plans began to start a new church on the corner of Park Ave. and South First Street. The lot was purchased in 1909 and shortly thereafter, construction began on the basement of the new church.  The new church’s design, based on the 1909 Akron plan for church buildings, is credited to Colorado Springs Architect Thomas P. Barber. Eventually the church on the corner of Cascade and North 2nd was condemned and torn down. Worship then took place in the Masonic Temple.

1915 – Worship services were moved from the Masonic Temple into the “hole in the ground”, the basement of the new church with a “capped” ceiling.

1917 – Cornerstone of the sanctuary of the Methodist Episcopal Church was laid and construction began.  World War I and the Spanish Flu slowed down the project.

1920 – Ladies Aid Society purchased the pipe organ.

1920 - mid-December - Construction of sanctuary was completed. 

1921 Jan. 2, Sunday - The first worship service was held with Rev.  W.S. Grimm presiding.  Rev. Grimm was a newly retired Methodist pastor who had served the Montrose Methodists and then was hired as project manager on the church construction.

1921 Jan. 7, Friday - The formal opening service conducted by Conference 

Bishop Charles L. Mead. “The buildings of a town indicate the character of its people. People passing thru Montrose will see this church and thereby read your character, that of a people with a vision and with faith.” – Bishop Mead  

1991 - Ground breaking for Baldridge Hall, commercial kitchen and primary classrooms. 

1993 - Additional Structure completed. The designing architect was Patrik Davis of Montrose.

1994 - Dedication of additional structure was named after Cliff Baldridge, a pillar of the community and very involved with the church.

1999 – The United Methodist Church of Montrose was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

2011 – The chancel area and choir loft were renovated to make them handicapped accessible.  The downstairs’ kitchen was upgraded to become a commercial kitchen and named "The Cross & Flame Cafe".

2023 - The United Methodist Church of Montrose was put on the City of Montrose Registry of Historic Places.