Thursday, May 25, 2023

 

EVENTS - Offered at no charge

For more information on the events below, offer suggestions for other gatherings or services, or be added to our email list -  please contact Marti Anderson (mmasalina@msn.com). 

WEEKLY MEDITATION 
        Sundays 10-11 a.m.
       Next meeting:  March 24, 2024 
            
FOURMILE CANYON FILM SOCIETY
Better Living Through Cinema
          Next showing:   2024
          Doors open 6:30 p.m. - Film starts at 7:00 p.m.

OUR CHURCH

 



The Little Church in the Pines is a community spiritual center and Colorado non-profit corporation located in Salina, Colorado, an historic mining camp. The church building is maintained by a small diverse membership and can be reserved for worship services, weddings, lectures, etc. - any typical activity found in traditional churches. The primary difference is that this church is not limited to use by a single religion. All religions are welcome. 

There are fourteen pews which can seat around seventy people. A small meeting room was built on the back and there is a single bathroom. 

The Estey Organ was built in 1884-1885 for a family in Greenville, Illinois. In 1905, it was sent to the Loveland Presbyterian Church, and in 1949 that church donated it to The Little Church in the Pines. There is also a ca. 1897 piano.

The church is approximately 18 minutes from Canyon and Broadway. Head west on Canyon to Four Mile Canyon Drive. Go 4.8 miles, take the right fork, and drive 4/10 mile up Gold Run Road. The church is on the right at 414 Gold Run Road. Parking is limited. For additional parking, drive 1/10 mile further and park at the Salina Schoolhouse.


If you are interested in reserving our chapel, please contact 
Marti Anderson at mmasalina@msn.com


Tuesday, June 12, 2018

THANK YOU to neighbors and friends!



December 2021 & 2022:  Once again, Fred's Propane Service gave the church a generous and thoughtful Christmas gift of propane and warmth.  

October 2019: The painting was finished and the church looks beautiful - thanks to Colorado Custom Paintworks (https://ccpaintworks.com/)

January 2019:  Back in August 2018, the Boulder County Commissioners approved our Historic Landmark Rehabilitation Grant request for help in painting the exterior. Scheduling proved to be a problem last fall, so we are waiting for warmer weather and hope it can be done by the end of summer 2019. 

June 2018:  The church is surrounded by road construction and dust, but despite all that it looks radiant with yellow and purple flowers alongside new little plants and a transplanted tree and bush. Our little church is a joy to behold! 

This did not come without effort and love. Volunteers prepared the yard last spring and planted. Over the past year, people have mulched, weeded, watered (toting it onsite in jugs!), installed path lights, swept the dirt off the steps, hung Christmas lights, shoveled snow, and made financial donations.  Vernon found a large crop of thistle up behind the outhouses and pulled all he could find. 

Please join us in thanking our neighbors: 
Anne, Antoinette, Darian, Doug, Jeff, Karen, 
Kay, Larry, Marti, Michelle G., Mike E., Peter, 
Sherry, Steve, and Vernon
We are truly enjoying the beauty of their labor.  


Whenever you hike up the "Church Road" 
please look for and destroy all invasive weeds!



Monday, September 23, 2013

Flood Damage & Repair 2013-2024

FEBRUARY 2024:  The church hired Good People Tree Service to remove a large tree that died after its roots were damaged by the County's work to improve drainage from Road 205. Eric, Ivan and crew did a wonderful job!  GoodPeopleTreeService.com




SEPTEMBER 23, 2013:  This summer we finally finished our many-year restoration of The Little Church in the Pines which included raising the church and installing a new foundation. It is a very special and rare mining camp church which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We believe that our work and divine intervention kept the church erect during the flood.


The chapel is intact with no mud or water damage inside, but the entire building's future existence is still in doubt for there is no earth under the front half. Peter Brady and Vernon Lawrence cut two trees to use as temporary support poles. Soon after, Burton Sloan, Derek Davis, James Holmes and Ed Tarleton added stronger metal supports, but they will not endure vibrations from trucks or be sufficient for winter. An engineer has looked at the church and plans are being made for the chapel's preservation. We are hoping to find some grant funds to help us protect it.

Sadly, the grand old pine tree that survived the 2010 fire, despite burned bark, was cut down on Sept. 25th. (You can see it above behind the steeple.) The roots in front were exposed, and if it were to fall, the damage to the church could have been catastrophic.

A longtime Salina friend, Sam Gibbens, contacted  the Home Depot in Broomfield  which was quick to deliver a donation of wheelbarrows, shovels, and gloves; and they have promised to assist us with concrete. The moral support to our community from their generosity has been enormous.

OCTOBER 14, 2013:  Peter Brady designed a temporary support system using redwood cribbing. Gebau Inc. was hired to help us design a permanent foundation and Engineer Stephen D. Pendergrast volunteered his services to design the final plan. History Colorado (Colorado Historical Society) awarded us an emergency grant and we are now feel confident we can stabilize the chapel. Cribbing and steel posts now support the building. Concrete pads and larger steel posts will be constructed soon, then we will begin the process of procuring dirt and filling the void. The rock retaining wall and steps come next, and hopefully Boulder County will reconstruct the road (and our parking area) soon.



NOVEMBER 23, 2013:  The permanent supports are done and backfill has begun, but now the icy road and debris cleanup have slowed us down a bit. Since we now have such easy access to underneath, we hope to do some floor insulation, and then complete the backfill. With the County planning to begin work on creating our temporary winter road soon, Salina could be a traffic nightmare.


NOVEMBER 25, 2013:  The Mind's Eye film premiere, and benefit for our church, was a huge success! Both showings at the Boedecker Theater were sold out and it was a mind-bending experience for all. (Yes, that is The Little Church in the Pines on fire in the poster below... but, not really.)

Many thanks to Meryem Ersoz (Producer) and Mark Steven Grove (Director) for offering the benefit and introducing the film; and congratulations - can't wait for your film to be released! Glenn Webb of the Boedecker Theater also gave us a big surprise by adding their portion of the ticket money to our recovery efforts. Truly uplifting generosity.


JANUARY 29, 2014:  Foundation walls have been poured underneath the chapel, and earth has been moved up to the walls. It is starting to look almost normal again. Next, steel beams will be inserted underneath. When the weather is good, work will begin on rebuilding the rock retaining wall, steps, and front deck.

APRIL 16, 2014:  The steel beams have been inserted and bricks are being laid to finish the foundation. (Before the bricks, we decided to take advantage of the easier access and put insulation under the floor - one positive aspect to this ordeal.) Once the bricks are finished, they will be faced with local rocks.

APRIL 19, 2014: Backfilling continues and work has begun on the stone facing.


JUNE 16, 2014:  Peter Brady finished applying the stone facing to the foundation. Ezequiel Quintana started rebuilding the rock retaining wall in front of the chapel.

JULY 7, 2014: Ezequiel Quintana has finished the wall along Gold Run Road! He is now working on the side wall.

OCTOBER 2014:  Ezequiel finished the wall and Marion Reynolds rebuilt the deck and steps. All we have left to do is install a railing and complete the landscaping next spring.




MAY-JUNE 2015: Vernon Lawrence fabricated and installed a railing just like the one he installed during the restoration (a few weeks before the flood). Jose Angel Quintana is landscaping the front yard and laying a flagstone walkway from the back door, around the front, to a garden seating area.

JULY 2015: It has been 22 months and we are finally done!!

CHS Grant                            $ 7,802.22
Total cash donations             $ 3,477.00
Church contribution             $17,037.87

Total cost of repairs:            $28,317.09


All of the People and Organizations 
who donated their time or money

James Anderson, Marti Anderson, Avnet (Pierce Brady, Steve Quigley, Hope Flynn, Martin Moran, Lindsay O'Brian & Wade Domier), Rick Benson, Boedecker Theater,  Peter Brady, Russell Brockway, Doug Burger, Ellen Cadette, John Carroll Concrete, Talon Cinkovich, Colorado Historical Society Emergency Stabilization Grant, Kay Cook, Gail Culp, Derek Davis, Mereym Ersoz, Rolland Fischer, David Gatten, Sam Gibbens, Gold Hill Group (Joanne Cole, Martha Knapp, Maggie Sims, and unknown others), James Holmes, Home Depot of Broomfield, Jens Hybertson, Jubilate Singers, Sarah & Richard Kuyper, Vernon Lawrence, Doug Lipper, Steve Pendergrast, Thelma Robinson, Phil Rubin, Burton Sloan, Matt Smart, Ed Tarleton, Robert Vermillion, and Randy Walter.

If we missed anyone, please let us know!
You can email corrections to Marti Anderson at mmasalina@msn.com 

In 2016, The Little Church in the Pines received a Stephen H. Hart Award from the Colorado Historical Society for the preservation of the church after the 2013 flood.
Thank you VERY much to everyone who helped!


                                             

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Four Mile Canyon Fire September 2010

The firefighters saved the Little Church in the Pines and the Salina Schoolhouse! Unfortunately, the fire burned five Salina homes, the fire house, numerous outbuildings, and the school's bathroom. It also burned a small cabin and cottage that were donated to the church by Laura Curtright.


Unbelievable, but our little church is still in the pines!

               The Curtright Cabin (3472 Fourmile), where Peter lived for 10 1/2 years, is gone.

The historic mining shacks and large storage building that were below the Curtright homes are gone.

The Curtright Cottage (3474 Fourmile), where Amanda lived, is gone. The old outhouse and other outbuildings also burned.


November 2011 Update
There are now new homes on the Curtright property!

3472 Fourmile Canyon Drive.

 3474 Fourmile Canyon Drive. 

Both of these homes were designed by Craig Bundy, a Boulder architect, and built by Solaris Builders (Steven Feller) of Berthoud.