Center for Community Engagement &
Service Learning: General Information
Faith-Based Organizations
American Friends Service Committee
Contact Name: Danielle Short, Human Rights Program Director
Address: 901 W 14th Ave. Suite 7, Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303.623.6434
Fax: 303.623.3492
Contact Email: dshort@afsc.org
Website: http://www.afsc.org/central/colorado/default.htm
Faith in Action - University Park United Methodist
Contact Name: Carol Jansch, FIA Chair
Address: 2180 S. University Blvd. Denver, Colorado 80210
Phone: 303-758-0410
Contact Email: cjcj4026@comcast.net
Website: http://www.universityparkumc.org
Crossroads of the Rockies
Contact Name: Bonnie Mondragon
Address: 4201 W Kentucky Ave. Denver, CO 80219
Phone: 303.922.8772
Fax: 303.922.4253
Contact Email: info@crrdenver.org
Website: http://www.crrdenver.org
The Spirituals Project
Contact Name: Arthur Jones
Address: University of Denver, Sturm Hall, Room 402
2000 E. Asbury Avenue. Denver, CO 80208
Phone: 303-871-7993
Fax: 303-871-4262
Contact Email: ajones@spiritualsproject.org
Website: www.spiritualsproject.org
Description of organization: The Spirituals Project is a non-profit organization, based on the University of Denver campus that includes educational programs and performing groups that seek to honor, preserve and revitalize the sacred folk songs created by enslaved African Americans in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Spirituals Project is a consciously multi-racial organization, demonstrating the belief that the spirituals are a gift from African Americans to all people. Spirituals uplift in times of crisis, heal, comfort and inspire, transforming individuals, communities and whole societies. The Spirituals Project invites all to experience the joy and power of this dynamic music and legacy from African Americans to the world.
Colorado Muslim Society
Contact Name: Christina Ennayer
Address: 2071 South Parker Rd. Denver, CO 8023
Phone: 303-696-9800
Fax: 303-750-4763
Contact Email: info@denvermosque.org
Website:www.denvermosque.org
Description of organization: Founded in 1978 Colorado Muslim Society is a non-profit religious organization with over 800 active members. We own and operate a large masjid, located at 2071 S. Parker Rd, Denver, CO 80231, where over 5000 Muslims worship on a regular basis. CMS is open for prayer five times daily and has a business office open from 9-5pm, Monday thru Friday. Friday services are held at noon and 1:15pm for sermon and worship. We are also open for group tours, classes, lectures and other events such as Open House and Eid Holiday programs throughout the year. We always welcome volunteers to help maintain the facility with landscaping, snow and trash removal and general repairs, run the business office by answering telephones, data entry and filing, and organizing programs for youth, women, and families by providing promotional and logistical support. Contact the business office at 303-696-9800 to request a volunteer application and be added to the email distribution list.
Iliff School of Theology
Contact Name: Vincent Tango, Coordinator of Admissions and Outreach
Address: 2201 S. University Blvd. Denver, CO 80210
Phone: 303-765-3117
Fax: 303-777-0164
Contact Email: vtango@iliff.edu
Website: http://www.iliff.edu
On Campus: Never Again! Holocaust and Genocide
Contact Name: Joel Portman/ Mike Miles/ Kathleen Snow
Address: 2390 S High St. Denver, CO
Phone: 303-777-2773 x228/314-607-7988
Contact Email: jportman@du.edu, Mike.Miles@du.edu, ksnow6@du.edu
Website: http://www.du.edu/orgs/neveragain
Description of organization: Never Again! works to promote
awareness of the Holocaust and more recent genocides to fulfill the dream of "Never Again". Our purpose is to plan programming to inform the students,
faculty, and staff of the University of Denver, as well as the community at
large, about the Holocaust, the implications of hate and prejudice, and the
reoccurrence of genocide throughout the world today.
