Eckert Presbyterian Church
church building in Colorado, United States of America
Eckert Presbyterian Church previously known as First Presbyterian Church of Eckert is an historic church in Eckert, Colorado.
History
Residents of the area met at the local high school, February 24, 1913, and voted to establish the First Presbyterian Church of Eckert. After fundraising and the donation of plot of land, the congregation engaged architect Lawrence B. Valk of Los Angeles and construction began in 1915. Work slowed in 1918 and 1919 due to shortages of labor and supplies caused by World War I and a flu epidemic that gripped the area, but the lower level was completed in June 1919. Construction of the upper level lagged but was complete in June 1921.
The first pastor, Rev. James Hunsicker, also served as principal of the area high school. For that reason and the lack of other available spaces, members of the community often utilized the church spaces for school plays, basketball games and other large events. In 1961, the congregation voted to change its name from First Presbyterian Church of Eckert to the current Eckert Presbyterian Church.
The building was added to the National Register in 2006.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5453683. Authority coordinates are 38.828, -107.971. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1913, 1915, 1918 and 1919.
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