Christ Methodist Episcopal Church

{{short description|Historic church in Colorado, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Christ Methodist Episcopal Church

| nrhp_type =

| designated_other1 = Colorado

| designated_other1_date =

| designated_other1_number = 5DV.127

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| image = CME Church Denver.JPG

| caption =

| location = 2201 Ogden St., Denver, Colorado

| coordinates = {{coord|39|44|59|N|104|58|28|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Colorado#USA

| built = 1889

| architect = Kidder, Frank Eugene; Ackroyd, E.

| architecture = Gothic

| added = November 7, 1976

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 76000549{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Christ Methodist Episcopal Church in Denver, Colorado, also known as Scott Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 2201 Ogden Street. It was built in 1889 and was added to the National Register in 1976.

It is a two-story {{convert|74x90|ft|m}} plan building.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=76000549}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Christ Methodist Episcopal Church / Scott Methodist Episcopal Church |publisher=National Park Service|author= |date= |accessdate=September 15, 2018}} With {{NRHP url|id=76000549|photos=y|title=accompanying four photos}}

It was purchased by an African American congregation in 1927 and renamed for a pioneer black Methodist bishop. After this congregation moved to a different location, the church was rehabilitated as Sanctuary Lofts in 1995.{{Cite book|title=Denver Landmarks & Historic Districts: A Pictorial Guide|last=Noel|first=Thomas J.|publisher=University of Colorado Press|year=1996|isbn=|location=Niwot, Colo.|pages=89}}

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