Glenrock church celebrates 125th anniversary

GLENROCK At the very end of the service, in the little log church filled to overflowing, Deacon Leigh Earle held the microphone.

And in a strong, clear voice, Annie Danaher shared the Closing Reading, from Hebrews 12:1-3, advising to look to Jesus the pioneer.

It was fitting that Danaher, a Glenrock pioneer herself, should close the service celebrating the 125th anniversary of the establishment of Christ Episcopal Church in Glenrock, Sept. 23.

She and her husband, Dan Danaher, were the first couple married in the same log church in November 1939. On Sunday, four generations of her family attended the anniversary celebration.

The original church was built about 1887 and was the only church building in town until the Baptist and Catholic churches were built in the early 1900s. The original church burned in 1925 and construction on the new log church began in August 1937.

According to church records, logs were cut and brought down from the mountain and the building was erected by the late Doc Robbins and Billy Kimball. The ladies of the church washed and oiled the logs.

The first service held in the new log church was on Feb. 13, 1938. Several expansions and additions have taken place since then, but the original log church remains the cornerstone.

The Rt. Rev. John Smylie, bishop of Wyoming, was the celebrant at the service, assisted by numerous other participants. Marty Strand was the event committee chairman.

In his sermon, Smylie noted things other than the church that were 125 years old, including the telescope, the contact lens and Notre Dame football.

Today we celebrate the stories of the lives that have been changed, that would have been different had not Christ been born into this place in Glenrock, he said. The Lord has given this community a dream that will last into future generations. Today, we gather and celebrate the dream of God for this place.

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Glenrock church celebrates 125th anniversary