Our History

An Episcopal Mission in East Boulder County

In 1967, St. Ambrose was started as a mission by St. John’s Episcopal Church in Boulder. The goals of the original congregation included spending as much money outside of the congregation as inside, experimenting with the liturgy, and focusing on spiritual growth. Communion services were held in the homes of parishioners while the building was being constructed. On Sunday mornings, parishioners gathered for worship first in a warehouse, then in an elementary school, and later at the Benedictine Abbey of St. Walburga.

The first service in our new building was held in March of 1968.  In 1983, the congregation hired its first full time priest, and we have kept growing ever since!

Who is Saint Ambrose?

Ambrose authored many of the Church's important writings and hymns and is credited with advising Augustine of Hippo to follow local liturgical customs. This advice remains relevant today, and is translated in English as the saying, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."