Nativity of Our Lord is a Roman Catholic Parish under the pastoral care of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo. The parish is serving the North Metro Denver area of Broomfield, Colorado, within the Archdiocese of Denver.
A community of 2,800 families
Home to a school of 400 students
Educating 300 children and youth in catechesis and youth programs
With nearly 100 ministries for prayer, faith formation, charity, and community support
Palm Sunday procession gathered in front of the “old” church entrance in March 2024. The main church and office entrance is now adjacent to the parking lot on the west side of the church and school building complex.
PARISH HISTORY
Sign on parish site prior to construction, February 1960
Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church was established for 179 Broomfield families in 1958, with the first Mass held in the lower level of the Empire Savings & Loan building on September 7. Two years later, groundbreaking took place for the church. At midnight on Christmas Day, 1960, the first Mass in the new red-brick church was celebrated.
In September 1963, Nativity and the Sisters of Mercy opened a school for over 200 students. Initially, for grades 3-8, the school expanded to include first and second grades in 1973, and in 1981, the Sisters of Mercy departed to be replaced by both Dominican and Franciscan sisters. Recently re-named, Nativity: Faith & Reason is now a thriving school for 400 children from preschool through eighth grade and is under the pastoral care of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo.
Through years of renovations, growth, and changes in leadership, Nativity Parish and School has remained a steadfast Catholic community animated by the love of Christ.
Today, the parish is led by the Missionaries of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Charles Borromeo, who were invited by the Archdiocese to begin service to the parish in 2009. Fr. Michael Carvill, F.S.C.B. served as pastor of the community until July 1, 2023. At that time, Fr. Emanuele Fadini, F.S.C.B. became pastor.
We welcome you to our parish and sincerely hope you find a home at Nativity of Our Lord.
Nativity of Our Lord Church as seen from Midway Blvd. in 1961
Rocky Mountain News post about the first Mass celebrated in Nativity’s new church building on Christmas 1960
Nativity of Our Lord Parish School children, September 16, 1965. Sr. Cecilia Marie’s 3rd grade students learning about the crosswalk signal on Midway Blvd.
Nativity scene iron artwork installed in 1978
