Welcome to Mayflower UCC

We are Christians

Mayflower is an intentionally Christian faith community. Our church centers our worship on the Bible and the traditions of our Christian faith.

We believe that "God is still speaking!" and that God's voice has not gone mute.

We seek to find God's presence today, in a way that makes our faith relevant in our 21st century everyday, real world. This approach to faith makes Mayflower a progressive church with a traditional feel.
We are Open and Affirming

We are Open and Affirming of all people. Mayflower lovingly includes all persons and actively embraces differences of sexual orientation, gender, marital status, age, mental and physical ability, race, ethnicity, economic condition, and opinion. We welcome all to share in the life and leadership of our congregation, in its ministry, fellowship, worship, and sacraments, and in all the responsibilities and blessings that come with participation.

Accessible: In the Spring of 2009, Mayflower completed construction on a new tower. The new tower is equipped with an elevator, and two handicap accessible restrooms.

Minister of Mayflower
Rev. Dr. Paul Leon Ramsey

Rev. Ramsey grew up in Denver and is a graduate of South High School. After spending time away from Colorado for college and Divinity School, Paul returned to Denver and met his wife Sarah. Sarah teaches Art History and English at Cherry Creek High School. The Ramseys also include Grace (7), Lucy (5), Park Leon born on October 28, 2009, and Oscar (beautiful black lab). The Ramseys live in the Baker Historic neighborhood (near downtown Denver), where Paul serves on the board as the President of BHNA. Paul enjoys playing with his girls, watching Park giggle, skiing, pick-up basketball, and is in a soccer league (now that his body has retired him from other sports). His favorite living author is Cormac McCarthy, he loves music, and was formerly the frontman for Rev. Leon's Revival (a local bar band). Paul holds a bachelors degree from Abilene Christian University, Master of Divinity from Texas Christian University, Brite Divinity School, and Doctor of Ministry from Iliff School of Theology.

Director of Music

Gina Harvey
Gina joined Mayflower's staff in the fall of 2010 shortly after returning back to Colorado after living in Atlanta, GA for the two years. Gina's musical experience includes everything from teaching music to preschoolers at a Montessori school, performing world premieres of solo-vocal music, and singing soprano roles in operas such as Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte and Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel. As a church musician Gina has directed choirs and served as a soloist in several states. Her teaching experience includes working as an elementary music teacher in a private school and also more then fifteen years of collegiate-level teaching. She earned degrees in Music Education and Voice Performance. At Mayflower, Gina works with both the adult choir and the newly formed children's choir that meets once a month as part of First Sundays. In addition to her work at Mayflower she is an afflilate professor at Metro State College of Denver, and she also teaches private voice and piano lessons.

Organist

Mark Whitley
Mark as a Colorado native. He studied organ at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho and the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. He has been the wonderful organist at Mayflower since since 1997, minus one year retirement several years ago. Mark says, "I would not want to play the organ anywhere else. What a great church!"

Director of Community Life and Christian Education

Diane Melancon
Is a therapist who works for Savio House in Denver. Diane is a longtime Christian Educator and is married to Jason Melancon.

Administrative Assistant

Lindsey Runyan
Lindsey is a recent addition to Mayflower. A Denver native, who like Rev. Ramsey also graduated from South High School and now resides in Englewood. Before she joined us, she earned her Bachelor's degree in Communication Design from Metropolitan State College of Denver. Some of her interests include freelance graphic design, pilates, tennis, hiking, biking, cooking, movies and music. She is in the church office Tuesday and Wednesday from 9am - noon and Friday from 10am - 1pm

Childcare

Jasia Urquhart
Jasia moved to Denver last year from New York and so far she loves it. She has 6 years experience caring for children and an Associates Degree in Performing Arts. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Human Development from Metropolitan State College of Denver. Jasia's interests include dance, crocheting, knitting, baking, skiing, hiking and camping.

Minister of Communidad Liberacion

Rev. Anne Dunlap
Rev. Anne Dunlap is a graduate of the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, CO and pastors Comunidad Liberación/Liberation Community, a bilingual base community and ministry of Mayflower, in Aurora, CO. Anne has worked in solidarity with justice issues, particularly concerning Latin Americans and immigrants, for 20 years. Her work has included coordinating a ground-breaking program for the Presbyterian Church (USA) and partner organizations in Mexico and Central America, which sought to replace traditional dependency models of mission with ones of mutuality and justice. She has also worked with Latin American migrant and refugee communities in the US, as well as advocating for the rights of First Nations peoples, women, and LGBTQ folk. Anne is also active in workers' rights and economic justice issues as a founding member of the Colorado chapter of the Interfaith Worker Justice Committee.