There’s a very private bit of heaven on earth just above the hustle and bustle of downtown Denver in the Rocky Mountain foothills called Foss Park. The sandstone walls of Foss Park Chapel blend in perfect harmony with the rolling meadows and hilltops of a 160-acre reserve that is the ideal – and idyllic – site for wedding, receptions and private ceremonies of all kinds.

A stone’s throw from majestic Red Rocks Amphitheater and beautiful Mt. Falcon Park, Foss Park’ amenities include Kemper Lodge, with a large kitchen, a dining hall dominated by a rock-walled fireplace, and all ancillary facilities, is available for receptions and conferences. A private caretaker’s house is at the entrance to the facility.

Foss Park is located in Indian Hills, Colorado about 25 miles from Denver off Parmalee Gulch Road from U.S. 285, above the town of Kittredge and Evergreen. Convenient to all major highways, the park’s accessibility for celebrants and guests alike make it a most attractive venue for events of all types.

Owned and operated by First Baptist Church of Denver, the historic red brick and white-columned church at the corner of 14th and Grant across from the state capitol in downtown Denver, Foss Park was deeded to the church by Martin L. Foss in 1939 as part of his mission to expand the outreach of the urban church and provide a sanctuary for its members. After the death of his wife Susan, Mr. Foss built the beautiful chapel in her memory. It was dedicated in July 1940.

The chapel is equipped with an organ and sound system and seats 70. To inspect the facility and discuss rental schedules, please call 303-861-2501.

…and a bit of Foss Park history

Industrialist Martin L. Foss and his wife Susan, who purchased the property in 1918 and built the cabin that same year, bequeathed all 162 acres of Foss Park to First Baptist Church of Denver. Mr. Foss paid $2,700 for what he called “The Ranch” which he bought for his asthmatic wife Susan. Mrs. Foss loved her summer home and spent many happy years there, enjoying the wildflowers and wildlife so abundant there.

Mr. Foss knew that in earlier years, it took three days to make the trip to Denver and return: One day to reach Denver, one day to rest the horses and another day back. Another story he often told was of a trip he and his wife made to the ranch by automobile on a Saturday afternoon after closing his wholesale hardware store. Since they planned to stay only until Sunday afternoon, they took only enough food for three meals. On Sunday morning, it began to rain and by evening there was more than a foot of snow. On Monday morning, he started on foot for his neighbor’s house because he lived close to the public road and owned horses. Tired from plodding through the deep snow, he sat on a tree stump to rest, only to see his neighbor coming for him with a team of horses. The kind neighbor fed the couple at his home and then took them in to Denver.

Between 1918 and 1938, the Fosses planted some 1,550 trees and vowed to keep the ranch in its natural state, never allowing horses, cattle or sheep to graze and destroy the plants.

Martin Foss built the native stone chapel in memory of his beloved wife of 48 years. Susan Foss died on February 2, 1938, and the chapel was completed and dedicated in 1940.

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