About Dillon Community Church
LOVE
SERVE
TEACH
Dillon Community Church is a non-denominational church full of people from a variety of Christian backgrounds. We’re the kind of church that’s a home for locals, seasonal vacationers and visitors alike. Whether you call Summit County home or you’re looking for a church on your vacation, Dillon Community Church wants to invite you to be a part of what God’s doing in Summit County.
Wondering what to wear? It’s not uncommon to find congregants in ski gear in the Winter and hiking gear in the Summer. We’re just so grateful you are checking us out.
As a church that serves people from a wide variety of Christian traditions, we embrace the following famous statement from Augustine, Erasmus and many Christian bodies since then and seek to have:
In essentials – Unity
In non-essentials – Freedom
In all things – Charity
Staff
Senior Pastor
Jim Howard
Pastor of Worship & Arts
Rob Schmidt
Administrator
Jude Mitchell
Children's Ministry Director
Maddie Sparr
Student Ministry Director
Lelan Eberly
Administrative Assistant
Deborah Dutoit
Technology
Elders
Chair
Tim Morris
Treasurer
Judy Morgan
Vice Chair
Bruce Butler
Secretary
Matt Dayton
Members
Mike Graham, Michele Thompson, Rob Strode, Kathy Jo Pfeifer, Mitch Andrews, Cindi McDonald, Walter Wieronski, Steve Hill, and Steve Miller
DCC Facility
Facilities
As a community church, we strive to be a place that the community can use and gather. If you would like to use any of our facilities for recitals, meetings, or other events, please contact the office at 970.468.2461
Sanctuary – Seating for over 200, lights, A/V capability. Recommended for music recitals, large presentations.
Commons – Collapsable walls forming large, medium, or small size rooms. Kitchen area. Perfect for meetings, luncheons, receptions, or medium to small size gatherings. Equipped with modern technology and live-streaming capabilities.
Counseling Services - Our facility is used by several counselors to meet the mental health needs of Summit County and DCC.
Weddings - Please email or call us for availability, and to receive the necessary forms and answer any questions you may have. You are also welcome to come by and visit our facility to see if it may serve your needs. Confirmation of your date will be given by phone by our staff after receipt of completed forms and fees. Your chosen date will not be confirmed until we receive forms and fees AND we contact you. We look forward to hearing from you!
Dillon Church History
Old Dillon, before the dam
The church’s roots date back to 1912, when the Dillon Ladies’ Aid Society purchased an abandoned little white schoolhouse, paying $1 for the building and turning it into a church. The church became more active when the Women’s Sunday School Movement opened the church to the children of the valley for weekly Sunday School. This movement continued at DCC until the early 1950s, when the Village Missions organization sent missionaries to Dillon. Pastor Wiley Hoyle arrived and opened the church doors to everyone.
Moving the Church
When it came time to move the church due to the creation of the reservoir, it was the folks of the town, and a grant from the new dam’s general contractor who dug up the foundation, manually loaded the church onto the moving dolly, and slowly moved the church to its new location, within sight of the new “Lake Dillon.” Later, it was decided the church needed a Sunday school space, so volunteers again donated their time, energy, and materials to make it happen.
Church in its new location
In the 1960s, as the county and the congregation grew by leaps and bounds, a new church building was needed. Plans were drawn, and construction began of a new “A-Frame” on a lot next to the original church. In the 1980s, the construction of the Eisenhower and Johnson tunnels gave greater access to Summit County, and the congregation again grew in numbers. This brought a full-time pastor, and an increased vision for the gospel and reaching the lost. This initiated our tradition of summer amphitheater services to reach those locals and visitors who might not otherwise come to a church service. By the mid-1990s, DCC no longer fit the profile of a rural missionary church and had outgrown the A-Frame space. Under the guidance of Pastor Brian Post, the current beautiful facility was completed in the fall of 2002.
The new century brought an expanded vision for DCC in 2007 under the leadership of Pastor Brian Myers. The vision focused on Intimacy with God, a Caring church-family Community, and Going Passionately to reach out to meet real needs within the community and the world. This historic church continues to blossom into a vital partner with Jesus Christ the Good News in the town of Dillon and in Summit County. In 2013, under the leadership of Pastor Jim Howard, DCC continued and expanded ministry around the world including teaching in schools and leadership conferences in Nepal, Mozambique, India, Kenya, and Haiti. The vision was also expanded to include loving, serving, and teaching in all aspects of church ministry.