St. John's Episcopal Church

St. John's Episcopal Church in Boulder is where Justice Neil Gorsuch worships with his wife Louise and their daughters — Gorsuch was raised Catholic and converted to Anglican/Episcopal practice; he serves as an usher, Louise as a lay reader, and the daughters as acolytes. The parish is led by The Rev. Susan W. Springer (rector since 2012, the 6th rector in St. John's history) and is, per CNN reporting on the Gorsuch family, "politically liberal" — typical of TEC parishes in college towns. The parish welcomes LGBT congregants, bars firearms from campus, and has installed solar panels. Theologically, St. John's is within The Episcopal Church mainstream — orthodox creedal Christology, but progressive denominational positions on sexuality and ordination per General Convention. By MOOP's rubric the parish is red across gender, cultural, and denominational dimensions. Beautiful downtown Boulder location at 14th and Pine; significant theological distance from MOOP's confessional commitments.