History

In the fall of 2023, St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church celebrated our 75th Anniversary. It was the generosity and planning of diocesan and lay leaders that led to the establishment of St. Aidan’s Chapel and the beginning of our church’s ministry to the students, faculty and staff of the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1948. Father Pat, the Rev. A. Balfour Patterson, Jr., was our first chaplain, first vicar and first rector, serving a leadership role for 27 years.

His tenure as rector was followed by Father Ron Resley, Father David Mustian, Father Ron Albert, Father Don K. Henderson, Father Ray Smith and currently The Rev. Mary Kate Réjouis. Many other clergy and a countless number of lay people have called St. Aidan’s home over more than seven decades of worshipping Christ and shining His light to CU, Boulder, and the world.