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The Highlandlake
Congregational Church was officially formed on
November 7, 1880 when a group of interested citizens met at the school to
discuss the possibility of starting a church in the area. Samuel P. Davis was
chosen to be Secretary, L. C. Mead and Samuel P. Davis were appointed as Deacons
and the Reverend John Wilson from Longmont, CO was invited to preach.
On January 8, 1881, the first service was held in the
Highlandlake school house. Sixteen members from the Longmont Congregation Church
joined and another five members were gained from other churches. By 1896 when
the church building was finally built, the membership had grown from the
original twenty-one members to over seventy members, not including children.
The church continued to grow peaking out at about 120 members
until 1906 when the town of Mead was formed about 2 miles away. From that time
on, the membership declined until 1917, when funds ran out to pay the minister.
With heavy hearts, the church doors were closed and the parsonage sold.
 The
church building has continued to be a focal point of the Highlandlake community
to this day. Once a year, on the 2nd Sunday of June, current and former
residents of the Highlandlake community gather from all over the world, to share
memories, remember those who have passed on and greet the new generations who
have come to join their hearts and hands to this special place.
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