Church is Changing Church is Changing: Episode 88 - Angie Dornisch
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Feb 23, 2026 Angie Dornisch, a United Methodist pastor leading Heart of Longmont known for justice-focused, community-engaged ministry. She recounts pandemic memories, moving to Longmont, a thriving youth program, bold housing partnerships like Wesley townhouses, a $1.2M capital campaign, and how the building became a bustling community hub hosting Head Start, concerts, and immigrant advocacy.
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Church Donated Land To Build Affordable Townhouses
- Heart of Longmont invested its parking lot in community housing projects.
- The church donated half the lot to The In Between to build Wesley townhouses for low-income families, addressing Colorado's housing crisis.
Name Change Matched Public Commitment To Inclusion
- Rebranding to Heart of Longmont reflected a lived outward focus, not just a new name.
- The name change coincided with voting to become a reconciling congregation, signaling public commitment to inclusion and neighborhood ministry.
Growth Comes From Welcoming Doubt And Community
- People join because they can ask questions and be known, not because of performance worship aesthetics.
- Millennial and deconstructing adults find the church healing because it welcomes doubt and engages Scripture with reason and experience.