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The Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration was consecrated on December 18, 1969; the Holy Family Catholic Church was dedicated on May 26, 1981; and a few smaller denominations are also housed in the city. In 2001, South Ogden elected Utah's first African American mayor—Mayor George Garwood. [7] He beat his opponent 2,010 votes to 776.
The earliest Catholic presence in Utah was the 1776 expedition of Francisco Atanazio Dominguez and Silvestre de Escalante from Santa Fe to California. They were the first Europeans to enter present-day Utah. [2] In 1859, Reverend Bonaventure Keller celebrated the first mass in the Utah Territory, for US Army soldiers at Camp Floyd. Edward Kelly ...
The influence of the monks on their neighbors in the valley was documented in a commentary printed in the Ogden, Utah newspaper. [25] In 2018, a documentary film, book and poster by John Slattery, cinematographer and director, titled PRESENT TIME: Journal of a Country Monastery, were crowdfunded to document the 70-year history of the abbey.
Lorin Farr (July 27, 1820 – January 12, 1909) [1] was a Mormon pioneer and the first mayor of Ogden, Utah.. Farr was born in Waterford, Vermont.He was a son of Winslow Farr and the brother of Winslow Farr, Jr., who later became the first Latter Day Saint bishop of Colonia Dublán, Mexico.
The old tabernacle was for a time abandoned, and then used as the local genealogical library for the Ogden Branch of the Genealogical Society of Utah from 1966 to 1971. The tabernacle was torn down beginning in August 1971 to allow landscaping to be completed prior to the open house of the Ogden Utah Temple. [6] [7]
In 1952, Saint Joseph Catholic High School was built in 1790 Lake street in Ogden and serves as the present location for ninth through twelve grade. Saint Joseph Catholic Schools (SJCS) serves nine parishes and missions in the greater Ogden area and is the only Catholic elementary school in Ogden. [5]
Ogden (/ ˈ ɒ ɡ d ə n / OG-dən) is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, [6] Utah, United States, approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of the Great Salt Lake and 40 miles (64 km) north of Salt Lake City.
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church historic sanctuary was built in 1875 and is said to be the oldest building in continuous use in Ogden, Utah. [3] Daniel Sylvester Tuttle was elected in 1866 to be the Missionary Bishop of Montana, with jurisdiction in Idaho and Utah Territories. Bishop Tuttle brought James Lee Gillogly as minister to Ogden in 1870.