Editing Lafayette, Colorado (section)

==Religion==
Lafayette's first established church was the Congregational Church, which was established in 1890 by John and Annie Jones, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Van Deren and Laura Kimbark.<ref name="CongChurch">{{cite book |title=Minutes of the Congregational Church (Pilgrim Church) |date=1890–1928 |publisher=Lafayette Public Library, Lafayette, Colo.}}</ref> Lafayette town founder Mary E. Miller paid for the construction of the church circa 1892 and funded the salary of the church's first pastor. In 1907, the Catholic Church of St. Ida was established. This was replaced in 1954 by the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://lafayettecatholic.org/about-us/history |website=Immaculate Church Catholic Church |access-date=September 5, 2023}}</ref> [[Flatirons Community Church]] was founded in Lafayette [[Flatirons Community Church|in 1997]].