Threats Prompt Colorado Church’s LGBTQ Prom’s Cancellation

This past Saturday, May 24, 2025, was set to be the day on which a church in Julesburg, Colorado, hosted an LGBTQ-friendly event as a fundraiser for a good cause. However, the event was allegedly cancelled due to threats, and the building is now listed for sale.

Grace Baptist Church in Julesburg Colorado's Queer Prom Cancelled

Julesburg’s Grace Baptist Church was set to hold Queer Prom 2025 this past Saturday, an event that was to feature entertainment from DJ Glitterfoot, “sparkling edible glitter mocktails,” and was organized as a fundraiser for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People organization.

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However, according to signs affixed to an otherwise rainbow-decorated door, the event was “Cancelled due to violent threats.” This sign was accompanied by others reading, “Now Under Investigation by Colorado AG,” “Help Fund the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Crisis,” and another that simply read, “Fundraiser for MMIR.”

What Else is Going on with Julesburg Colorado's Grace Baptist Church?

The church, which has been sitting at 100 East 6th Street in Julesburg since 1960, is currently for sale. Listed for $375,000 by Shay Realty, the building and the 7,000 square-foot lot it sits on have been available since April 30, 2025.

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However, according to the Greasy Grass Cooperative, a group closely related to the church and its involvement with the MMIR, the building was, at least at one time, said to have been set to be donated to the organisation after the church’s main pastor retires at the end of the year.

The Greasy Grass Cooperative was also the organization that facilitated ticket sales for the Queer Prom 2025 event.