This unique and eclectic church was constructed as the First Baptist Church in 1911. The vernacular is rural, but the spire appears to be a Scandinavian form. Materials include a concrete foundation, concrete block walls, tin gable ends, and decorative tin roofing panels. The blocks were created in standard wood molds by the builders directly in the field.
This is one of several older structures in this tiny Colorado ranching town named after the famous President of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, David H. Moffat. At its peak, Moffat was "the queen city" of the San Luis Valley, a shipping point and loading center for livestock, boasting 2,500 residents. When the railroad ended service to the town in 1954, the population evaporated.
