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HistorySt. Gabriel the Archangel Quasi-Parish was established on Jan. 8, 1998, with
an organizational meeting of interested Catholic lay people. From then until July 1, the community was temporarily named Metro North Mission. The first Mass was held on May 3, 1998, with Father Wicker the presiding celebrant and 233 people in attendance. Bishop Richard C. Hanifen assigned Father Gus Stewart as the administrator of the new parish on July 1, 1998. With his appointment, the church's status was elevated from mission to that of "quasi-parish." Before purchasing the land and the eventual building of a church, Masses were celebrated at a local school gymnasium. The purchase of land and building of the church were eased by a dowry from St. Patrick Parish that was publicly acknowledged on Sept. 27, 1998. In December 1999, St. Gabriel Quasi-Parish and the Diocese of Colorado Springs bought 17 acres of land on which to build a new church. On his first episcopal visit June 11, 2000, Bishop Hanifen granted St. Gabriel full parish status. Father Stewart was installed as the parish's first pastor. Ground was broken for a new church in October 2003, with Bishop Michael J. Sheridan presiding. The new worship space was blessed on Dec. 19, 2004. Offices and classrooms were added in 2012, the same year that Father Kirk Slattery was installed as pastor. In 2021, a new church entrance, bell tower and parish hall with kitchen facilities were completed, as well as a new chapel for eucharistic adoration.
