He’s credited with founding Colorado. The newly expanded Breckenridge church he created aims to carry out his life’s mission.

He’s credited with founding Colorado. The newly expanded Breckenridge church he created aims to carry out his life’s mission.

Where Jesus was said to have washed people’s feet, preacher John L. Dyer was said to de-thaw them.  Considered one of 16 founders of Colorado, the farmer-turned-miner-turned-preacher’s legacy is scattered throughout the mountain West, Midwest and Southwest.  While Dyer’s been gone for over 120 years, his mission still has a heartbeat in Breckenridge.  Aside from knowing about the tale of the methodist preacher who made his way mostly on foot fro…