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About
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- Zion Lutheran Church (Wooster, Ohio)
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- Zion, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Facts
- Founded
- 1840
Wooster,Ohio
Related
- Parent organizations
Key Persons
- Key Persons
- Marty Jacobson, Reverand Present
2022 - Ann Paynter, Reverand
- J. B. Balzly, Reverand
1853–1868 - G. M. Heindel, Reverand
1884–1891 - Alan Nathan, Reverand
- H. L. Wiles, Reverand
1871–1884 - George Leiter, Reverand, Pioneer work Pre-1840
1840 - E. Greenawald, Reverand, Pioneer work Pre-1840
1840 - Francis Ruth, Reverand, Pioneer work Pre-1840
1840 - R. S. Bowers, Reverand
1912–1918 - W. W. Criley, Reverand
1891–1898 - George Leiter, Reverand
1843–1844 - John F. Kindsvatter, Reverand
1944–1972 - Daniel L. Keister, Reverand
1973–1987 - Solomon Ritz, Reverand
1840–1843 - W. A. G. Emerson, Reverand
1851–1852 - Paul Snowden Kelly, Reverand
1931–1944 - G. C. Smith, Reverand
1899–1905 - R. B. Peery, Reverand
1924–1931 - J. Sloan, Reverand
1845–1851 - Ira C. Billman, Reverand
1868–1871 - Allen O. Becker, Reverand
1919–1923 - Frank Heilman, Reverand
1905–1912
Location
- 301 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio
History of Zion Lutheran Church in Wooster, Ohio
Slogans
Yearbooks
- 1993 - July 28
Membership
- 1840 - Organizational year with 16 charter members
- 1851 - 69 additional members
- 1891 - 443 members
- 1930 - 625 members
- 1940 - 100th Anniversary: 1,050 Baptized, 866 Confirmed, 642 Communicant
- 1965 - 125th Anniversary: 1,713 Baptized, 1,215 Confirmed, 933 Communicant
- 1986 - 1,259 Baptized, 1,016 Confirmed, 660 Communicant
Ministers
Pastors of Zion Lutheran Church
- Rev. E. Greenawald, pioneer work, prior to 1840
- Rev. Goerge Leiter, pioneer work, prior to 1840
- Rev. Francis Ruth, pioneer work, prior to 1840
- Rev. Solomon Ritz, 1840-1843
- Rev. George Leiter, 1843-1844
- Rev. J. Sloan, 1845-1851
- Rev. W. A. G. Emerson, 1851-1852
- Rev. J. B. Baltzly, D.D., 1853-1868
- Rev. Ira C. Billman, 1868-1871
- Rev. H. L. Wiles, D.D., 1871-1884*
- Rev. G. M. Heindel, D.D., 1884-1891
- Rev. W. W. Criley, D.D., 1891-1898
- Rev. G. C. Smith, 1899-1905
- Rev. Frank Heilman, 1905-1912
- Rev. R. S. Bowers, 1912-1918
- Rev. Allen O Becker, D.D., 1919-1923
- Rev. R. B. Peery, D.D., Ph.D., 1924-1931
- Rev. Paul Snowden Kelly, 1931-1944
- Rev. John F. Kindsvatter, D.D., 1944-1972
- Rev. Daniel L. Keister, 1973-1987
- Rev. Nathan Alan,
- Rev. Ann Paynter,
- Rev. Marty Jacobson, Current
Quick Facts
- 1840 - Organized
- 1878 - Cornerstone laid
- 1881 - Church dedication
- 1940 - 100 Anniversary
- 1965 - 125 Anniversary