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Revision as of 13:40, 6 December 2014
Zion Lutheran Church | |
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Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church | |
Location | 301 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Membership | "16 (1840 Charter)", "85 (1851)", "443 (1891)", "625 (1930)", "1,050 Baptized, 866 Confirmed (1940 100th Anniversary), 642 Communicant", "1,713 Baptized, 1,215 Confirmed (1965 125th Anniversary), 933 Communicant", "1,259 Baptized 1,016 Confirmed 660 Communicant" |
Website | www.zionlutheran-wooster.org |
History | |
Founded | 1840 |
Founder(s) | Rev. E. Greenwald |
Dedicated | 1881 |
Architecture | |
Status | Active |
Functional status | Church |
Administration | |
Synod | Northeastern Ohio Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Clergy | |
Senior pastor(s) | Rev. Alan Nathan, Rev. Ann Paynter (Present), , Rev. Daniel L. Keister (1973-1987), Rev. John f. Kindsvatter (1944-1972), Rev. Paul Snowden Kelly (1944-1972) |
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
Timeline
- 1840 - Organized
- 1878 - Cornerstone laid
- 1881 - Church dedication
- 1940 - 100 Anniversary
- 1965 - 125 Anniversary
Yearbooks
- 1993, July 28