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| 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"
 
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| seniorpastor          = Rev. Alan Nathan; Rev. Ann Paynter (Present), ; Rev. Daniel L. Keister (1973-1987); Rev. John f. Kinsvatter|Kindsvatter (1944-1972); Rev. Paul Snowden Kelly (1944-1972)
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==Membership==
 
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* 1840 - Organizational year with 16 charter members
 
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* 1851 - 69 additional members
 
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* 1891 - 443 members
 
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* 1930 - 625 members
 
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* 1940 - 100th Anniversary: 1,050 Baptized, 866 Confirmed, 642 Communicant
 
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* 1965 - 125th Anniversary: 1,713 Baptized, 1,215 Confirmed, 933 Communicant
 
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* 1986 -                    1,259 Baptized, 1,016 Confirmed, 660 Communicant
 
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==Ministers==
 
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Pastors of Zion Lutheran Church
 
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# Rev. E. Greenawald, pioneer work, prior to 1840
 
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# Rev. Goerge Leiter, pioneer work, prior to 1840
 
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# Rev. Francis Ruth, pioneer work, prior to 1840
 
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# Rev. Solomon Ritz, 1840-1843
 
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# Rev. George Leiter, 1843-1844
 
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# Rev. J. Sloan, 1845-1851
 
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# Rev. W. A. G. Emerson, 1851-1852
 
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# Rev. J. B. Baltzly, D.D., 1853-1868
 
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# Rev. Ira C. Billman, 1868-1871
 
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# Rev. H. L. Wiles, D.D., 1871-1884*
 
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# Rev. G. M. Heindel, D.D., 1884-1891
 
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# Rev. W. W. Criley, D.D., 1891-1898
 
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# Rev. G. C. Smith, 1899-1905
 
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# Rev. Frank Heilman, 1905-1912
 
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# Rev. R. S. Bowers, 1912-1918
 
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# Rev. Allen O Becker, D.D., 1919-1923
 
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# Rev. R. B. Peery, D.D., Ph.D., 1924-1931
 
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# Rev. Paul Snowden Kelly, 1931-1944
 
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# Rev. John F. Kindsvatter, D.D., 1944-1972
 
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# Rev. Daniel L. Keister, 1973-1987
 
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==Timeline==
 
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* 1840 - Organized
 
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* 1878 - Cornerstone laid
 
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* 1881 - Church dedication
 
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* 1940 - 100 Anniversary
 
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* 1965 - 125 Anniversary
 
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==Yearbooks==
 
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* 1993, July 28
 
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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File:English Lutheran Church Wooster.jpg|The caption under this photo found in Picturesque Wayne on page 251 indicates this is the English Lutheran Church in Wooster. Today, this is known as the Zion Lutheran Church.
 
File:English Lutheran Church Wooster.jpg|The caption under this photo found in Picturesque Wayne on page 251 indicates this is the English Lutheran Church in Wooster. Today, this is known as the Zion Lutheran Church.
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File:ZionLutheranChurch-301NMarketSt.jpg|thumb|Photograph of Zion Lutheran Church located at 301 N. Market St. in Wooster, Ohio.
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File:ZionLutheranChurchDoor.jpg|thumb|Photograph of one of the front doors on the Zion Lutheran Church located at 301 N. Market St. that also shows the cornerstone with year marked as 1878.
 
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==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*  [http://www.zionlutheran-wooster.org/ Zion Lutheran Church]
 
*  [http://www.zionlutheran-wooster.org/ Zion Lutheran Church]
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[[Category:Churches]]
 
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[[Category:Lutheran]]
 
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[[Category:Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]]
 
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[[Category:Churches in Wooster, Ohio]]
 
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[[Category:Historic Downtown Wooster]]
 
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[[Category:Tbt]]
 

Latest revision as of 06:01, 3 February 2023

| name = Zion Lutheran Church | fullname = Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church | | osgridref = | location = 301 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio


| 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"

| founded date = 1840 (1840) | founder = Rev. E. Greenwald | dedicated date = 1881

| synod = Northeastern Ohio Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

| seniorpastor = Rev. Alan Nathan; Rev. Ann Paynter (Present), ; Rev. Daniel L. Keister (1973-1987); Rev. John f. Kinsvatter|Kindsvatter (1944-1972); Rev. Paul Snowden Kelly (1944-1972) | pastor =

Gallery

  • The caption under this photo found in Picturesque Wayne on page 251 indicates this is the English Lutheran Church in Wooster. Today, this is known as the Zion Lutheran Church.

  • Photograph of Zion Lutheran Church located at 301 N. Market St. in Wooster, Ohio.

  • Photograph of one of the front doors on the Zion Lutheran Church located at 301 N. Market St. that also shows the cornerstone with year marked as 1878.

External links

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