Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Wooster, Ohio)

Zion Lutheran Church
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Location	301 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio
Country	[mandatory]
Denomination	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Website	www.zionlutheran-wooster.org
History
Founded	1840 (1840)
Founder(s)	Rev. E. Greenwald
Dedicated	1881

Church name

• Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • see Zion Lutheran Church

Denomination

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Location

• 301 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio

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

1. Rev. E. Greenawald, pioneer work, prior to 1840
2. Rev. Goerge Leiter, pioneer work, prior to 1840
3. Rev. Francis Ruth, pioneer work, prior to 1840
4. Rev. Solomon Ritz, 1840-1843
5. Rev. George Leiter, 1843-1844
6. Rev. J. Sloan, 1845-1851
7. Rev. W. A. G. Emerson, 1851-1852
8. Rev. J. B. Baltzly, D.D., 1853-1868
9. Rev. Ira C. Billman, 1868-1871
10. Rev. H. L. Wiles, D.D., 1871-1884*
11. Rev. G. M. Heindel, D.D., 1884-1891
12. Rev. W. W. Criley, D.D., 1891-1898
13. Rev. G. C. Smith, 1899-1905
14. Rev. Frank Heilman, 1905-1912
15. Rev. R. S. Bowers, 1912-1918
16. Rev. Allen O Becker, D.D., 1919-1923
17. Rev. R. B. Peery, D.D., Ph.D., 1924-1931
18. Rev. Paul Snowden Kelly, 1931-1944
19. Rev. John F. Kindsvatter, D.D., 1944-1972
20. Rev. Daniel L. Keister, 1973-1987

Timeline

• 1840 - Organized
• 1878 - Cornerstone laid
• 1881 - Church dedication
• 1940 - 100 Anniversary
• 1965 - 125 Anniversary

External links

• Zion Lutheran Church