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{{Organization
{{Organization
|Organization name=Zion Lutheran Church (Wooster, Ohio)
|Organization name=Zion Lutheran Church (Wooster, Ohio)
|Logo=ZionLutheranChurch-301NMarket.jpg
|Trading names=Zion,
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
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|Brands=Evangelical Misc
|Brands=Evangelical Misc
|Services=Church
|Services=Church
|Year Start=1840
|Founded in city=Wooster
|Founded in city=Wooster
|Founded in state=Ohio
|Founded in state=Ohio
|Status=Active
|Status=Active
|Parent organizations=Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
|Key persons={{Staff
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}}{{Staff
|Full name=Marty Jacobson
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|Note=Present
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}}{{Staff
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}}{{Staff
|Full name=Paul Snowden Kelly
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==Church name==
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[https://wiki.wcpl.info/w/History_of_Zion_Lutheran_Church_in_Wooster,_Ohio History of Zion Lutheran Church in Wooster, Ohio]
==Established==
==Slogans==
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==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
==Denomination==
==Ministers==
* [http://www.elca.org/ Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]
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