Zion Lutheran Church

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About

Name

• Zion Lutheran Church (Wooster, Ohio)

Other Services

• Religious / Grantmaking / Civil / Profession and Similar Organizations

Trading names

• Zion, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

Brands

• Evangelical Misc

Services

• Church

Facts

Founded

• 1840
  ^Wooster,Ohio

Related

Parent organizations

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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

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• 301 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio

History of Zion Lutheran Church in Wooster, Ohio

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

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
21. Rev. Nathan Alan,
22. Rev. Ann Paynter,
23. Rev. Marty Jacobson, Current

Quick Facts

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