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Zion Lutheran Church
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Our Story, Highlights and History
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Every church has a beginning...
Zion Lutheran Church was established on June 10, 1849.
Zion dedicated a new church in 1908.Â
Attached is an article
The Evening Leader
of August 10, 1908.
Attached is an cardboard advertisement of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Services and Calendar of Meetings. Rev. Henry W. Disbro, Pastor, 1923--1932
Attached are two articles from
The Evening Leader
in 1974, dedication of the Walcker Organ.
Attached is an article from
The Evening Leader
in 1974, dedication of the 8 foot sculpture by Arnold F. Mahlknecht of Ortisei, Italy.Â
The sculpture represents the ascending and returning Christ.
Attached are two articles from
The Evening Leader
in 1974, dedication and explanation of the
"drapery glass"
windows made by Louis C. Tiffany.
Attached are articles from
The Evening Leader
in 1974,
unlocking the door
and members of the building committee.
September 11, 2011, Voted to separate as a congregation of the ELCA and become a congregation of the NALC.
Past and Present Pastors of Zion Lutheran Church
Rev. Adolph Conradi, 1849
Rev. A. B. Gockelen, 1849--1852
Rev. A. H. Seibel, 1852--1853
Rev. J. E. W. Allardt, 1853--1861
Rev. J. Bundenthal, 1861--1808
Rev. C. P. Seitz, 1868--1873
Rev. W. Shmogrow, 1873--1879
Rev. R. Graetz, 1879-1886
Rev. W. G Nicol, 1886--1888
Rev. J. M. Meissner, 1888--1896
Rev. Em. Poppen, 1897--1905
Rev. Paul H. Buehring--1905-1911
Rev. E. C. Stellhorn, 1912-1917
Rev. A. Brown, 1917--1920
Rev. J.J. Baungardner, 1920--1923
Rev. H. W. Disbro, 1923--1932
Rev. Theo. P. Fricke, 1952--1937
Rev. R. W. Willmann, 1937--1946
Rev. Alwin J. Prange, 1947--1964
Rev. Theodore T. Stellhorn III, 1965--1996
Rev. Jonathan Bull, 1992--1995
Rev. Karl O. Kessler, 1996--1997
Rev. Joachim Wilck, 1997--2002
Rev. Herbert Berry, 2002-2004
Rev. Thomas Arheit, February 2004--September 2004
Rev. William E. Maki, 2004--Present
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