Zion Lutheran Church - Worship Milestones
| Year |
Description |
| 1807 |
First recorded baptism was Christiana Waleiser.
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| 1857 |
May 27th, the first Holy Communion was administered at Zion. The service was in German.
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| 1901 |
The service and sermon were gradually converted to English. |
| 1954 |
The Zion congregation was transferred from the Ministerium Of Pennnsylvania to the Central Pennsylvania Synod. |
| 1965 |
Nursery Sunday School was added at Zion. |
| 1975 |
Two Sunday morning worship services with baby-sitting available and monthly Communion services were instituted. Also, lay lectors were recruited to assist with the liturgy. |
| 1977 |
Wenesday morning Prayer Services were introduced. |
| 1978 |
Services were taped for the shut-in members. |
| 1979 |
Sunday School used "Living Faith", the first specific series for teachers. |
| 1981 |
The second Sunday service was changed from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to allow more time for Sunday School and for the choir. |
| 1981 |
Children's sermons were being given on a monthly basis. |
| 2002 |
The second Sunday service was changed from 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. to allow more time for Sunday School and for the choir. |
| 2006 |
The second Sunday service was returned to it's original 10:30 a.m. time. |
