The German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church, which became the Tabernacle Baptist Church in 1967, is an historic Lutheran church that is located at Capital and Herr Streets in

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...

. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

History and architectural features

Built in 1886, this historic church is a two-story brick building, which was designed in a modified Gothic style. It features a three-story square

bell tower A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell tower ...

with large oval windows and brick tracery. ''Note:'' This includes Attached to the church by a one-bay, two-story section is a three-story brick

parsonage A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of religion. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse, parsonage, rectory or vicarage. Function A clergy house is typically own ...

that was built in 1897. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. In November 2019, th
Tabernacle Baptist
parish left the church building and moved to another location. The site was briefly known as Choice Community Christian Church until March 2021 when th
CCCC
parish also moved to another location.

References

External links

Official Website
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Gothic Revival church buildings in Pennsylvania Churches completed in 1886 19th-century Lutheran churches in the United States Churches in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Churches in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania German-American culture in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania