Zion Lutheran Church is an LCMS (
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 1.8 million members, it is the second-largest Lutheran body in the United States. The LC ...
) church in
Longtown, Missouri
Longtown is a village in Union Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 90 at the 2020 census.
History
Some of the earliest Europeans to put down roots in the area were English and Scotch-Irish Presbyterian settle ...
.
Name
The original name, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Longtown, followed the German tradition of using the word “Evangelical”, meaning ‘Protestant’, as part of the name.
History
On July 19, 1897 a group of men form Peace Lutheran Church of
Friedenberg, Missouri
Friedenberg is an unincorporated community in Central Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States.
Name
The Bavarians who settled just outside Perryville, Missouri in the 1830s felt so strongly about the importance of peace that they n ...
, met in the home of Fred Schade for the purpose of organizing a congregation. Peace Lutheran Congregation in Friedenberg maintained a Christian day school for all of their children. The children of the families living in Longtown and vicinity walked every day to the school in Friedenberg. During the winter months and early spring the roads often became impassable. Due to the distance and high absence of Longtown pupils during times of bad weather, it was decided to establish a new congregation in Longtown.
Under the leadership of Reverend O. R Hueschen of Uniontown, the founding members adopted a constitution and decided upon the name of ‘Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Longtown’. Fifteen members signed the church's constitution. At first, Devine Services were held in a building that had originally served as a Baptist church. Hueschen served as a temporary pastor until the new congregation's first pastor, G. D. Hamm, was installed on September 12, 1897. The congregation grew in the first year to 133 members.
The cornerstone of a new brick building was laid on June 23, 1912, with the church being dedicated on November 3, 1912. The church came at a cost of $8,000. The building was 42 feet by 70 feet, and included in the cost were the altar pulpit baptismal font, bell, pews and furnace.
A Wicks organ was installed in 1941 at a cost of $1,600, with $1,145 of the funds being contributed by the Ladies Aid group.
Parish
Since August 11, 1963, Grace has been a member of a Dual-Parish formed with Zion-Longtown. The pastor's parsonage is located in Uniontown. A new parish hall was constructed on December 6, 1964. The current pastor of the joint parish is Pastor Paul Winningham.
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Gallery
File:Zion Lutheran Church, Longtown, Missouri 2.jpg, Zion Lutheran Church
File:Zion Lutheran Church, Longtown, Missouri, winter.jpg, Winter snow
File:Zion Lutheran Church, Longtown, Missouri.jpg, Altar
External links
Official website
References
{{Churches of Perry County, Missouri
Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod churches