The Zion Lutheran Church (now known as Mision Pentecostal John 3:16) is a historic
Lutheran church building at 132 Glenbrook Road in
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford () is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut, outside of Manhattan. It is Connecticut's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport. With a population of 135,470, Stamford passed Hartford and New Haven in population as of the 2020 ...
. The red brick Gothic Revival structure was built in 1925 by a German immigrant congregation founded in 1897. It is the city's only red brick church. The main facade is dominated by a square tower on the right, which rises only to the height of the roof gable on the left. The gable stands above a large quadruple window set in a slightly pointed arch, which stands above the main entrance, which is recessed in an arched opening.
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The property was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
[ After a long decline in attendance and membership, the building was sold to a Spanish-speaking Pentecostal congregation, and the Lutheran church ceased its existence in 2021.]
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Stamford, Connecticut
References
German-American culture in Connecticut
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
Gothic Revival church buildings in Connecticut
Churches completed in 1925
Churches in Stamford, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut
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