Zion Lutheran Church - Egg Harbor City, NJ
N 39° 31.903 W 074° 38.638
18S E 530597 N 4375845
Huge, expansive church along historic Pennsylvania Ave., (downtown). Some of these streetside structures date back to mid-19th century, including this church. Zion has been an active part of the Egg Harbor City community since 1859.
Waymark Code: WM7RV0
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2009
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According to the cornerstone, out front and obscured by overgrown shrubs, this church was built in 1867. There is German writing written on this huge datestone. It reads Evangelisch-Lutherische Zions Kirche Erbaut 1867. The original settlers of this town were from Germany so this is not entirely surprising.
There is another, smaller, white, rectangular stone beneath this large one. The second one is completely hidden from view. It reads Rebuilt 1966. From their website: It is the mission of Zion Lutheran Church to reach out and share the spirit of Jesus Christ so that all people can be in a saving relationship with Him and become responsible members of His church.
It began with a small group of people who gathered together at a place called "Excursion Hall". Seven years later they built a modest sized sanctuary as the first permanent structure for regular worship service and fellowship. The structure has been added to and altered over the past 150 years to form the church structure used today. The two sides of that first church building are still standing and still cradling those that gather to worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are celebrating our long history with a special event during each month of the year in 2009, our Sesquicentennial Anniversary! (Source listed below in address field)
Address
312 Philadelphia Ave
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215-1444
(609) 965-1813