Summerfield, MI – Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Summerfield celebrated 160 years of faith and fellowship this past Sunday.
Activities included a celebratory worship service with special music. Following the service, the congregation held a potluck luncheon, a choir-led sing-a-long and a review of 150th Anniversary videos and photos.
The congregation officially began on March 29th, 1862, when an Evangelical Lutheran congregation was established under the pastorship of Reverend J. Oetjens.
In 1883, a church building was erected on donated land. The cornerstone was placed in 1884, and the church was dedicated that fall. A Sunday school program was established in 1917. Zion’s congregation joined with St. Mark’s of Ida in 1925 to form one parish.
In May 1970, a new and larger worship and office area were added to the church and the original church was remodeled into a fellowship hall. A new cornerstone was laid in 1971, and the new structure was dedicated in June of that year.
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