After Pastor Russell left, there was a slight delay in recouping this functionality. Now we have it figured out and you may expect to see further updates in this section as pertinent information. All our efforts are currently involved with Vacation Bible School (VBS) that begins on Monday, 18 June. There are over 200 youth […]
There’s a lot happening at Zion this weekend. Here’s are some visual pictures of what’s happening. The Blood Mobile will be here at Zion this Sunday. The need for blood is constant, so if you can give, please consider doing so. The Women of Zion are collecting items for our partners at Lutheran World Relief […]
At this year’s congregation meeting we announced that we were blessed with two substantial estate gifts from Anna Tate as well as James and Sue Revier. Their generosity as they remembered Zion in their estate planning has been a tremendous blessing for this congregation. Because of the amount of the Tate estate, the congregation’s constitution […]
It’s an exciting time at Zion with so much exciting stuff happening. All are welcome! (And yes, when we say all, we do mean all!) September 9 – 8:00 am – Church Grounds Clean Up Day Our church grounds need some attention before we move back into our renovated sanctuary. Here’s a list of some […]
We’re getting closer to being finished! Here’s the latest scoop on what’s happening at Zion with our construction and building projects: -Julie and Martha have begun moving their office to the new main office! There are now two entrances to the church offices during the week. The first is on the 1604 side, east of […]
Yesterday I talked about the new office spaces and the gazebo. We are close to being able to move into those spaces. Click this link to see yesterday’s post. Today I want to talk about our sanctuary. Some of us are calling the sanctuary Church 3.5 because it’s not a new sanctuary (i.e. a Church […]
Happy July, everyone! I’ve been asked by a few people what’s going on with construction and haven’t posted anything in a while. Sorry for the delay! Here’s what’s going on in the new office spaces and gazebo: The new office spaces are almost ready to be occupied. Our contractor has worked with our sub-contractors on […]
This Just In…. If you were in worship on Sunday, you found out that we weren’t going to have power on Monday to Church 3(.5) and the Administration Wing. This is because our contractor needs to do necessary work to connect power to the new offices and the education building. Well… to make a long […]
When you give an offering at Zion, not every dollar stays at Zion. We are a church with a missional mindset that is always looking to support ministries beyond our walls. For every $100 given to the general fund, $10 goes to support organizations like Christian Assistance Ministry, the Southwestern Texas Synod of the ELCA, […]
Lent is here! Maybe having an exclamation point isn’t the right way to talk about the muted season of Lent, so I’ll try that again… Lent is here. This time of deep reflection is one of the more meaningful seasons of the church year for me. We always begin on Ash Wednesday by thinking about […]