All Stepping Into God’s Tomorrow Updates

Vision At the core of what it means to believe, is to be a disciple of Christ Jesus. Jesus named his followers disciples. The last thing he did on earth was to commission his disciples to go to the ends of the earth to make disciples. But what is a disciple? How do we as [...]

Vision In Acts Chapter 2 we see a model for sharing life together as Christians. The results of the various input received by the Vision Task Force show that developing meaningful relationships is very valued and desired at Zion. The goal of the Connecting with Care Initiative is to create a culture of community life [...]

Vision The goal of the Celebrating on Sundays Initiative is to develop a comprehensive process for attracting and assimilating people into community life at church. In order for people to feel they belong, they need to find a friend and a place to participate. The process will intentionally lead people through this meaningful experience and [...]

At the Annual meeting on Sunday, December 4, the Vision Task Force will briefly review the visioning work the congregation has been engaged in over the past year. The meeting packet mailed to voting members includes the Vision Document which outlines: Zion’s Mission & Vision A brief history of the visioning process The 3 initiatives [...]

Throughout September and October, we have focused on the theme of Stepping Into God’s Tomorrow. We have identified three big initiatives for the next stage of Zion’s life: Celebrating on Sundays – our Sunday morning experience Living God’s Call – our discipleship process Connecting With Care – community life We have also highlighted some of [...]

It must have been about 1996 or so. We were in our mid-20s, living in our first house, Kirk worked at the local elevator and I was a stay-at-home mom with a toddler. We were somewhat active participants at Zion. We were fairly regular worshippers, Kirk sometimes volunteered as an usher, and I was starting to [...]

As you may or may not know, I have been a member of Zion since I was baptized. I went to VBS every summer, attended Sunday school every school year, and went to church (almost) every Sunday. Zion is my home. It has given me support and the best of friends. I started out giving [...]

The Annual Congregational Meeting of Zion Lutheran Church will be held in Trinity Hall on Sunday, December 4, 2011 following the 10:30 service (at approximately 11:30 am). All voting members are requested to attend. A voting member is defined as confirmed, communing, & contributing. Nominations for elected positions are due to the Nominating Committee by [...]

Four years ago in October, my husband and I moved from Washington State to Buffalo, Minnesota to live closer to family. Four years ago in October, my husband and I first attended worship service at Zion Lutheran Church.  Family and Zion Lutheran Church have been intertwined in my life ever since that first month. They [...]

Each fall we at Zion, pause to reflect upon the many blessings God has brought to us and to contemplate an appropriate response in terms of our giving back to God with our finances. Stepping Into God’s Tomorrow is our fall stewardship emphasis but it is about much more than our finances. At Zion Lutheran [...]

It’s great to see new faces around Zion and people are making connections, participating in Bible studies and other groups. There’s a good feeling, a positive energy, when people come together and get excited about sharing their faith in God great things can happen. I think that people are starting to see the possibilities. Diane [...]

Sam and his family were supported in prayer by the Zion congregation following a serious motorcycle accident involving his son, Kelly, this past summer.

“And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” ~ Philippians 4:7 Don‘t we all want to experience deep peace? When facing the challenging parts of life, it can be difficult to see the light and find the path to peace. It feels wearisome to find [...]

Vision Initiative #3: Zion will create a community where people are connected in relationships and supported in need. In Acts Chapter 2 we see a model for sharing life together as Christians. The results of the various input we’ve received thus far, show that developing meaningful relationships is very valued and desired at our congregation. [...]

This summer six of Zion’s senior high students became TIM Teamers. Teens in Mission spent seven days at Ox Lake and Wapogasset camps developing their leadership skills and working with younger children from Zion and other churches. They have committed to being involved in leadership at Zion throughout the year including working with Sunday school, [...]