Church Update:

** UPDATED SCHEDULE **

Sunday School will re-start Sunday, September 13th at 9:15 AM and Worship will follow at 10:30 AM

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Welcome to Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Perry Township.

We hope that you find this site to be helpful in learning about our church, activities, and committees. Visitors and new members alike are always welcome at Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Sunday Services – 10:30 am

    Sunday School – 9:15 am
(No Summer Sunday School June – Aug)

Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Where there’s always something exciting happening.

Letter from Pastor Stephanie:

I Am With You Always

As October unfolds, we notice the changes all around us. The days grow shorter. Darkness arrives earlier each evening. Trees exchange their green leaves for brilliant shades of gold, orange, and red before eventually standing bare against the autumn sky.

For many people, however, the increasing darkness is more than a change in the weather. This season can bring feelings of loneliness, discouragement, grief, anxiety, or depression. The struggles we carry throughout the year can feel heavier as daylight fades and schedules become busier. We may find ourselves wondering how we will make it through difficult circumstances, losses, uncertainties, or challenges that seem overwhelming.

Scripture reminds us that God never abandons us in these seasons. Jesus’ final promise to his disciples is also a promise for us today: “And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20,

Notice that Jesus does not promise a life free from hardship. He promises his presence. In times of joy and in times of sorrow, in moments of confidence and in moments of doubt, Christ walks beside us.

The prophet Isaiah offers another beautiful reminder of God’s steadfast love: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1

What a powerful promise. God knows us by name. God claims us as beloved children. Even when we feel forgotten, isolated, or overwhelmed, we belong to God. Nothing—not darkness, fear, grief, or uncertainty—can separate us from God’s love in Christ Jesus.

As the evenings grow longer this month, may we remember that God’s light shines even in the darkness. May we reach out to one another with kindness and compassion. And may we hold tightly to the promises of our faith: Christ is with us always, and we are God’s own.

May the peace of Christ surround you and sustain you through every season.

Peace and blessings.

Pastor Stephanie