Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Office Phone: (717) 884-9167
Mailing Address: Zion Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 679, 514 Magaro Rd.
Enola, PA 17025
Pastor: Gwenn Trout
Secretary: Durene Archer
About Us
In the early history of The West Pennsylvania Synod of The Lutheran Church in America, there is a brief sketch of the beginnings of our Zion Lutheran Church. This sketch states that the first communion was held in 1803 and the congregation formally organized in 1804. It became a member of the first Lutheran Synod in America, organized by Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, who came to America in 1742 for the purpose of supervising the early Lutheran congregations and to organize them into a synod. This first synod was called The Ministerium because its members were the Lutheran ministers of the congregations. Zion withdrew its membership from The Ministerium and became a founding member of the West Pennsylvania Synod in 1825. Eventually Zion became part of the Lutheran Church of America (LCA), one of three predecessor church bodies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which was formed in 1987.
In 2003, our congregation celebrated 200 years of mission and ministry in Enola. We are a congregation of the West Shore Conference of the Lower Susquehanna Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA).
Our Staff
Pastor Gwenn Trout
The
Rev. Gwenn L. Trout, a native of Gettysburg, PA is a graduate of
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (B.A., Speech Communications
and Theatre) and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
(M.Div.). As part of her field education, she completed the
clinical chaplaincy program at Duke University Medical Center,
Durham, NC and served an 11-month internship at Gloria Dei Lutheran
Church, Sacramento, California. In July 1997 she was called as
pastor of St. James Lutheran Church, Columbia PA, and was ordained
in September of that year. She has served Zion since October 2003.
Durene Archer/Church Secretary
Our Mission
Our mission is based on Jesus' Commission to his disciples, found in Matthew 28: "As Gods people, centered in Christ, empowered by the Spirit, we are committed to: Love the Lord our God with all our hearts, souls, and minds. Love our neighbors as ourselves and be and make disciples of all nations."