Note: The subject title is inspired by a description I used on this Forum years ago.
Following Holy Communion this morning, a Special Meeting of the Congregation of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Peoria, Illinois, adopted a resolution to formally dissolve the congregation once its assets have been properly disposed of. This is the conclusion of several discussions and actions over the last year. Earlier in November the Congregation had voted that Zion's final worship services would be January 27, 2019.
Initially established as a mission parochial and Sunday School for German-speaking residents of Peoria's South Side in 1882, the congregation organized in 1894 and joined the Iowa Synod. I have served as Zion's 13th pastor since 1992.
Pax et bonum, Steven+