About the Church

Our mission is to nurture and expand God’s family as we proclaim Jesus Christ, who restores the broken, and leads us to reach into our community with acts of love and service.

Our Story

We welcome what is real.
We cherish children.
We learn at all ages because following Jesus is a journey, not a destination.
We believe faith does.

We’d like you to feel welcomed and at home, even if you’ve never been to church before. Zion is a big church, but we encourage an atmosphere of family.

Please feel welcome to come in a coat and tie or blue jeans. Either way, you’ll fit right in.
There are no reserved seats, so feel free to sit anywhere you choose.
Our worship style is traditional and includes contemporary elements, including a relaxed preaching style, and varieties of musicians, soloists, and choirs adding to our worship.
Ushers are available at each entrance to the Sanctuary who would be happy to answer any specific question you may have.
Be sure to complete an attendance card and include contact information so that we may thank you for worshiping with us.
Vickie Adams, Operations Coordinator, would be happy to meet with you on a Sunday morning or during the week to introduce you to our pastors, give you a tour of our campus, and answer any questions you may have about Zion’s many ministry opportunities.

What We Believe

Get Connected

Zion is family
Our goal is to be a family and that means getting connected and building relationships. There are opportunities each week, in Bible classes, worship, and other events to get to know each other more closely and encourage each other.

We want to grow in our relationships with one another, and in our relationship with God!

Join our family by emailing:

vadams@zionharvester.org

What We Believe

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Sola Gratia

Grace alone

God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful, rebel against Him and do not deserve His love. He sent Jesus, His Son, to love the unlovable and save the ungodly

Sola Fide

Faith alone

By His suffering and death as the substitute for all people of all time, Jesus purchased and won forgiveness and eternal life for them. Those who hear this Good News and believe it have the eternal life that it offers. God creates faith in Christ and gives people forgiveness through Him.

Sola Scriptura

Scripture alone

The Bible is God’s inerrant and infallible Word, in which He reveals His Law and His Gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the sole rule and norm for Christian doctrine.

Rooted in Scripture, Centered in Christ

With the universal Christian Church, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod teaches and responds to the love of the Triune God: the Father, creator of all that exists; Jesus Christ, the Son, who became human to suffer and die for the sins of all human beings and to rise to life again in the ultimate victory over death and Satan; and the Holy Spirit, who creates faith through God’s Word and Sacraments. The three persons of the Trinity are coequal and coeternal, one God.

Being “Lutheran,” our congregations accept and teach Bible-based teachings of Martin Luther that inspired the reformation of the Christian Church in the 16th century. The teaching of Luther and the reformers can be summarized in three short phrases:
Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone.

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Who is Jesus?

For more than 2,000 years people have asked the question, “Who is Jesus?”. We were not present when Jesus lived on this earth, but in the Bible we have the record of his birth, life, death on the cross, and resurrection. Study of the Bible, God’s Word, will enable you to seek out the answer to this age-old question.

FAQs

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LCMS Resources

What does 'Synod" mean?

The word “Synod” in The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod comes from Greek words that mean “walking together.” The term has rich meaning in our church body, because congregations voluntarily choose to belong to the Synod. Though diverse in their service, these congregations hold to a shared confession of Jesus Christ as taught in Holy Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions which they believe are a correct interpretation and presentation of Biblical doctrine. Contained in The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, these statements of belief were put into writing by church leaders during the 16th century. The simplest of these is Luther’s Small Catechism. The Augsburg Confession gives more detail on what Lutherans believe. Read an article from the May 2004 Lutheran Witness about what a “Synod” is.