Zion Lutheran Church

Zion Lutheran Church at 2062 E 30th Street, at Prospect, built in 1902. The congregation was originally formed in 1843 and was in several prior locations. This church was one of the founding members of the Missouri Synod in 1845. On Christmas Eve, 1851 Rev. Heinrich Schwan brought a candle-lit tree into the sanctuary, purported to be the first Christmas Tree in North America, quite controversial at the time. The adjacent school has been closed for years.