Traditions
Winter
Wednesday Advent Meals
Come together for food and fellowship before mid-week Advent services.
Hay Ride/Christmas Caroling
A hayride through the streets of Middletown spreading Christmas cheer with traditional Christmas carols.
Children’s Christmas Program
Zion’s children tell the Christmas story of Jesus’ birth with a skit and songs.
Valentine Breakfast
All are welcome to full hot breakfast sponsored by our youth. The highlight - a chance to honor and celebrate the many couples in our church family that have been married 50 years or more!
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
All are welcome to a pancake and sausage meal as we prepare for the Lenten season.
Wednesday Lenten Meals
Come together for food and fellowship before mid-week Lenten services.
Spring
Easter Breakfast
A continental breakfast is offered on Easter Sunday morning between services.
Easter Egg Hunt
A special event will in a unique way tell the passion of our Lord through eggs.
Mother-Daughter Banquet
A once a year opportunity to enjoy a home cooked turkey dinner with all the trimmings served by the men of Zion! Sit back and relax, enjoy good food, a special program, and the chance to win flowers and door prizes!
Summer
Annual Church Picnic
Enjoy delicious food, fun activities for the kids, and close with an evening Vesper service.
Vacation Bible School
Join us each summer for a week of fun as children ages 4 thru 5th grade gather for stories, crafts, music, snacks and games.
Fall
Middletown Heritage Festival
We open our doors to the community during the fall Heritage Festival. We construct a float for the morning’s parade, provide a delicious lunch of soup and sandwiches and sell baked goods and our own Zion homemade apple butter.
BARBEQUE & Fall Festival
Our yearly intergenerational family event. Everyone is invited to BYOP (bring your own pumpkin) to carve and decorate. Other activities plus an all-u-can-eat BBQ.
Wake Up Wednesday Breakfasts
Youth are invited to breakfast Wednesday mornings, 6:30am. (During the school year.)