Welcome

We welcome you to Evangelical Lutheran Church Zion! This is a church with a long and proud tradition of Christian service and witness. But it is not a church so steeped in tradition that it does not recognize the call of Christ today. Zion is a church with both tradition and mission.

Evangelical Lutheran Church Zion
107 West Main Street
Middletown, MD 21769
(301) 371-6500

Church Office Fall - Winter Hours

Beginning August 23rd, the church office will be staffed:

Monday - Thursday, 8:30am - 4:30pm
                  Fridays. 8:00am -4:00pm

For emergency pastoral care coverage info or to schedule an appointment, please call the church’s main number 301-371-6500.

We are located on Route Alternate 40 in the heart of historic Middletown, Maryland. Please see the map. The church will be on the right as you drive west on Alt 40. Parking is available on the street or in the lot behind the church.

Please see our Welcome Packet for more information.

May the Holy Spirit speak to you in our worship and may your life be enriched through the love of God in Christ Jesus.

Worship Services

We celebrate Holy Communion at each service.

6:00pm Saturday Evening Worship
8:15am Sunday Worship
10:45am Sunday Worship
9:30-10:30am Sunday School for all ages

Hearing Assisting System--If you are hearing impaired and require the use of a hearing assisting system, please see an usher for assistance.

Mission Statement

As a people of God, we are sent to share Christ’s love, grow in faith and serve others.

Statement of Purpose

The Church is a people created by God in Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit, called and sent to bear witness to God’s creative, redeeming, and sanctifying activity in the world.

To participate in God’s mission, this congregation as a part of the Church shall:

• Worship God in proclamation of the Word and administration of the sacrament and through lives of prayer, praise thanksgiving, witness, and service.
• Proclaim God’s saving Gospel of justification by grace for Christ’s sake through faith alone, according to the apostolic witness in the Holy Scripture, preserving and transmitting the Gospel faithfully to future generations.
• Carry out Christ’s Great Commission by reaching out to all people to bring them to faith in Christ and by doing all ministry with a global awareness consistent with the understanding of God as Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier of all.
• Serve in response to God’s love to meet human needs, caring for the sick and the aged, advocating dignity and justice for all people, working for peace and reconciliation among the nations, and standing with the poor and powerless, and committing itself to their needs.
• Nurture its members in the Word of God so as to grow in faith and hope and love, to see daily life as the primary setting for the exercise of their Christian calling, and to use the gifts of the Spirit for their life together and for their calling in the world.
• Manifest the unity given to the people of God by living together in the love of Christ and by joining with other Christians in prayer and action to express and preserve the unity which the Spirit gives.

To fulfill these purposes, this congregation shall:

• Provide services of worship at which the Word of God is preached and the sacraments are administered.
• Provide pastoral care and assist all members to participate in this ministry.
• Challenge, equip, and support all members in carrying out their calling in their daily lives and in their congregation.
• Teach the Word of God.
• Witness to the reconciling Word of God in Christ, reaching out to all people.
• Respond to human need, work for justice and peace, care for the sick and the suffering, and participate responsibly in society.
• Motivate its members to provide financial support for the congregation’s ministry and the ministry of other parts of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
• Foster and participate in interdependent relationships with other congregations, the synod, and the churchwide organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
• Foster and participate in ecumenical relationships consistent with churchwide policy.