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Zonta Club of Edmonton

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The Zonta Club of Edmonton organized in 1953, and received its charter in 1954 from parent organization, Zonta International. Zonta International, a club for business and professional women, was founded in Buffalo, New York in 1919. The club sought to improve the status of woman, and encourage ethical standards of business through donating time and money to various civic and social causes. The Zonta Club of Edmonton formed part of Zonta International District VIII. The club based its membership on classification by business or profession. The club also required any member of its executive to work at least 50% of the time. The Zonta Club of Edmonton is now dissolved.

Zion United Church (Beiseker)

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  • 1916-1995

Zion United Church had its origins in two different congregations in the Beiseker area of Alberta, the Zion Congregational Church and the Beiseker United Church.

Beiseker United Church began ca. 1915, with the congregation being served by United Church ministers from the Acme Pastoral Charge. Early services were held at Beiseker in a building converted from a livery barn to a community hall ca. 1922. In 1925, services moved to a former school which had become a private dwelling before being renovated for use as a church. From 1927-1938 only bible study was held. Beiseker United Church amalgamated with Zion United Church in 1949 and the church building was sold and converted into a doctor’s office.

Zion Congregational Church was founded in the Beiseker area of Alberta in 1909. The congregation was officially organized as a Congregational Church on Jan. 4, 1914. Construction of the church was started in 1918 on two acres of land donated by Peter M. Berreth on SE ¼ 16-28-25-W4. The church building was dedicated on July 14, 1918. The building was enlarged and renovated in 1928.

The Zion Congregational Church amalgamated with the United Church of Canada in 1947, becoming part of the Carbon Pastoral Charge. In 1949, the church was moved from its original site into the town of Beiseker and the congregation amalgamated with Beiseker United Church taking the name Zion United Church. The original church site continued to be used as a cemetery. On July 1, 1950, Zion United Church became part of the Acme Pastoral Charge. Zion United Church amalgamated with Acme United Church in 1998.

Zion Lutheran School and Kindergarten (Cloverdale, BC)

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In 1958 the Rev. L. H. Gierach started the third Lutheran Christian Day School in Canada in Cloverdale, BC. A building was constructed for the school in 1958 and dedicated in 1959. There were nineteen children in four grades and Miss Marj Guebert was their first teacher. By 1961 numbers were sufficiently large enough to add an intermediate class taught by a second teacher and two years later grade 7 was added. Finally in 1968 a kindergarten class was added. The school became part of the Lutheran Church-Canada though its association with the Zion Lutheran Church congregation in 1988.

Zion Lutheran Church (Worsley, Alberta)

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The Ladies Aid of Zion Lutheran Church was formed around 1953. The congregation was served from Fairview- Hines Creek as part of the parish. No further administrative history is available.

Zion Lutheran Church (Wetaskiwin, Alberta)

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Zion Lutheran church was organized in 1904 with eight charter members. The first German services were conducted by Pastor George Meyer of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The congregation's first church was a gothic style building which they dedicated in 1911. Two years later Zion Lutheran Church started a Christian Day School. The school had a great deal of difficulty and closed permanently in 1915. In 1946 English became the language of the major service. An addition to the church was added in 1950. The congregation also purchased a Halmar organ at that time. The original church was sold to Bethel Lutheran congregation of the ELCC in 1964 and a new building, designed by architect Fred Klingbeil, was dedicated in 1966. Also in 1966 the congregation sold their extra property to the government for construction of "Luther Manor", a seniors complex. In 1988 the congregation joined the newly formed synod of Lutheran Church-Canada. Through the sharing of pastors the congregation has also been associated with Bismark, Ponoka, Morningside, Lacombe, Stettler, Bawlf, Peace Hills, Usona (Waldheim) and Brightview.

Zion Lutheran Church (Surrey/Cloverdale, British Columbia)

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Missionary work for the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in the Fraser Valley area began in 1930 under Rev. Haake. Zion Lutheran Church was organized in January 1934 just before Rev. Haake was replaced by Rev. Holtz who served the missions until 1940. The congregation was actually re-organized in 1938 but did not adopt its constitution until 1954. In the meantime activities continued including the purchase of lots for a building in 1944 and the completion of construction and dedication of the first church building in 1947 under the direction of Pastor A. Fenske. In 1952 a new pastor, Rev. Lester H. Gierach, came to the area and started a Christian Day School which had four classrooms by 1958. It was dedicated in 1959 and the following year it also became the place of worship when the congregation sold their old church building. Under the direction of Pastor L.E. Jones a new hall was built in 1969 and dedicated in 1970. The work of the congregation then took on a new focus, assisting with seniors' housing, and in 1972 the Zion Park Manor was opened. In 1980 Principal E. Nast called for an extension of the school and a new facility for both church and school was planned. In 1984 a new Worship and Fellowship Centre was dedicated. The congregation joined the newly formed Lutheran Church-Canada synod in 1988.

Zion Lutheran Church (Prince George, BC)

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The first service in the mission field of Prince George was held in 1924 and during the first year the Sunday School, Youth Group and choir were organized using the abandoned Presbyterian Church for meetings. Pastor Juring served through the summer of 1926 while Pastor A. Trinklein guided the congregation the following year through the adoption of a constitution and the choosing of a name: "The Connaught Hill Lutheran Church". A church building was purchased and dedicated in 1928. The Ladies Aid, formed in 1925, raised money for congregational projects. The first Connaught Hill Lutheran Parochial School was opened in 1934 and operated until 1937. The parsonage was purchased in the 1940s and improvements were made to the church as well. Plans for building a new church started in 1957 and by 1958 was completed and dedicated. This building would serve until the 1980s when space considerations again became an issue, especially those of the growing Sunday School. Plans again began for a new building. In 1988 the congregation joined the newly formed Lutheran Church-Canada synod. The name was changed to Zion Lutheran church. The congregations at Telkwa and Vanderhoof were also served from Zion, Prince George.

Zion Lutheran Church (Peace Hills, Alberta)

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Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod missionary work was initially carried out along the Edmonton-Calgary railway line during 1902-1905 by Victor Gruber and then by George S. Meyer out of the Wetaskiwin and Olds district. A simple church was built in 1911 and a cemetery dedicated in 1913. Pastors O. H. Schmidt and Albert H. Schwermann followed. Peace Hills shared the pastors with Brightview until 1917 when Peace Hills called Pastor Halboth. In 1948 the congregation voted to hold services in English on the first and third Sundays. A new church was planned in 1952 and the old church sold and hauled away in 1953. The new church was dedicated in July 1954. The constitution and bylaws of the congregation were translated into English in 1956 and adopted in 1958. The congregation celebrated their fiftieth anniversary in 1960 although they were suffering financial strain from declining membership by the mid-1960s. In 1968 Brightview formed a separate Parish with Usona and Zion, Peace Hills joined with Zion, Wetaskiwin to form another Parish. The 75th Anniversary was held in 1978. The congregation joined the newly formed Lutheran Church-Canada in 1988.

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