Church News

News about our congregation, the New Jersey Synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and other partners in mission and service. This category includes Zion’s monthly Visitor Newsletter, the Synod’s weekly Jersey Jottings, and periodic news releases and announcements concerning the church.







Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, Please join our sister in Christ, Lee Thor, in mourning the loss of her partner, Otto Hornlein who died on February 3, 2015. Otto’s wake will be held at Pettit-Davis Funeral Home at 371 West Milton St., Rahway, NJ (732-388-0038)   on Sunday, February 8 from […]

Wake and Funeral for Otto Hornlein




This month’s issue of the Journal of Lutheran Ethics (JLE) focuses on environmental ethics, which has been a concern of our congregation for many years.  Here is the introduction from James K. Echols, editor of JLE: What is the Christian response to climate change?  For this month’s authors, Christians are called […]

Environmental Ethics