Zion United Church of Christ White Marsh Maryland

A New Church For The White Marsh/Perry Hall Community

Who We Are – Our Special Heritage

 

With roots in the German Reformed movement, Zion's heritage dates back over 125 years and has been inspired by the leadership of 14 ministers. We worshiped at our former location (Harford Road) since 1925 and broke ground in 1999 for our new church on Silver Spring & Cottington Roads in the Perry Hall/White Marsh area. Construction was completed in late 1999. Final dedication was held in March of 2000. Rev. John Thomas, General Minister and President of the U.C.C., was preacher at the dedication service.

The New Zion was a union with Faith & St. Mark's UCC on February 14, 1999. It was our hope to strengthen our ministry while relocating to a new community. A unique attribute of Zion is the empowered laity of the church and a desire to maintain our warmth and friendliness while being a family of God.

We look to the future, knowing that change is inevitable in a growing church. Needs which we are beginning to address:

• BRAC — The reorganization of families in our area (Aberdeen Proving Ground; Ft. Meade, MD) as part of the Base Reorganization program of Dept. of Defense
• PIC — “Partner in Caring” with the Maryland National Guard to support returning troops from deployment in the Middle East

While maintaining our covenant with the United Church of Christ’s work for peace, Zion Church has a large number of veterans and seeks to support them and their families as an integral part of our congregation.

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