A constitution was signed and charter members were Bernard Jahn, Marcus Hansen, Charles Morgan, P. Peterson, Charles Buck Jr., Michael Buck, John Buck, Karl Straub, F. Baske, A. Timm, E. Knappert, H. Kucks, and Emil Vohwinkel.

At first, services were conducted in both German and English as the Scandinavian Lutherans of the area joined the membership but by 1895 English services were discontinued until 1917.

In 1892 a building was constructed in which church services were held on the second floor, and the pastor resided on the main floor.

Rev. Mollenauer was serving the Big Bend Parish which was very difficult with transportion by horse and buggy. After urgent calls to the Mission Board, two assistant pastors were assigned to the area.

Through information from family members it has been learned that Pastor Mathias (Max) Matthiasen possibly ministered at Zion in the early 1900s as an interim or assistant pastor. He spoke the English, German, and Danish languages. He moved away due to ill health in 1908. (There was a parish connection to the Odessa church in those days, and he may have ministered there also.)

Rev. Ebert was installed in 1909. During his ministry the Women of the Church were active with meetings in homes. They presented the oil painting, "The Ascending Christ", which for 51 years shone forth from the altar of the old church and today is displayed in the remodeled narthex, above the door to the sanctuary. The first choir was also organized at that time.

Rev. C. Hopf was called as pastor in 1911, and the parsonage was remodeled. The services were still in German, but an English evening service was introduced. By 1918 the Sunday School was entirely in the English language. Women were given the right to vote in the church around 1920.

Rev. H. F. W. Meyer began his service in 1920. He was provided with a Dodge automobile. An organ was purchased and installed in the church in 1923 and during this year the first lawn was planted at the church.

Rev. F. J. Ahrendt arrived to serve Zion in 1926 and during his ministry the German services were gradually eliminated. A basement was built under the church to provide room for Sunday School, meetings, and dinners. There was also a fully equipped kitchen and a heating plant.

Rev. R. F. Schwindt was installed as pastor in 1942. During his ministry the Lutheran Brotherhood men's organization was begun. Also a new electric organ was purchased and neon lighting was added to the steeple cross.

Rev. F. W. Henke came from Canada in 1953 to serve. During his first year the new parsonage on the same site as the former parsonage, was completed. Pastor Henke delivered his farwell sermon on October 18, 1959, and retired to California. This was one week following the ground-breaking ceremony for construction of the new Zion Lutheran Church building at the corner of Washington and 11th.

Rev. M. A. P. Keller became Zion's pastor in Feb. 1960. The construction of the new Zion Lutheran Church building was nearing completion on his arrival, and a dedication service was held on May 29, 1960. After Pastor Keller's retirement from the ministry at age 65, he and his wife Irma moved to a retirement community in Woodburn, Oregon, and a new pastor was called.

During Pastor Williamsen's tenure, we were accepted into the intern program and Scot Sorensen and Bob Dryver each served Zion and Christ for one year.

A change in constitution was accepted with more congregational involvement. Members of the congregation began to serve on the eight committees with representatives on the committee from the council. In July of 1987, Pastor Williamsen retired and he and Rosalie moved to a home in Medical Lake. Pastor Stan passed away on Nov. 16, 2003.

In 2002, funds from memorials, saved for many years, were used to install lovely new stained glass windows on the west wall. (They can be viewed on another page in this web site.) Additional windows, with an Easter motif, were installed to the west of the sacristy in April, 2004. The final phase was added in August, 2004, when Christmas motif windows were installed on the east wall of the sanctuary.

Pastor Mark Egertson suffered several illnesses in early 2005, and he retired on disability. He and Sharon moved later that year to Mt. Vernon, WA.

In February, '09, Christ sent a call to Rev. Mike Nelson, who had been with Lutheran Campus Ministries at
EWU, Cheney, for 11 years. Zion chose to search for a pastor on their own as the two congregations
discontinued their long time partnership, and Pastor Bruggink consented to continue as interim pastor
at Zion.