On June 4th at 7PM, join us at Zion to enjoy live music from Mariachi San Pablo, and ice cream, to kick off the summer!
Mariachi Concert and Ice Cream
100 years in Five Points – November 16th Open House and Concert
History, Music, and sweet times together. Thursday, November 16th
4pm-7pm Open House, History Exhibit, and Snacks
7pm Concert
For a recording of the concert click here.
In 1923 our current property was dedicated and began one hundred dynamic years in the Five Points community. The Five Points Development Association last month honored Zion as its featured member noting that it is the longest continually operating entity in Five Points. In 1898, the year the church was organized, it met in many locations in downtown El Paso. In this two-fold anniversary year for Zion (125th and 100th), we have planned a celebratory event for the entire community, recognizing that we have been and still are blessed by El Paso and Five Points. A multitude of El Pasoans and have been part of our life these 125 years and shared in the good and hard of life together on the border.
The open house invites the public to come and go between 4pm-7pm, viewing the 100-year-old sanctuary and the glow of its historic stain glass windows at sunset and walk through a special history exhibit. Life in El Paso and Five Points from the eras of gun-slinging gangs and law enforcement of the late 1800s to the dynamics of the Mexican Revolution, WWI, Prohibition, the boom of Five Points, the Great Depression, WWII and POW camps, White Sands missile development, the population boom of the 50s and 60s, the Chamizal Treaty and impact on Five Points, NAFTA, and into our city life of recent years.
The evening will be capped off with a beautiful concert that will allow the acoustics of our 100-year old sanctuary to resonate with music of professional El Paso classical musicians. The fast-moving hour of music will showcase historic music of Zion and other sacred traditions and include strings, voice, piano, trumpet, handbells, choir, and mariachi. We sincerely desire your presence if possible so that we can share our joy with you, celebrate our common history, and enjoy the sweet moments these occasions provide.
Open House: 4pm-7pm (snacks will be available)
Concert: 7pm
Consider arriving at 4pm to view the building while the sun is illuminating the stain glass windows. Then enjoy some dinner at a nearby Five Points restaurant and return to Zion for the evening concert.
One Hundred Years of Life, Grace, and Song in Five Points
Block Party 2023
Check back here soon for details about this summer’s July 1st Block Party
Food Basket Distribution – May 14, 2022
Meet at 6:30am to prepare individual boxes of food, gathered from the variety of food donations Ysleta Lutheran Mission Human Care (YLM) has ready. That early!? you ask. Yes, it provides just enough time to assemble the food baskets before the distribution begins. We’ll be helping more than a hundred families, many of El Paso’s elderly, have much needed food.
Set your alarm clock early, drink that coffee, eat that donut and meet others from Zion at Ysleta Lutheran Mission Human Care for a morning well spent helping others. It’ll be great!
Date: May 14, 2022
Time: 6:30-9:30am
Address: YLM Human Care, 301 S. Schutz Dr., El Paso, TX 79907
Questions & RSVP – Contact Krysia Heimer, the Church Office, or write to us here.
Organ (and more) Symposium, March 27, 2022
It is a music concert/recital organized by local church musicians, each month at a different church. This month it is at Zion, and we’d love you to attend. David Garcia, Pastor Stephen, and the Zion Handbell Choir are among the musicians performing. The music will begin at 2:30pm. No cost for admission. No ticket needed.
Zion Game Night, March 25, 2022
Board games for the very young and the very old, dominoes, checkers, card games….
Bring your teenagers and kids. Are you a kid at heart? Come enjoy an evening of snacks and games, laughter and fun. All ages are welcome. We’ll start at 6pm and end around 7:30. Enter through the playground gate and come up the ramp into the auditorium. Questions? Contact Krysia Heimer, the church office, or send a note here.
Job Opening at Zion – Administrative Assistant
Apply by January 16th!
We are looking to hire a new Administrative Assistant to begin working in the Zion office on January 25, 2022. We use a team of volunteers and the Administrative Assistant to carry out the necessary tasks of our church. This position plays a vital role in the daily operations and congregational life at Zion. Please prayerfully consider the job description linked below and share this opportunity with anyone you believe would do an amazing job! Anyone can apply by sending a resume to zionlutheransecretary@gmail.com by January 16, 2022.
Job Description & Qualifications (pdf)
Event: Summer Story Time at Zion – Thursday, July 15, 2021
We invite all families with children in third grade or younger to join us for Story Time! Join us at 10:00am in the Zion Fellowship Hall for songs, stories, and crafts! You can also browse and take home books from our lending library! Please contact Krysia Heimer for more information.
UPDATE! Here are some pictures from the July 15th Story Time event!
Event: Outdoor Summer Faith and Fun at Memorial Park, Saturday, July 10, 2021
Join us at Memorial Park from 8:45am to 10:30ish for some family fun! Get to know other families from Zion, get some good playtime for the kids, and be encouraged in your life as parents and the passing on of your faith to your kids! Activities will be good for ALL ages – so join us! Look for us to have a shade canopy just below the playground area.
Address: Memorial Park, 3251 Copper, El Paso, TX
Event: Summer Story Time at Zion – Thursday July 8, 2021
We invite all families with children in third grade or younger to join us for Story Time! Join us at 10:00am in the Zion Fellowship Hall for songs, stories, and crafts! You can also browse and take home books from our lending library! Please contact Krysia Heimer for more information.
UPDATE! – We had a wonderful time together on July 8th. Please make plans to join us with your children on Thursday, July 15th at 10am for our second summer story time. Here are some pictures from July 8th’s event.