Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church is a church in Saddle River, NJ 07458. It is one of 2 churches in Saddle River.
Celebrating over 200 years as a gathering place for all God’s people, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saddle River New Jersey honors its history and Lutheran heritage while leading people to Christ through worship, prayer, outreach, music, fellowship, God’s Word, and the administration of the Holy Sacraments.
Serving since 1988
Saddle River, NJ, 07458Service times
Tue, Aug 25God's Amazing Creation - Soccer Vacation Bible School 2026 / Zion Fellowship HallRead More >Aug 25, 2026, 5:15 PM; Sat, Oct 10Drive-By Clothing & Shoe Drive Fundraiser / Zion Fellowship HallLearn moreOct 10, 2026, 9:00 AM; Sat, Oct 17Oktoberfest 2026 / Zion Lutheran Fellowship HallRead More >Oct 17, 2026, 5:00 PM (as listed)
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story. 231 congregations of the Lutheran family gather across New Jersey — 15,905 across the United States on The Church Map.
Lutherans put the gospel back into ordinary hands — Scripture in the language people actually spoke, and hymns the congregation itself was allowed to sing. That the church is saved by grace through faith, and that the whole assembly sings, are now the inheritance of nearly every Protestant church in America.
Ministries at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Men's Shelter
- Support Groups
- Christmas-at-Sea
- Food & Fund Drive
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Latest from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Saddle River NJ's YouTube channel: Worship Service - September 13, 2026 (all videos).
The community around Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and nearly a quarter of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Unemployment: 9.6% (5.1–14.1%)
- Social Isolation: 29.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Saddle River borough is served by 2 churches — about one congregation for every 1,681 residents.
Churches near Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Saint Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church — 0.8 mi away
- Church of the Presentation — 1.4 mi away in Upper Saddle River, NJ
- Guardian Angel Roman Catholic Church — 1.5 mi away in Allendale, NJ
- Highlands Presbyterian Church — 1.5 mi away in Allendale, NJ
- Archer United Methodist Church — 1.5 mi away in Allendale, NJ
- Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church — 1.6 mi away in Upper Saddle River, NJ
- Touch the World Ministries — 1.7 mi away in Allendale, NJ
- Our Lady Mother of the Church — 1.8 mi away in Woodcliff Lake, NJ
- Calvary Lutheran Church — 1.9 mi away in Allendale, NJ
- Waldwick United Methodist Church — 1.9 mi away in Waldwick, NJ
More Lutheran churches nearby
- Calvary Lutheran Church — 1.9 mi away in Allendale, NJ
- Christ Lutheran Church — 2.6 mi away in Woodcliff Lake, NJ
- Lutheran Church of the Redeemer — 3.2 mi away in Ramsey, NJ
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church — 3.3 mi away in Ridgewood, NJ
- Advent Lutheran Church — 3.8 mi away in Wyckoff, NJ