Zion Lutheran Church

Zion Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church at 139 South High Street in Akron, OH 44308. It is one of 416 churches in Akron, and one of 7 Lutheran congregations in the city.

Our story began in 1854, when a small group of German Lutheran families, led by Rev. Peter Jacob Buehl, gathered in Akron with a shared desire to worship, pray, and build a Christ-centered community.

Serving since 1854

139 South High Street, Akron, OH, 44308

Website: http://ziononthehill.org/

Zion Lutheran Church is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Zion Lutheran Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.

  • Obesity: 45.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 41.0% (29.4–52.7%)
  • Social Isolation: 40.4%
  • Food Insecurity: 36.0%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.5%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.5%
  • Child Poverty: 33.5% (13.9–53.3%)
  • Depression: 30.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 24.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.3%
  • Diabetes: 16.8%
  • Unemployment: 10.8% (4.8–16.7%)
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.2% (6.1–18.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Akron city is served by 251 churches — about one congregation for every 762 residents.

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