Zion Lutheran Church (Stamford, Connecticut)

Zion Lutheran Church
Mision Pentecostal John 3:16
Location132 Glenbrook Rd., Stamford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°3′35″N 73°31′39″W / 41.05972°N 73.52750°W / 41.05972; -73.52750
Arealess than one acre
Built1925
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
MPSDowntown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes TR
NRHP reference No.87002127[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 1987

The Zion Lutheran Church (now known as Mision Pentecostal John 3:16) is a historic Lutheran church building at 132 Glenbrook Road in Stamford, Connecticut. The red brick Gothic Revival structure was built in 1925 by a German immigrant congregation founded in 1897. It is the city's only red brick church. The main facade is dominated by a square tower on the right, which rises only to the height of the roof gable on the left. The gable stands above a large quadruple window set in a slightly pointed arch, which stands above the main entrance, which is recessed in an arched opening.[2]

The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] After a long decline in attendance and membership, the building was sold to a Spanish-speaking Pentecostal congregation, and the Lutheran church ceased its existence in 2021.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Jan Cunningham (April 20, 1987). "Historic Resources Inventory Buildings and Structures: Zion Lutheran Church". National Park Service. and Accompanying photo, exterior, from 1987
  3. ^ Del Valle, Veronica (May 23, 2021). "After a 'slow burn,' Stamford's Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church says goodbye". Stamford Advocate. Retrieved December 1, 2023.