13 East Main St Fairfield, PA 17320
Our History
1854 September 10, 1854, the cornerstone was laid for the present church building.
1855 On May 29th the church was named Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church as part of the Emmitsburg-Fountaindale charge, incorporated by the laws of Adams County.
1863 In July the church became a hospital for severely wounded soldiers from the Gettysburg Battle of the Civil War near Fairfield.
1890 In October the church was renovated and the Sunday School room (our present- day gathering area) was added, the choir loft installed, the balcony removed, the pulpit alcove was added, and the bell tower and narthex were erected.
1892 On February 2nd the building was completed and Fairfield separated from the Emmitsburg charge.
1916 The church was wired for electric lights and a telephone was installed in the parsonage.
1924 New pipe organ was installed. The parsonage was demolished and a new parsonage was built, which is now the parish house.
1949 A parish hall was added to the church building.
1968 The union of St John's United Church of Christ and Zion Lutheran Church as 'St John Lutheran Church' took place on January 1st.
2005 January 16, 2005 the new parish hall was dedicated with a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 1 2005.