Zion Evangelical Congregational Church in Fruita was founded in 1907.
Pastors & Priests
The following pastors served the congregation in Fruita:
Rev. P. Ruder (1907-1909)
Rev. H. Kauerz (1909-1911)
Rev. J. Roth (1911-1913)
Rev. E. Berstein (1913-1915)
Rev. J. Raugust (1915-1916)
Rev. F. Engelmann (1919-1920)
Rev. Carl Blickensdoerfer (1925-1926)
Sources
- Eisenach, George John. A History of the German Congregational Churches in the United States (Yankton, SD: Pioneer Press, 1938).
Resources
Extracts from the parish records of Zion Evangelical Congregational Church in Fruita are available from the Denver Metro Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia.
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