UUM_Accn1050.xml Inventory of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church records Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church records Finding aid prepared by Karen Carver, Kate Kimball and Emma McFarland. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

2000 (last modified: 2011 and 2019)
295 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Business Number: 801-581-8863 special@library.utah.edu https://lib.utah.edu/collections/special-collections/index.php
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-09-12. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. 2011 Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Emma McFarland. 2012 Boxes 1-39 were reprocessed and the finding aid revised and re-encoded by Emma McFarland. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church records Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Salt Lake City, Utah) ACCN 1050 55 linear feet 37 boxes, 20 cartons, and 2 oversize boxes 1882-1998 The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church records (1882-1998) contain correspondence, membership records, minute books, ministry council materials, baptismal records, building records, meeting materials, programs, articles, publications, directories, yearbooks, treasurer's reports, weekly offering receipts, service books, materials relating to the Lutheran women's organizations, and other church records. In 1848, several Swedish families started the Augusta Synod, the original governing body of the Zion Lutheran Church in eastern Iowa. In 1882 pioneers in Salt Lake City, Utah, started the Zion Lutheran Church, which is now known as the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. English

The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church records (1882-1998) contain correspondence, membership records, minute books, ministry council materials, baptismal records, building records, meeting materials, programs, articles, publications, directories, yearbooks, treasurer's reports, weekly offering receipts, service books, materials relating to the Lutheran women's organizations, and other church records.

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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Boxes 1-3 were donated in 1988.

Boxes 4-12 were donated in 1994.

Box 13 was donated in 1995 and 1996.

Boxes 13-14 were donated in 1997.

Cartons 15-27 were donated in 1999.

Box 39 was donated in 2011.

Processed by Karen Carver and Kate Kimball in 2000.

Processed by Emma McFarland in 2011.

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See also the Zion Lutheran Church photograph collection (P0438) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

 Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Records and correspondence Salt Lake City (Utah)--Church history--20th century Lutheran Church--Utah--Records and correspondence Lutheran church buildings--Utah--Salt Lake City Church maintenance and repair--Utah--Salt Lake City--Records and correspondence Church records and registers--Utah--Salt Lake City--Specimens Church management--Utah--Salt Lake City--Records and correspondence Minutes (Records) Religious materials Administrative records Financial records Membership lists Business correspondence Yearbooks Scrapbooks Church Records Protokoll Bok (Minute books) 1882-1898 1 1-2 Record of Ministerial Acts, etc. Performed in Ogden; Pastorate of Intermountain District Lutheran Augusta Synod 1920-1951 1 3 Pastoral Records of the Augusta Synod, Mission Field in Utah 1909-1927 1 4 Pastoral Record of the Swedish-Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Proceedings, Bethlehem Congregations, Bingham Canyon, Utah 1903-1951 1 5 Bethel Lutheran Church, Eureka, Utah 1905-1906 1 6 Record of Members, Zion Lutheran Church and Bingham Canyon 1928-1957 2 1 Paul A. Mogren, "History of Zion Lutheran Church" 2 2 Carl A. Bergquist, Letter to Members of Elim Lutheran Church 2 3 St. John's Lutheran Church, Park City, Church Program 2 4 Record of Transfer 1938-1951 2 5 Record of Meeting, Reverend Roy B. Carlson Presiding 1929-1930 2 6 Communion Record 1978 2 7 Utah Centennial Commeration 1996 2 8 Parish Records 1962-1972 3 1-2 Martin Luther Club 1977-1980 3 3 Ministry, Council, Marriages, Baptisms Utah Lutheran Ministry Council 1978-1992 4 1-2 Marriages 1960-1970 4 3-4 Baptism Records 1957-1961 4 5 Baptismal Records 1962-1972 4b Directory 1982 5 1 Weddings, Funerals, Baptisms 1971-1974 5 2-5 Invitation to Membership Letters 1967-1970 5 6 Inventory 1963 5 7 Internships Intern: John Krempin 1976-1977 5 8 Intern: Bart Beebe 1977-1978 5 9 Intern: John Krehbiel 1978-1979 5 10 Intern: Barbara Linder 1979-1980 5 11 Intern: Linda Leinen 1980-1981 5 12 Building and Administrative Materials Building Committee 1948-1973 6 1 Completion Program 1956-1965 6 2 Long Range Program of Parich Education 1963-1964 6 3 Loan Applications 1962-1965 6 4 Building Records 1955-1956 6 5 Bills and Correspondence 1961-1967 6 6 Sketches of Zion Lutheran Church 6 7 Building Plans 1965 1977 7 1 Charter for the Trailblazers and an Interior Sketch of Zion Lutheran Church 1958 undated 7 2 Annual Meetings, Luther League, Record Books and Financial Materials Record Book 8 1 Cash Receipts 1952-1967 8 2 Luther League Minutes 8 3 Memorial Fund 1965-1971 8 4 75th-77th Congressional Meetings 1957-1960 8a Record Books Membership Roll 1952-1965 9 1 Martin Luther Club Membership Record 1945-1986 9 2 Martin Luther Club Minutes 1944-1959 9 3 Financial Records 1950-1966 9 4 Financial and Miscellaneous Records Financial Records 1967 10 1-2 Property Valuation Tax Notices 1983-1989 10 3 Directories 1964-1982 10 4 Property Inventories 10 5 Lutheran Church Women Handook and the Luther League Tea, The First Ten Years in Retrospect 1949 1982-1983 10 6 General Materials 1882-1983 10 7

This folder contains a variety of materials such as correspondence, brochures, ministerial information sheets, meeting minutes, and a warranty deed.

 Oversized Records Oversize Material 11

This box contains three financial ledgers and a package of index cards entitled "calls: members and non-members."

 Church Record of Zion Lutheran Church, originally Zion Swedish Lutheran Church 1882-1942 11a 1 Church Record of St. John's Lutheran Church, Park City 1902-1923 11a 2 Charter Members of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church of Bingham Canyon, Utah 1902-1923 11a 3 Oversize Materials 12

This box contains one certificate of confirmation, one book of remembrance, and three financial ledgers.

 Membership Records Files and Membership Cards 13-13a Membership Records 14 Membership Records 1935-1997 15-17 Financial Materials Financial Materials 1981-1983 18-19 Financial Materials 1951-1978 20 1-2 Bank Statements 1989 20 3 Savings and Checking Statements 1987 20 4 Treasurer's Reports 1961 20 5 Trusts and Bonds 1956-1962 20 6-12 Weekly Offering Receipts 20 13-16 Church Materials Correspondence 1960-1997 21 1-4 Appointment Books 1942-1945 21 5 Church Service Book 1928 21 6 Constitution for Congregations 21 7-8 KUTA, Program Copies 1943-1945 21 9 Church Materials 21 10 News Clippings 1960-1969 21 11-15 Notes 21 16 Programs and Brochures 1954-1982 21 17 "The Lutheran Church in the City" 1952 21 18 Scrapbook 21 19 Church Constitution 1981-1984 22 1 Church History 1955 22 2 Church Materials 1948-1981 22 3-6 Church Meeting Materials 1979-1981 22 7-8 Age-Sex Pyramid 1980 22 9 Directories and Yearbooks 1945-1990 22 10-13 Lutheran Church Women, Materials 1985-1993 22 14-15 Service Men Materials 1942-1943 22 16-18 "A Time to Listen" 1988-1989 22 19 Vacation Church School Materials 1981 22 20 Zion Herald 1946-1969 22 21-26 Accounting Materials 1954-1955 23 1 Church Loan to Member 1979 23 2 Church Member Materials 1943-1946 23 3-5 Dempsey-Tegler and Co. 1956-1959 23 6 Financial Materials 1944-1975 23 7-15 General Materials 23 16 Holy Trinity Materials 1971 23 17 Lutheran Augustana Synod Materials 1938-1954 23 18 Membership List 23 19 Memorial Funds 1971-1980 23 20-21 Money Market 1979-1980 23 22 New Building 1955-1956 23 23 Real Property, Building Fund 1949-1957 23 24 Receipts and Expenditures 1969-1973 23 25-27 Service Agreement 1956 23 28 Statements of Receipts and Disbursements 1957 23 29 Treasurer's Reports 1951-1966 23 30-32 Work Authorizations 1958 23 33 Augustana Church Materials 1942 24 1 Board of Administration 1943-1945 24 2 Centennial Committee 1948 24 3 Church Materials 1945 24 4 Confirmation Class 1944-1946 24 5 Confirmation Materials 1945 24 6-7 Deacons Materials 1943 24 8 Funeral Sermons 1942-1944 24 9 Intermountain District 1942-1945 24 10 Luther League 1943-1947 24 11-12 Martin Luther Club, Constitution 24 13 Meeting Materials 1944-1945 24 14 Memorial Fund 1945 24 15 Men's Club Materials 1946-1949 24 16 Pamphlets 24 17 Radio Sermons 1942-1986 24 18-19 Scouting 24 20 Stewardship Committee 24 21 Sunday School Materials 1943 24 22 Trustees Financial Materials 1940-1946 24 23 Utah Materials 1946 24 24 War Materials 1940-1949 24 25-26 Youth Leadership Schools 1946 24 27 Correspondence 1935-1959 25 1-8 Bank Statements 1982 25 9 Bonds 1952-1963 25 10-14 Church Constitution 1962 25 15 Congregation Materials 1956 25 16 Directory 1964 25 17 Financial Materials 1950-1955 25 18 Insurance Bonds 1981 25 19 Lifvet 25 20 Meeting Materials 1954 25 21 Parish Evangelism 25 22 Treasurer's Copy of Meeting Minutes 1953-1954 25 23 News Clippings 1940-1945 25 24 Miscellaneous 25 25 Altar Guild Memorial Record 1954-1964 26 1 Annual Meeting Reports 1951-1956 26 2-3 Architectural Plans 1955 26 4 Board of Trustees 1955-1958 26 5 Directories 1959-1961 26 6 Martin Luther Club Minutes 1956-1969 26 7 Meeting Reports 1951-1955 26 8 Pastoral Acts 1950-1956 1 Council Materials 1960-1982 27

This carton contains monthly receipts, annual reports, meeting minutes, and trustee materials.

 Bulletins and Newsletters 1968-1969 28 1-3 Church Council Minutes 1967-1968 28 4-5 Martin Luther Club Minutes 1969-1975 28 6 Materials 28 7 Yearbook 1967 28 8 Bulletins and Newsletters 1970-1977 29 Bulletins and Heralds 1980-1989 30 Council Materials Annual Meeting Reports 1974-1975 31 1 Bulletins and Heralds 1977-1979 31 2-4 Church Council Meeting Materials 1970-1972 31 5-7 Council Meeting Minutes and Financial Information 1973-1979 31 8-14 Miscellaneous 1974 31 15 Council and Financial Materials 1980-1984 32 1-8 Council Materials 1985 32 9-10 Council Reports 1986-1989 32 11-14 Lutheran Ministry in Utah, Strategy Study 32 15 Bulletins and Newsletters 1990-1992 33 1-4 Council Materials 1992 33 5-6 Minutes 1990 33 7-8 Reports 1993 33 9-10 Yearbook 1993 33 11 Yearbooks 1940-1966 34-36 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Materials Guestbooks 1955-1967 37 1-2 Scrapbook 37 3 Lutheran Church Women Materials Congregational Unit Handbook 38 1 Guestbook 38 2 Lutheran Church Women Materials 1980-1991 38 3-4 Wall Hanging 38 5 Wedding Reception Committee Materials 38 6 Paraphernalia 38 7 General Materials Scrapbook 38a Church History and Constitution 1996 39 1 Certificate of Corporation 1932 39 2 Directories 1947 1952 39 3 Programs 1936-1969 39 4 Building Expansion 1996 39 5 Equipment list and Budget 1988 1998 39 6 Naomi Circle Friends 39 7 Zion Herald 1959 1961 39 8 The Protestant Crusader 1956 39 9 Music and Songbooks 1942-1955 39 10 Pamphlets 1949 1989 39 11 Notes 39 12 General Materials 1939 1941 1954 39 13

This folder includes a itinerary for a radio program, Washinton University Saint Louis Eightienth Commencement brochure, and magazine clippings .

 News Clippings 1950-1966 39 14 Script for Centennial Banquet Presentation 1982 39 15