Spruce Run Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church

Spruce Run Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church
Spruce Run Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church
Spruce Run Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church
Spruce Run Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church
40°42′29″N 74°55′22″W / 40.70806°N 74.92278°W / 40.70806; -74.92278
Location442 West Hill Road
Glen Gardner, New Jersey
History
Founded1774 (1774)
DedicatedMarch 9, 1871

Spruce Run Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church, also known as Spruce Run Lutheran Church, is located at 442 West Hill Road in the Spruce Run section of Lebanon Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The congregation is a member of the New Jersey Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

The congregation was organized in 1774 by thirteen members who worshiped in the barn of Frederick Fritts in the summer, and in his home during the winter. Initially, services were conducted every four weeks, and were exclusively in German.

In 1861, Spruce Run Lutheran Church was the site of the first convention of the New Jersey Synod of churches. The new Synod met there again in 1868.