Fellowship at Zion

Welcome to our Christian fellowship! Here, believers come together to cultivate deep and meaningful relationships rooted in Christ. Through prayer, worship, and shared experiences, we strengthen our connection to God and each other. Join us as we live out the teachings of Jesus fostering a community of unity, compassion, and shared purpose. Together, we can grow in our walk with God.

Our annual Sunset Cruise was a success again this year. The Lord smiled down on us - the rain stopped and He gave us blue skies and sun just in time. We saw a beautiful sunset & lots of dolphins swimming around the boat. The boat captain's path gave us a beautiful view of the lighthouse with the sunset right next to it, affording lots of good picture opportunities. Thank you to Kim Clark and all the kiddos who helped with picking the winning gift raffle tickets. A very special thank you to Sally Chiselko for taking a few trips with Iliana visiting vendors to collect prizes.

Images of the Sunset Cruise and Ziggy by Barbara Annarumma

September 2025

Sunrise Guided Walk

A Forest Therapy sunrise guided walk led by Connie Pinkowski took place in Barnegat Light this past Wednesday. The purpose of the walk is to become more aware of God’s creation and as such, to make time for quiet reflection, prayer all to develop a more personal relationship with the Lord. More opportunities of this kind are being planned.

Happy 95th Ziggy!

Ziggy Dunphey has been a cherished, longtime member of our Zion community and a friend to all. We honored her and marked this birthday milestone at our brunch following the Second Sunday service. Pictured are Ziggy and her lovely daughter, Christine.

Blessing of the Fleet June 2025

Island Clergy blessing the Fleet were Rabbi Michael Jay from the Jewish Community Center of LBI , Rev. West Smith and Rev. Diane Burkland from Zion, and Fr. Kevin Daly from St. Francis Catholic Church on LBI.

The BLESSING of the FLEET took place Sunday, June 15th at the Barnegat Light Viking Village Basin. This is an annual event sponsored by Zion Lutheran in conjunction with the island clergy and Barnegat Light community. Many thanks to the Zion members who participated; Rev. Wes Smith for organizing this event, Earl Hem for music, Ray Strotman and Sal Annarumma for audio, Joy & Jason Marr for the readings, Rev. Diane Burkland for prayer and Bob Preston for FaceBook recording. Also participating were Kirk Larsen, Mayor of Barnegat Light, Andrew Norris, Commander of the Barnegat Light Coast Guard Station and area clergy (see image below). The weather was not ideal this year but nonetheless, approximately 190 people attended the event.