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Other Neighboring Christian Congregations

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Through the full-communion agreement between the ELCA and the Episcopal Church, Zion has enjoyed her relationship with the neighboring parishes of the Diocese of Quincy. This relationship has been complicated by the departure of the Diocese and most of its parishes from the Episcopal Church to the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone and the reorganization of a Quincy Diocese in the Episcopal Church. We continue to list them together as this gets sorted out. Those with a web presence include:

The Church of St. Andrew The Apostle, Peoria

An Episcopal Church on the near North Side of Peoria, established in 1896.

St. Paul's Cathedral, Peoria

St. Paul's history reaches back to 1834 with the formation and brief existence of St. Jude's Church in downtown Peoria. St. Paul's parish was established in 1848 and became the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Quincy in 1963.

Bread of Life Anglican Fellowship, Peoria

A new mission start just established in northern Peoria, Bread of Life seeks to offer traditional Anglican worship and theology in a contemporary style.

St. Francis Church, Dunlap (North Peoria)

This renewing mission of the Diocese of Quincy, which began meeting in Chillicothe in 1959, moved to Alta (on the far north side of Peoria) late in 2003, and in 2007 to the Lake of the Woods area of north Peoria

Zion Church, Brimfield

A mission parish of the Quincy Diocese west of Peoria, first organized in 1845, that is served by the Rector of Grace Church in Galesburg.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Canton

This parish was organized in 1891.

Christ Church (Limestone), Hanna City

This historic church was organized in 1837 and established in Limestone Township, which is just west of Peoria. After a long decline, regular services were discontinued in 1924, but the church re-opened as a mission in 1960.

All Saints' Church, Morton

This parish, across the Illinois River from Peoria, is part of the neighboring Springfield Diocese of the Episcopal Church. It was first established as a mission of St. Paul's Cathedral and St. Paul's in Pekin in 1964.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Pekin

Also just across the Illinois River in the neighboring Springfield Diocese, this parish has a history in Pekin dating to 1838. It was admitted to the Diocese in 1851.

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Through another full-communion agreement of the ELCA, Zion is also officially in communion with these neighboring congregations of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and United Church of Christ:

Bethel Presbyterian Church, Peoria

Organized in 1887, this small congregation is Zion's nearest Presbyterian neighbor.

United Presbyterian Church, Peoria

Organized in 1834, the historic downtown First Presbyterian Church, built in 1889, burned down in 2000, and relocated in 2001 to northwest Peoria. In 2003 First merged with Arcadia Avenue Presbyterian, which had been a mission formed by First in 1896 near Peoria's East Bluff.

Northminster Presbyterian Church, Peoria

Established in 1957, this congregation relocated further to the far north side of Peoria in 1996.

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Peoria

On Moss Avenue on the historic West Bluff of Peoria, overlooking the South Side, Westminster was organized in 1897.

First Presbyterian Church of Canton

This congregation's history reaches back to 1828 when it was the northernmost of Illinois' 21 Presbyterian churches.

Washington Presbyterian Church

This congregation was organized in 1834.

First Federated Church of Peoria

This large mid-town church is actually two congregations -- Second Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) and First Congregational Church (UCC) -- whose history goes back to 1834.

New Church UCC, Peoria

A congregation established in 1999 on the near-north side of Peoria.

Union Church at Brimfield

This church was established in 1923.

First Congregational Church, Canton

This church has been organized since 1842.

Plymouth Congregational Church, Chillicothe

This congregation was established in 1891.

Bethel Memorial UCC, Creve Coeur

This congregation organized in 1933.

Fondulac Congregational UCC, East Peoria

This church was established in 1959.

Community United Church of Christ, Morton

This church was established in 1831.

St. Paul UCC, Pekin

A large, downtown congregation established in 1858.

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While Lutherans and Catholics are not in communion, we are able to enjoy a good relationship through the Cursillo of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria. Neighboring Catholic parishes include:

St. Ann Catholic Church, Peoria

Zion's nearest Roman Catholic neighbor, several blocks away on the South Side. St. Ann's is the 1994 consolidation of 2 parishes that were just a few blocks apart, St. Boniface Church, which has been at this very location since 1882, and St. John Church, which had been Zion's nearest Roman Catholic neighbor since 1892.

The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria

The cathedral for the Diocese of Peoria, St. Mary's Parish serves both English and Spanish-speaking Catholics. The parish was established in 1846.

Holy Family Parish, Peoria

A parish of the Conventual Franciscan Friars on the north-west side of Peoria. Established in 1956, Holy Family parish is served by the Conventual Franciscan Friars of the Saint Bonaventure Province.

Sacred Heart Parish, Peoria

This historic downtown parish was established in 1878. This parish has been served by the Franciscan Friars of the St. John the Baptist Province since 1892.

St. Mark's Church, Peoria

Serving the Roman Catholics on Peoria's West Bluff near Bradley University since 1891. It was remodeled in 2002 [note: a pdf document].

St. Joseph Student Chapel & Newman Center at Bradley University, Peoria

Serves the Roman Catholic students, faculty, and staff at Bradley University and Illinois Central College. Offering a "spiritual haven in the midst of a secular university," the Newman Center is housed next to St. Mark's Church.

St. Joseph Catholic Church, Peoria

An historic parish just south of downtown Peoria dates to 1879. Called St Martin de Porres Church after a 1970s consolidation with St. Patrick's Church, the original St Joseph's name was restored in 2006.

St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Peoria Heights

Begun as a mission in 1924, St. Thomas was established as a parish church in 1937.

St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church, Peoria

Maronites are Eastern Catholics from the regions of Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine, many of whom who immigrated to the United States. St. Sharbel's was first established in 1974 to serve Peoria's large Lebanese-American community.

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Other neighboring Christian congregations include:

All Saints Greek Orthodox Church, Peoria

Ministering to the Eastern Orthodox in the Peoria area since 1928.

St. Elias Orthodox Mission, Peoria

A local mission of an Eastern Orthodox Church with roots in Syria and Lebanon, that has been very receptive to Western Christians discovering this ancient expression of the Christian Faith.

St. Benedict's Abbey, Bartonville

The Ecumenical Benedictine Community of St. John the Baptist & St. Benedict was founded in Puerto Rico in 1985 and moved to Central Illinois in the mid 1990s. While the Abbey enjoys a close relationship with the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy, it also includes members of other Christian churches.

South Side Mission, Peoria

Has been ministering to the poor and downtrodden of Peoria, particularly women and children, since 1925. Zion has helped support the South Side Mission's Food Pantry for nearly 2 decades.

The Rev. Steven Paul Tibbetts, STS
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
1534 S. Easton Avenue
Peoria, IL 61605-3407
(309) 637-9150
zion.elca.peoria@ecunet.org

URL: www.zionpeoria.org/otherneighbors.html