Our Mission Statement

Our mission is to hear and share the good news of the risen Jesus and, with God’s help, to live the Gospel.

Our Vacancy Pastor

I am Pastor Eric Tessaro and I am delighted to serve as Zion’s vacancy pastor during this interim period after Pastor Loy has accepted a call to be a professor at Concordia University, Irvine and you extend a divine call to a pastor to come and serve you, his people, full time.  I am the Associate Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Springfield, Missouri.  I arrived at Trinity immediately after graduating from the seminary and have been there for five years.  A couple of years ago I had the privilege of preaching at Zion for a Mission Festival Sunday.  I was invited to preach because of my experience as a Missionary Child in Nigeria. My wife Sarah and I have two boys:  Ethan is seven and Aidan is four.

Throughout the duration of our partnership, participating in the work of God’s active reign at Zion in Bolivar, I ask for your patience as we assemble a team of guest preachers who will come to Zion at least once a month.  I am grateful for the role your church leadership is playing in allowing other clergy members to lead your worship services.  When you complete the thorough process for calling a pastor, my prayer is that I will have been as much a blessing to you as I trust you will be for me.

God’s richest blessings.

Join us

We gather at 10:30 am each Sunday to hear the good news of Jesus Christ in worship, with adult Bible class at 9:15 am. Children’s Sunday School meets on the first and third Sundays at 9:15 am, with a service project on fifth Sundays at 9:15. We would love for you to join us.

Find Us

We are located at 600 E. Aldrich Road, across from Southwest Baptist University and about 2 blocks west of Springfield Avenue (Hwy 83). Church office hours are from 9 am to noon on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and from 10 am to noon on Wednesday.

Zion Lutheran Church
PO Box 5
600 East Aldrich Road
Bolivar, Missouri 65613
Telephone: 417-326-5506
Preschool: 417-777-3365
church@zionlutheranbolivar.org