Zion United Reformed Church

Description

This image was taken as part of the Images of England project. Intended as a photographic record of listed buildings in England at the turn of the century, the project was jointly funded by English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund. Many of the images within the collection were taken by volunteers, and the project ran from 1999 – 2002. For statutory list descriptions, please see the National Heritage List for England (NHLE) on the Historic England website.

In contrast to how many Catholic and Church of England churches are dedicated to saints often non-conformist places of worship, with a greater emphasis on the authority of scripture, are named for Biblical places; Zion is frequently used. It references both the literal Mount Zion, the hill in Jerusalem where the Temple of Solomon was built, and the metaphorical sense of Zion as heaven, a place of refuge, where God meets his people. The chapel is the place where the congregation can commune with God. The use is distinct from the way in which Zion became a synonym for Jerusalem and the wider land of Israel and its use by the 19th century movement that called for the establishment of a Jewish state.

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1910 Ioe Records Taken By Mark Snowdon; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Mark Snowdon. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project