Soo Line: Thankful at Thanksgiving — Gratitude for willing hands that completed the towering steeple atop Zion Lutheran Church

Soo Line by Soo GreimanNovember brings the season of Thanksgiving, a good time to count blessings and share gratitude. In the spirit of the season, the Hudson Herald is featuring stories of people who are particularly thankful at Thanksgiving and look forward to the future with hope and optimism.For almost 150 years, Zion Lutheran Church, northwest of Hudson, in the heart of Iowa farmland, has stood as a historic landmark. With its very tall steeple and bell tower, the church has, for well over a century, been an architectural and spiritual beacon to the surrounding community. But due to time and Iowa’s harsh weather, the iconic structure has suffered.“Both the bell tower and steeple were on deferred maintenance for some time with several factors causing the delay,” pointed out Zion’s pastor, Scott Strachan. In listing those factors, he explained the most expensive was having to hire or rent a lift that could reach 120 feet in the air.

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