Central Cali Germans from Russia

The Germans from Russia were allowed to maintain their German culture, language, traditions and churches (Lutheran, Reformed, Catholics, Moravians and Mennonites) when they were recruited as immigrants to Russia in the 18th century. The Volga Germans are ethnic Russians who settled and historically lived along the Volga River in the region of southeastern European Russia around Saratov and close to Ukraine nearer to the south.

Who remembers this church from the earliest days of Germans in Fresno?

Zion Church site pictured in 2022 on 260 E Street

The church was dedicated on this site October 18, 1959. The building was sold to the Seventh Day Adventists. The congregation has disbanded.

Read Dr. Brent Mai’s research: Zion Congregational Church - Fresno | Volga German Institute (unf.edu)