Zion Protestant Episcopal Church was erected in 1845 by Bishop Philander Chase, who founded Kenyon and Jubilee colleges. Of the church, it was said, 'He raised these hallowed walls; the prairies smiled and paradise was opened in these wilds!' Restoration work in 1945 was made possible by the efforts of Godfrey C. Luthy and Murray M. Baker and many other friends of Zion from New York to Oregon.