Marker Text: Erected in 1906 the Zion Lutheran church members in the uniquely American carpenter Gothic tradition. Skilled at the construction of houses and barns. The farmers of Helotes created a church building reminiscent of their native German countryside. The central projecting tower entry and Gothic arched windows, which vary in size, define the facade. A new sanctuary was built in 1950 and the original was restored in 1991 using the original woodsiding. (1997)