In 1829 George Thrasher buried his son, Joseph, in a field on his farm. In the years that followed, other members of the Thrasher family were buried there, as well as members of neighboring families, this land would become known as Thrasher Cemetery.
The Zion congregation was established by Pastor Carl Ludwig Erle in his own home about two miles east of Dushore. What year the congregation was organized into a formal church cannot be determined from its records.
Then in 1851 when a site was needed to build a church, Ransom Thrasher, grandson of George, the current owner of the farm donated the land on which Thrasher Cemetery was located to build the church. The cornerstone for the first Zion Church building was laid that year. Because of this, the Zion Cemetery located next to the church is still called Thrasher Cemetery by many people.