Zion Lutheran Church is located in Fredericksburg, in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas.

This is the script for the video.Upon entering the church, the altar draws your attention first, for it represents the bestowing of God’s Grace on His people.

The esteemed Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen’s “Christus” takes the position of honor in the reredos.

Thorvaldsen’s Christ shows a young man whose idealized body is draped in a heavy cloth that leaves part of his torso and right arm bare.

His arms are outstretched in a gesture of welcome, embodying the Christian biblical quote, "Come to me all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matthew (11:28).

Christ’s statue is accompanied by the colorful carved figures of the Four Evangelists, from left to right, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

On the two corbels or supports for the sanctuary arch appear the Ten Commandments, to the left, representing the law of God; and the Open Bible on the right displaying John 14:6 in which Jesus says “I am the Way, the Truth and The Life.” Follow us now as we visit the carvings located on each of the trusses within the nave or main body of the church.

The Chi Rho symbol, the abbreviation of Christ, is used to indicate the disciples’ martyrdom, and is incorporated in each, except the one for St. John who was believed to be the only apostle to have died a natural death.

Proceeding along the left side still we find the third shield depicting a Passion Cross and Serpent with Chalice.

The fourth shield we come to depicts an X-cross representing Andrew, Simon Peter’s Brother and disciple of John the Baptist.

Tradition has it that, like his brother St. Peter, he did not consider himself worthy to die in the same manner as His Master, and therefore specifically requested a cross of a different shape.

Traditional symbols assigned to St. Philip include: the cross with the two loaves because of his answer to the Lord in John 6:7.

Yet Jesus did not rebuke him for his lack of faith.The sixth and final shield on the left side of the nave depicts Flaying Knives; representing Bartholomew.

We will now continue our virtual tour by switching over to the right side of the nave and work our way from the baptistry and proceeding towards the choir loft.

The carpenter's square stands for the church, St. Thomas is said to have built with his own hands in India; the spear or lance is a sign of the purported manner of his death.

The eighth shield, as we continue on the right side, depicts a Saw and Stones representing James the Less, the “Brother of Jesus” who led the Christians of Jerusalem until that city’s destruction in 70 AD.

Tradition does not agree on Matthew’s missionary travels; however, we do typically associate him with a mission to the Jews around Judea.

Maintaining a group of 12 apostles was important, as Christ taught that these men were to sit upon 12 thrones in Heaven, each judging a tribe of Israel.