Zion Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in Charles Town, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Zion Episcopal Church is located on the highest point in Charles Town, on East Congress Street, between Mildred and Church Streets. Due to its elevation, the church was named Zion, meaning "city on the hill, the heavenly Jerusalem."
Episcopalian residents in the area of present-day Charles Town were originally served by St. Georges Chapel, which was built in the 1770s and fell into disrepair following the American Revolutionary War. In 1815, the first church building on the site of Zion Episcopal Church was established and built as a successor to St. Georges Chapel. This church was replaced by a larger structure built between 1847 and 1848; however, this church was destroyed by fire shortly after its completion. In 1851, the present church was built and consecrated on December 6 of that year.
During the American Civil War, the church was used by Union forces as a hospital for Union troops, during which time the building sustained significant damage.
On March 21, 1997, the Downtown Charles Town Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which includes Zion Episcopal Church as a contributing property.
The Zion Episcopal Church is a brick building built in the Gothic Revival architectural style. The church features a square bell tower, decorative corbeling, and multi-paned windows with pointed arched heads.
The churchyard contains over 1,500 gravesites, including the interments of 70 members of the Washington family, more than any other site in the United States outside Mount Vernon. The following notable individuals are interred in the churchyard: