Sunday, October 25, 2009 4 PM
Lutheran Reformation Service
Sponsored by
the ELCA
Sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington DC Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, this annual service on Reformation Sunday recalls Martin Luther’s posting of 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517. The act sparked a movement in history and laid foundations for the Lutheran tradition. The Rev. Gemechis Buba, director for African National Ministries, ELCA Evangelical Outreach and Congregational Mission Unit, preacher. The Rev. Richard H. Graham, bishop, Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod, ELCA, presider. Guest Musicians: Lenoir-Rhyne University A Cappella Choir; Members of the Choir of the Oromo Evangelical Church of Washington, D.C.
Preservice music starts at 3:30 pm.