Sunday, October 31, 2010 4 PM
Lutheran Reformation Service
Sponsored by
the ELCA
A worship service commemorating the Reformation is sponsored annually by the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod of the ELCA.
Preacher: The Rev. Michael Cooper-White, president, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
Special Music: Choir of Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia
Reformation Sunday is observed in October, recalling Martin Luther’s posting of 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517. The theses were theological issues Luther wished to debate with the hope that the church would reform its practice and preaching to be more consistent with the Word of God as contained in the Bible. The act sparked a movement in history known as the Reformation and laid foundations for the Lutheran tradition. A hymn penned by Luther, “A Mighty Fortress is our God,” is often sung at this service. More information »