Two local colleges are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with an art exhibit and a concert: Carthage College’s H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art is hosting “The Saint John’s Bible” through Dec. 15. Scheduled in coordination with the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the exhibit includes 25 prints on loan from the Hill Museum Continue Reading…
As a way to honor the recent Reformation 500-year celebration, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church has started work on a labyrinthian prayer garden in a green space behind the church. “We had a small garden there and we wanted to make a labyrinth for our prayer garden,” the Reverend Dinah Dutta said. “We are working on Continue Reading…
Catholics and Lutherans prayed side by side in a series of recent gatherings five centuries after a German monk sparked the Protestant Reformation. On Wednesday, Oct. 25, at St. Andrew Church, Roswell, close to 150 members of the parish and members of Cross of Life Lutheran Church, Roswell, came together for prayer and song. Those Continue Reading…
It has been 95 years and counting for one house of worship in Throggs Neck. Although a 95th anniversary is an odd milestone to celebrate, the First Lutheran Church of Throggs Neck has so much to praise, it couldn’t wait to commemorate its longevity. “I am thrilled that we are celebrating our 95th anniversary,” said Continue Reading…
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City welcomes Bishop H. Julian Gordy to its four worship services, April 29-30. The Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which Bishop Gordy serves, consists of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. His visit is part of Christ Our Shepherd’s year-long commemoration of the 500th anniversary Continue Reading…
It was a miracle, Bishop David Zubik said. Despite what has happened over the past 500 years, a commemoration of the Reformation — a great moment of division among Christians — brought many of them together in a sign of repentance. “We all bear responsibility for the divisions that exist within us, but once we Continue Reading…
Lutheran and Catholic Churches in Roswell Observe 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation – In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, Cross of Life Lutheran Church and St. Andrew Catholic Church, both of Roswell, will host an observance on Wednesday, April 26. The community is invited to join the Continue Reading…
Luther College recently recieved miniature Martin Luther Playmobil figurines, as well as a life-sized iteration, via a grant through the German Embassy in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Professor of German Ruth Kath applied for the grant to use toward the Playmobil figurines, among many other items, to help celebrate Luther’s Liberating Continue Reading…