The fat red Service Book and Hymnal used by the Lutheran Church in America includes ten hymns with words or music by Martin Luther—and not one of them is among the top ten favorites of Lutherans today ...

The creative ability of Lutheran hymn writer Martin Franzmann appeared early on. Even as a youngster, he was known for his cleverness with language. To entertain his chums, he’d sometimes make up ...

The Rev. Stephen Starke, 55, of Bay City, is pastor at St. John Amelith Lutheran Church and the author of 175 hymns. Where do you get inspiration for your hymns? Sometimes the inspiration comes as a ...

An Indigenous choir from Hermannsburg in Central Australia has blended its ancient singing traditions with 14th Century German hymns, in a tribute to its mission history. The choir, made up of women ...

Founded in Dallas, Texas, the Lutheran Hymn Festival began in the early 1990’s with the idea to promote Lutheran hymnody and to celebrate together with other Lutheran churches in the area. Since then, ...

Music and singing have long been a big part of worship at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wood Lake. But once a ...

In 1819, the cornerstone for a small church was laid along Reading Road in East Earl Township. It was known as “Center Church” because of its central location from four local churches — New ...

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