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 ...

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, ...

Drummer Jarle Vespestad, vocalist Simin Tander and pianist Tord Gustavsen adapted Norwegian Lutheran hymns and translated them into Pashto for their new album "What was said." The trio will perform ...

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 ...

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 ...