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 ...

UPPER MERION – The voices of more than 50 singers will join together on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 4 p.m. to “Sing of Wondrous Love.” Wondrous love was chosen as the unifying theme of The Good Shepherd ...

Saxophonist Andy Tecson takes the recurring connections between jazz and church music to a new direction. As a composer and bandleader, Tecson combines the melodies of traditional Lutheran hymns with ...

Central Lutheran Church is having its second annual Hymn Festival Nov. 16 with brass, pipe organ, strings, percussion and choirs. The festival honors the love of hymn singing by the late Janice Newell ...

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin will be hosting a Hymn Sing on Sunday, Dec. 17. Matt Wahl, Holy Trinity's director of music, will be performing a Christmas-themed program featuring a mix of ...

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 ...

A couple years ago, beer lovers converged each month in Aaron Schmalzle’s garage in Kissimmee expecting only to mash, boil and brew. Then, the God conversations began. People started asking for prayer ...

Zion Lutheran Church will present "Beer & Hymns & Summer Jams" at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 24, in the back room of Baba Louie’s Pizza, 34 Depot St. This marks the fifth installment of Zion’s series of ...