Festive service to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant hymnal in Luso (8 September, 2 p.m.)
The Evangelical Church of Anhalt and the parish of Bone-Luso invite you to a festive service in the Luso hymnal church near Zerbst on Sunday, 8 September, Open Monument Day, at 2 pm. The regional church is thus taking part in the “500 years of the Protestant hymnal” anniversary. The sermon will be given by Senior Church Councillor Matthias Kopischke from Dessau, and the service will be led by Pastor Lutz-Michael Sylvester from Zerbst. Church musician Steffen Klimmt will be responsible for the music during the service. Afterwards, the parish invites you to a get-together with coffee and cake in front of the church. The Zerbst trombone choir, conducted by Steffen Bischoff, will play hymns for the congregation to sing along to.
Background: Luso hymnal church
A collection of hymnals and Bibles has been growing in the Luso church since 2010. This is how it got its nickname “hymnal church”. Here, visitors can sing, read, pray and then continue their journey – or continue their pilgrimage on the Luther Trail, which runs through Luso. The hymn book church is part of the Determined Churches Foundation and is open around the clock. The village church in Luso was built in 1891 in the historicist style. The simple furnishings date from the time of construction. The organ from 1881 is the work of master organ builder Rühlmann in Zörbig.
500 years of the Protestant hymnal
500 years ago, in 1524, the first Protestant hymnals were published. On Martin Luther’s initiative, new Protestant songs were composed and collected – and the gospel was brought to the people through singing. Over the centuries, the hymnal became the basic book of faith for many Christians and an integral part of their everyday life and worship.
Text and image (Luso hymnal church): Johannes Killyen / Evangelical Church of Anhalt
