One year, E. Artis Weber wrote 31 hymns in the month of January — one hymn each day. When she was done, she thought to herself, "I could do that in February." And she did. She went on to write 365 ...

Four local children have been chosen to sing the solo portions of the traditional Moravian hymn “Morning Star” at the Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary Christmas vespers on Nov. 30 ...

The Moravian Archives, 41 W. Locust St., Bethlehem, has received a Czech hymnal printed in 1576. The donation of the hymnal was made by Rev. John Livingston, a retired Presbyterian minister from ...

At the beginning of the Christmas Eve service at Lititz Moravian Church, the congregation is cloaked in darkness as it begins to sing “Stille Nacht” — the German version of “Silent Night.” “It’s so ...

Many of the customs of Christmas we know today can be traced back to the influence of the Moravians who settled in this area. “The Moravians, with their rich and diverse traditions, have significantly ...

Even during a brief rehearsal — in an empty sanctuary without instrumental accompaniment — the sacred music is intoxicating and inspiring. The voices of the Moravian singers echo through Knowles ...

Today’s churches have a wealth of tradition in their hymnals—if only they’d open them. I have to confess that my heart sinks when we sing a song in church that’s less than 30 years old. Hymns are one ...

After braving sleet and high winds, worshipers entered Gary United Methodist Church last weekend to the smell of freshly baked Moravian sugar cakes and the sight of a bright, 32-pointed star hanging ...

But one tradition has been around since the community s founding 250 years ago in 1756 — the Christmas Vigil Service of the Moravian congregation. The first such services this year began Sunday, and ...

Members of Dillingham’s Moravian congregation crowd into the main room of their new church. A few look down from an indoor balcony on the second floor. The congregation sings hymnal lyrics displayed ...

CANCELLATIONS AT THIS HOUR. A CHRISTMAS TRADITION THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TAKE PART IN IS TOMORROW NIGHT IN WINSTON-SALEM, AND IT’S QUITE THE PRODUCTION. OUR JACKIE PASCALE HAS A LOOK AT ALL OF THE WORK ...

I have to confess that my heart sinks when we sing a song in church that’s less than 30 years old. Hymns are one of the only remaining doors through which names, sounds, and words from the church’s ...