It’s not unusual to see keyboard players, chamber ensembles and vocalists in church, but a full-fledged concert band would be something else indeed. Such a rare musical event will occur April 20, when ...

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 ...

While in Bethlehem during the American Revolution, Gen. Casimir Pulaski protected the Moravian sisters from “rowdy soldiers” by stationing a guard outside their building. In gratitude, the sisters ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lititz Moravian Church held its first Christmas Candlelight Vigil in 1756. It has been virtually unchanged since the 1890s. Yet year after year, guests from near and far pack the pews for six vigils.

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 ...