The congregation celebrates the visit of two prominent figures from Bretten, Germany, the birthplace of Philipp Melanchthon, on October 12. The honorable Paul Metzger, Lord Mayor of the Melanchthonstadt, will be our guest. He will be accompanied by Dr. Günter Frank, director of the Melanchthon Museum, and his daugher, Hella Martina Metzger. They are on a tour of the U.S. during this, the 100th Anniversary of the construction of the museum in Bretten which holds the largest collection of Melanchthonia in the world.
Mayor Metzger will bring a greeting to the congregation in Sunday services and Dr. Frank will teach the adult forum at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, October 12. They will be our guests for the Stewardship Dinner that evening.