Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Salem Landmark Church and WELS Museum, 6814 N 107th Street, Milwaukee, Wis.
Presenter: Carl Nolte
Description: The year of 2026 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s publication of the order of the German Mass (Deutsche Messe). This work was a significant step in the Reformation, promoting worship in the common language of the people. It includes a number of familiar hymns in the order of service that Luther suggested would provide for congregational singing. Join us as we gather to sing these historic hymns.

The presenter is the retired Sacred Music and Worship Editor from Northwestern Publishing House. He served for a number of years on the WELS Commission on Worship, including the 1993 hymnal committee. He is a graduate of DMLC, New Ulm, Minn., and has a master’s in church music degree from Concordia, River Forest, Ill.