On November 9, 1989, after decades of separation between East and West Germany, the Berlin Wall began to come down.

Thirty years later, we celebrate the Peaceful Revolution that led to the reunification of Germany—and the Lutheran roots of that revolution.  Our worship service this day begins with a recognition of veterans of the congregation, and will then tell the story of how prayer vigils at the Lutheran St. Nikolai Church in Leipzig, East Germany, inspired a movement which helped to peacefully end divisions between East and West. We will join in prayer and reflection as we work to bring down the other walls and barriers that exist in our hearts, in our communities and throughout the world.