500th anniversary of the Reformation

2017 marks the 500^th anniversary since, according to the legend, an Augustinian friar named Martin Luther nailed to the door of a German church 95 Theses that challenged the malpractices of sections of the Roman Catholic hierarchy.  On that 31 October 1517, little did he know that his ideas would shake Europe to its very foundations and change its history forever.

Across the continent numerous events are planned, from art to worship, to remember that episode in Christian history, and to reflect on its influence on our society as an extensive movement of reform.

In 2017, twelve parishes across London will welcome each other, fellow Londoners, and visitors, inviting them to experience for themselves the diverse heritage of the Reformation.  ‘Still Reforming’ is an invitation from British and Continental Churches in London to mark this anniversary. 

• January – Bloomsbury Central Baptist church, Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2
• February – Forest Hill Quaker Meeting, Sunderland Avenue, SE23
• March – The Swiss Church in London, Endell Street, WC2
• April – German Christ Church, Montpelier Place, SW7
• May – Dutch Church, Austin Friars, ECN2
• June – French Protestant Church of London, Soho Square, W1
• July – Danish Church, St Katharine’s Precinct, NW1
• August – Lumen United Reformed Church, Tavistock Square, WC1
• September – St Anne’s Soho Church of England, Dean Street, W1
• October – St Columba’s Church of Scotland, Pont Street, SW1
• November – Norwegian Church in London, St Olav’s Square SE16 and Finnish Church, Albion Street SE16
• December – The Most Holy Trinity RC Church, Dockhead, SE1

Click here for a link to the full programme.