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- William Gafkjen (left), bishop of the Indiana-Kentucky Synod and chair of the ELCA Conference of Bishops; ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton; and ELCA Vice President William B. Horne offered welcoming remarks. Photo: Will Nunnally
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- Sharon Mamuya (left) and CJ Clark, executive director of Living Waters Ministries at Stony Lake, New Era, Mich., shared about Bridge Builders, a camp that develops young leaders through peer ministry and anti-racism curriculum. Photo: Will Nunnally
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- Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner (left), director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, embraces W. Darin Moore, presiding prelate of the Mid-Atlantic Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. In their ecumenically themed remarks, Pesner reflected on Lutheran-Jewish relations, and Moore addressed racial justice and reconciliation. Photo: Will Nunnally
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- Denis Madden, auxiliary bishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and co-chair of the U.S. Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue, discussed with Eaton their mutual desire for a continued and deepening relationship between the churches. Photo: Will Nunnally
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- Rebel Hurd (left), mission developer of Church on the Street, Sioux Falls, S.D., receives communion from Michael Wilker (center), pastor of Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington, D.C., and Mamuya, an alumnus of the Bridge Builders youth program. Photo: Will Nunnally
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- PBS travel program host and ELCA member Rick Steves shared his experiences of connecting his travel work to his faith and led a Q&A with Eaton about the future of the church. Photo: Will Nunnally
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- Following the commemoration program, a worship service led by Bishop Eaton (center left) and Susan Johnson (center right), presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, was held, also at Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, D.C. Photo: Will Nunnally
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- On Oct. 30, Bishop Eaton, ELCA Secretary Chris Boerger (left) and Rick Steves (right) visited the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., to view documents related to the Reformation. Included was an indulgence, a copy of the New Testament, and writings by Martin Luther. Photo: Will Nunnally
On Oct. 31, ELCA leaders and members gathered at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, D.C., for a daylong program of worship and commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
Watch the full service at ELCA.org/livestream.
