At the beginning of the Christmas Eve service at Lititz Moravian Church, the congregation is cloaked in darkness as it begins to sing “Stille Nacht” — the German version of “Silent Night.” “It’s so ...

One year, E. Artis Weber wrote 31 hymns in the month of January — one hymn each day. When she was done, she thought to herself, "I could do that in February." And she did. She went on to write 365 ...

But one tradition has been around since the community s founding 250 years ago in 1756 — the Christmas Vigil Service of the Moravian congregation. The first such services this year began Sunday, and ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A historic church in Winston-Salem marked its 200th anniversary with a service on Sunday. St. Philips Moravian Church was started in 1822 in Salem with a mostly enslaved ...

Many of the customs of Christmas we know today can be traced back to the influence of the Moravians who settled in this area. “The Moravians, with their rich and diverse traditions, have significantly ...