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Friday | April 18, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Castle Church
Service with Holy Communion on Good Friday
Liturgy and Sermon: Regional Bishop Bettina Schlauraff; Organ: Cantor Sarah Herzer
Sunday | April 20, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Castle Church
Service on Easter Sunday
Liturgy and Sermon: Pastor Birgit Neumann-Becker; Organ: Cantor Sarah Herzer
Monday | April 21, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Castle Church
Service on Easter Monday
Liturgy and Sermon: Pastor Olaf Trenn; Organ: Ralf Reichenberger
According to tradition, on October 31, 1517, Martin Luther proclaimed 95 theses in Latin on a poster at this door, in order to debate them with scholars. The debate was intended to clarify whether the church's trade in "indulgences" corresponded to what Jesus once intended. This was the beginning of the Reformation. The old wooden "Theses Door" was lost in the great fire of the church in 1760. In 1858, the Prussian King Frederick William IV donated the current bronze door, whose wings are encased in Latin theses.
The castle church congregation celebrated its 75th anniversary on August 25, 2024 with a celebratory service followed by a reception.
Around 1340, the Ascanian dukes had an "All Saints' Chapel" built at their castle and founded a collegiate monastery in it for liturgical service. Elector Friedrich the Wise had the palace with the chapel demolished and his new residential palace with a more spacious palace church built on the site. You can find out more about the story here.
Every Sunday there is a children's service in the Wittenberg Castle Church, parallel to the adult service. Ms. Felicia Grauel is one of the volunteers for the children's service.
