500 trees will be planted in The Luther Garden by 2017 in commemoration of the 500 years passed since Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church and began the Reformation.

1. The Luther Garden The roots of the
Reformation that began
with Martin Luther’s 95
theses in 1517 are being
remembered and
watered already in the
Luther Garden in
Wittenberg, Germany.
They are going to grow
and thrive in the city as
green monuments to the
memory of 500 years of
living Reformation to be
commemorated in 2017.

2. Churches are invited to plant a tree in the garden shaped like
Luther’s rose seal, as well as at their home church. By 2017, the
hope is that there will be 500 trees planted in the Luther Garden
and around Wittenberg as well as another 500 all over the world
that represent the good news going out from Wittenberg so many
years ago.

3. A cross forms the center of the Luther Garden.

4. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Luther
Seminary planted their trees on Reformation Day, 2011.

5. The project was initiated by the Lutheran World Foundation
in Geneva and is supported by the German National
Committee of the Lutheran World Foundation, the United
Evangelical Church in Germany and the Luther City of
Wittenberg.