Nailing down a legacy: Local churches pay tribute to Luther's impact

Head to a Lutheran church on the last Sunday in October, and you’ll likely hear something about the bristly monk who inadvertently gave birth to the denomination when he tacked his 95 theses to a church door on Oct. 31, 1517. The date is celebrated as Reformation Sunday, and, this year, which marks 500 years since Martin Luther took on the Catholic Church, it takes on particular significance.