Events
Every few years a Lollard Martyrs' Play is hosted in the parish church at Old Amersham in Buckinghamshire. This tells the story of the Amersham Tudor Lollards. The church is transformed into a 16th century scene with actors dressed in period costume, speaking 16th century English, reading the scriptures in English and going about their lives before being arrested and put on trial. It brings the whole story alive.
The next production of the Amersham Martyrs Community Play has been announced for March 2027, at St Mary’s Church, Amersham. (The actual dates are still to be confirmed but we will publish them when they become available.) For further information about the plays, follow the link below to the website of Amersham Museum.
The Peter Schoeffer Foundation (Stiftung Peter Schoeffer) in Worms, Germany is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the publication of William Tyndale's New Testament in Worms with an exhibition from 26th September 2026 to 10th January 2027.
The title will be "Made in Worms – William Tyndale's New Testament 1526". It will focus on the creation of Tyndale's New Testament. As part of this, the only pristine copy of Tyndale's 1526 New Testament (which is normally to be found in Stuttgart) will return to Worms for the first time since it was published and will be on display at the City of Worms Museum (Museum der Stadt Worms), Weckerlingplatz 7, 67547 Worms, in Rhineland, Germany. The opening ceremony is on 25th September 2026. For further details of the exhibition, see the link below.
There is also further information available from the website of the museum in Worms. (The site is in German but an English translation can be selected if you scroll to the top of the page.)
The Bodleian Library has announced the publication of a new book by Tyndale Society member Dr Harry Spillane. The book is called "Selling the Word of God - The Early Commercial History of the English Bible". This book traces the story of the printed Bible from the first printed English New Testament of 1525 to the much celebrated King James Bible of 1611.
It will be for sale for £25 and is being launched on 24 September and Tyndale Society members will be offered a 20% discount.
You can read more about it in the Advanced Information via the link below:
A special service will be held in Chesham, Bucks on Sunday 12th July 2026, to mark the 500th anniversary of Tyndale's New Testament.
This will be held during the morning service at 10:30 a.m. at Broadway Baptist Church (78 The Broadway, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1EG).
The service will be taken by Neil Rees of the Tyndale Society and refreshments will be offered (at no charge) after the service.
For travel directions and further information about the church, please their website from the link below.