The congregation of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Dudleytown plans to celebrate the church’s 160th anniversary at 9 a.m. Aug. 20 with a church service followed by food and music.

The guest speaker will be the Rev. Daniel P. May, who has been president of the Indiana District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod since 2003.

May graduated from Concordia College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois; and Concordia Theological Seminary in Springfield, Illinois. He served his vicarage at St. John Lutheran Church in Defiance, Ohio, and pastorates at First Lutheran Church in Natchez, Mississippi, St. Peter in Fort Wayne and St. James in Lafayette.

Prior to his election as district president, he served the district as vice president from 1992 to 2003. May and his wife, Judy, are members of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne.

Following the service, lunch will be served in the church basement around 11:30 a.m.

Time between the service and lunch will be spent socializing and listening to music under a tent. Casual dress applies, and anyone planning to attend is asked to bring a lawn chair.

If you have a photograph of Emanuel church or school activities that you would like to share for display that day, contact Karen Metz at 812-523-3903 or Marcia Snyder at 812-522-2526.