the pro-life cause". The Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality, which is a part of the National Pro-Life Religious Council, holds its annual service of worship at the United Methodist Building, and the liturgy held for the 2016 March of Life featured "a sermon by Dr. Thomas C. Oden, General Editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, former Professor of Theology and Ethics at Drew University, and Lifewatch Advisory Board member." Lutheran events Before the 2016 March for Life, a Divine Service was celebrated at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Virtual March for Life In 2010, Americans United for Life launched an online virtual March. Those unable to attend the March for Life in person could create avatars of themselves and take part in a virtual demonstration on a Google Maps version of the National Mall. The first online event attracted approximately 75,000 participants. The 2021 March for Life was a virtual event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and security concerns following the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. Media's attention Members of the anti-abortion movement have frequently claimed that the level of media coverage of the annual March for Life is insufficient. See also Anti-abortion movement Christian right Walk for Life West Coast (San Francisco) National Sanctity of Human Life Day March for Life (Paris, France) March for Life and Family (Warsaw, Poland) List of protest marches on Washington, D.C. References Further reading External links March for Life official website Photos: 34th Annual March for Life 2007 in Washington, DC 1974 establishments in Washington, D.C. Abortion in the United States Annual events in Washington, D.C. Anti-abortion movement Anti-abortion organizations in the United States Washington Protest marches in Washington, D.C. Recurring events established in 1974