Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania is a Protestant Christian denomination in Lithuania that follows Lutheran theology and plays a significant role in the country’s religious and cultural life.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian denomination
ⓘ
Lutheran church body ⓘ Protestant denomination ⓘ |
| branchOf | Western Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| churchPolity | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| classification | mainline Protestant ⓘ |
| clergyTitle |
bishop
ⓘ
pastor ⓘ |
| country | Lithuania ⓘ |
| denominationalFamily | Lutheran ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Augsburg Confession
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lutheran confessional writings ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalTradition | Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParishesIn |
Kaunas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Klaipėda NERFINISHED ⓘ Tauragė NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilnius NERFINISHED ⓘ other Lithuanian towns and rural areas ⓘ Šilutė NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Klaipėda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOfPresence |
East Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memelland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Lutheran liturgy ⓘ |
| LutheranWorldFederationMembershipYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Conference of European Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutheran World Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ World Council of Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | Evangelical ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
cultural life of Lithuania
ⓘ
religious life of Lithuania ⓘ |
| practice |
Holy Communion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lutheran hymnody ⓘ confirmation ⓘ infant baptism ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageUsedInWorship |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ Latvian ⓘ Lithuanian ⓘ Polish ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| recognizesSacrament |
Baptism
ⓘ
Eucharist ⓘ |
| regionOfSignificance | Western Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| territorialJurisdiction | Republic of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| tradition | use of the Small Catechism of Martin Luther ⓘ |
| usesScripture | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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