Lutheran Church in Lithuania

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation ELCL
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Community_of_Protestant_Churches_in_Europe
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Lithuania
gptkbp:annualEvent synod
gptkbp:class gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:confession gptkb:Augsburg_Confession
gptkb:Book_of_Concord
gptkb:Luther's_Large_Catechism
gptkb:Luther's_Small_Catechism
gptkbp:crest gptkb:Apostles'_Creed
gptkb:Athanasian_Creed
gptkb:Nicene_Creed
gptkbp:directionA gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:founded 1557
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Vilnius,_Lithuania
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Reformation_in_Lithuania
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Prussia
gptkb:Samogitia
gptkb:Lithuania_Minor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lutheran Church in Lithuania
gptkbp:languageOfWorship Divine Liturgy
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Mindaugas_Sabutis
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:bishop
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Šilutė_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church
gptkb:Klaipėda_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church
gptkb:Vilnius_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church
Tauragė Evangelical Lutheran Church
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Jonas_Bretkūnas
gptkb:Martynas_Mažvydas
gptkb:Kristijonas_Donelaitis
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations about 52
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 19,000
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:German
Lithuanian
gptkbp:periodical Lietuvos evangelikų liuteronų bažnyčios žinios
gptkbp:persecutedBy Soviet era
gptkbp:publisher Liuteronų leidykla
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Lithuania
gptkbp:restored Post-1990 independence
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Lithuania
gptkbp:website https://liuteronai.lt/
gptkbp:youthClub Lithuanian Lutheran Youth Association
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lutheran_Christians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7