page_title: Religion in Lithuania
section_title: Lutheranism
hierarchical_section_title: Religion in Lithuania / Christianity / Protestantism / Lutheranism
caption_attribution_description: Lietuvių: Vyžiai. Evangelikų liuteronų bažnyčia
context_page_description: According to the 2011 census, the predominant religion in Lithuania is Christianity, with the largest confession being that of the Catholic Church. There are smaller groups of Orthodox Christians, Evangelical Lutherans, members of Reformed churches, other Protestants, Jews and Muslims as well as people of other religions.
  According to the 2010 Eurobarometer Poll, 47% of Lithuanian citizens responded that "they believe there is a God", 37% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force", and 12% said that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, god, or life force".
context_section_description: Protestants make up 0.8% of the population, with 0.56% belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania.
  Lutheranism in Lithuania dates back to the 16th century, when it came mainly from the neighbouring German-controlled areas of Livonia and East Prussia. A Synod in Vilnius united the church in 1557. The parish network covered nearly all of the Grand Duchy, with district centers in Vilnius, Kedainai, Biržai, Slucke, Kojdanove and Zabludove later Izabeline. Small Protestant communities are dispersed throughout the northern and western parts of the country.
  The majority of Prussian Lithuanians living in East Prussia and in Memelland (since 1945 the Klaipėda Region of Lithuania) belonged to the Evangelical Church of the old-Prussian Union. Most resettled in the West Germany after World War II along with the ethnic German inhabitants.
  Since 1945, Lutheranism in Lithuania has declined largely due to the ongoing secularization that sweeps throughout Europe.
caption: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Vyžiai
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