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As of 31 December 2006 there are still 8632 members of the Mennonite faith in the Netherlands. | As of 31 December 2006 there are still 8632 members of the Mennonite faith in the Netherlands. | ||
== Evangelical Lutheran == | |||
The first Lutheran congregations were founded in the late 1500s. They were, in large part, the result of substantial numbers of German and Scandinavian immigrants. While few people in the Netherlands accepted Luther’s teachings, the doctrine of the Lutheran Church had considerable influence on the doctrines of the other Protestant churches. | The first Lutheran congregations were founded in the late 1500s. They were, in large part, the result of substantial numbers of German and Scandinavian immigrants. While few people in the Netherlands accepted Luther’s teachings, the doctrine of the Lutheran Church had considerable influence on the doctrines of the other Protestant churches. | ||
===Remonstrant == | ===Remonstrant == | ||