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== Evangelical Lutheran == | == Evangelical Lutheran == | ||
[[Image:Martin Luther.jpg|thumb|Martin Luther (1483-1546)]] | |||
Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German church reformer | |||
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. | ||