Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church
The Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church (
History
The church was founded on December 14, 1557, during the Synod of
In 1695, Samuelis Bitneris by the order of the Vilnius Synod began translating the New Testament into the Lithuanian language and completed the majority of this task.[1][2] S. Bitneris was assisted by Jonas Božimovskis, while the translation for Lithuania Minor was adapted by P. Z. Šusteris.[1] This translation from the Greek language was prepared according to a Lithuanian dialect of Kėdainiai and in 1701 was published in Königsberg with a title Naujas Testamentas Wieszpaties musu Jezaus Kristaus.[1]
Parishes were in Vilnius, Biržai, Švobiškis (Pasvays region); Nemunėlio Radviliškis (Biržai region); Salamiestis (Kupiškis region) Kėdainiai, Slutsk, Dzyarzhynsk (Koydanava), Zabłudów and later in Izabelin (Belarusian: Ізабэлін). Before World War II, the church had 10,000 believers; in 2012 it had approximately 7,000 in 14 congregations.[3] In 1922 the denomination become a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[4]
Theology
The church adheres to the
International organisations
The church is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches and has fraternal relationships with the Reformed Church in Hungary, the Church of Lippe. Denominational member of the World Reformed Fellowship.[6]
Churches
In Lithuania, churches can be found in Biržai, Vilnius, Papilys, Kaunas, Nemunėlio Radviliškis, Švobiškis, Šiauliai, Panevėžys, Kėdainiai, Salamiestis, Kelmė.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Istorija". Kėdainių šviesioji gimnazija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Lukšaitė, Ingė. "Samuelis Bitneris". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Lietuvos evangelikų reformatų bažnyčia - Unitas Lithuaniae Sinodas - EVANGELICAL REFORMED CHURCH OF LITHUANIA". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- ^ www.wcrc.ch/node/164 Archived 2012-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lietuvos evangelikų reformatų bažnyčia - Unitas Lithuaniae Sinodas - Confession". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ^ "The World Reformed Fellowship - Membership List". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2013-02-15.