Lutheran Churches

Last modified: 2005-03-19 by rob raeside
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• Church of Sweden (Svenska kyrkan)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church Convention
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
• Lutheran Church - Canada

See also:

• Christian Flags

Lutheran Churches

The Lutheran Church in the United States also uses the Christian flag.
Eric Martin, 4 June 1997

by Dieter Linder, 7 June 1997

In Germany flags are only shown *in front of* religious buildings, but not *in* churches. It would be very, very unusual for a German to see the national flag in his church.

There are two religious flags to be seen very often on Sundays or religious holidays in front of churches: the flag of the Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD) and of the Roemisch-Katholische Kirche. These are the two dominating denominations, the Evangelic Lutherans running up to 35,7 % and the Roman Catholics to 34,7 %.

The flag of the EKD is white with a violet Latin cross all over. However, the cross does not touch the edges.
Dieter Linder, 7 June 1997

Evangelical Lutheran Church Convention