The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania is a Lutheran church body comprising congregations in Lithuania. The ELCL is a member of the Porvoo Communion and the Lutheran World Federation. In 2013 the ELCL reported having 20,000 active members. There are 52 congregations, and around 30 ordained clergy, including the bishop and two deacons. The current Bishop of the church is the Rt Revd Mindaugas Sabutis.Around 0.56% of the population of Lithuania are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania.The abbreviated name for the church is in Latin, Unitas Lithuaniae or in Polish, Jednota Litewska .
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