Evangelisch is what the Lutheran chuch is called in Germany. You won't find a "Lutheran" church there. The pastor that refused to baptize a baby that was Evangelisch was misinformed. So, once again, Luther was the first and started the Protestant Reformation. "Protestant" itself is not a denomination. I said there were many denominations, such as Methodist, I didn't say whether they were similar or not. They do share the essentials though, such as Christ dying on the cross for our sins, the virgin birth, the resurrection, and so on. Calvinism ( and the Reformed churches) came slightly later and is similar to Lutheran. If you read Luther's "Bondage of the Will" you will see that he actually does cover the same points. They aren't similar in regard to communion or baptism and do not have a liturgy. I didn't think I'd have to write a whole dissertation on this lol. Please just read my first letter, I was speaking in general, not thinking I would have to clarify everything to the nth degree. Hopefully this is the end of the topic?? susan