▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁and ▁lost ▁a ▁bulk ▁of ▁its ▁ad her ents ▁in ▁East ▁Germany ▁due ▁to ▁state ▁at he ist ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁East ▁German ▁government . ▁After ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁membership ▁was ▁counted ▁and ▁amount ed ▁to ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁as ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁membership ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁st agn ates ▁as ▁more ▁people ▁are ▁becoming ▁religious ▁non es . ▁German ▁religious ▁landscape ▁changes , ▁as ▁Muslim s ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁rise . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁ ▁Protest ant ism ▁is ▁the ▁major ▁religion ▁in ▁Northern , ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Middle ▁Germany , ▁with ▁the ▁Re formed ▁branch ▁pre domin ating ▁in ▁the ▁extreme ▁north west ▁and ▁Li ppe , ▁the ▁Luther an ▁branch ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁branch ▁in ▁Middle ▁and ▁Western ▁Germany . ▁While ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Christians ▁in ▁Southern ▁Germany ▁are ▁Roman ▁Catholic , ▁some ▁areas ▁in ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg ▁and ▁Bav aria ▁are ▁pre domin antly ▁Protest ant , ▁e . g . ▁Middle ▁Fran con ia ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁region ▁of ▁Stuttgart . ▁The ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁German ▁Protest ants ▁belong ▁to ▁a ▁member ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁E K D . ▁With ▁ 2 5 , 1 0 0 , 7 2 7 ▁members ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁around ▁ 3 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁all ▁Germ ans ▁belong ▁to ▁a ▁member