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They are still all capital P Protestant denominations. There is no European "Protestant church", those are also various denominations like Lutheran, Anglican, Calvinist, Reformist etc. etc.
Capital P in this instance is I believe referring to the 7 historical american Protestant denominations. The folding chair and strip mall variety are usually offshoots of the historical denomination.
You're right, I was just using that to highlight the differences between American and European protestant churches. Most american churches have ~75 congregants and are fairly small operations run out of buildings that weren't built with the intention to be a church. As such, they usually lack the aesthetics associated with churches.
And to be fair, I've never been to a European protestant (of any variety) church, there's a cultural image in america of what the average European church looks like, and it's usually an older brick/stone building with high ceilings and round/arched windows, built with the intention of being a church. Many suburban american churches (this is where the folding chair trope comes from) looks more like this:
And this is a really nice example too, I had trouble finding one that reflected the true reality of many of these smaller churches.
The Lutheran Church my kids cub scout pack meets in is really built more like a school or community center than a church. It's got the school hallway vibe in the Sunday School area (just with small classrooms appropriate for up to about 8 students each) and the gym/stage area has strong community center vibes
It's a lot like the example picture just without the foux stained glass or lounge stage lighting