Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
American Lutheran Church
Membership
Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
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1961 | 2,295,188 |
4,622 |
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1960 | 2,242,259 |
4,625 |
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1959 | 1,002,015 |
1,961 |
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1958 | 973,951 |
1,966 |
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1956 | 910,011 |
1,966 |
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1955 | 871,446 |
1,938 |
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1954 | 836,485 |
1,919 |
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1953 | 799,790 |
1,896 |
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1952 | 767,261 |
1,891 |
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1951 | 739,508 |
1,894 |
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1950 | 715,640 |
1,883 |
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1949 | 481,694 |
692,484 |
1,876 |
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1946 | 646,700 |
1,861 |
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1944 | 413,289 |
171,210 |
601,839 |
1,834 |
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1941 | 388,072 |
159,740 |
547,812 |
1,826 |
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1939 | 393,807 |
167,133 |
560,940 |
2,028 |
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1936 | 359,246 |
153,231 |
512,477 |
1,829 |
Clergy
Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | 3,444 |
4,943 |
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1960 | 3,461 |
4,706 |
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1959 | 1,660 |
2,156 |
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1958 | 1,619 |
2,093 |
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1956 | 1,567 |
1,993 |
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1955 | 1,529 |
1,936 |
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1954 | 1,500 |
1,897 |
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1953 | 1,449 |
1,849 |
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1952 | 1,438 |
1,826 |
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1951 | 1,405 |
1,777 |
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1950 | 1,380 |
1,754 |
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1949 | 1,366 |
346 |
1,712 |
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1936 | 1,531 |
Education
Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
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1961 | 4,663 |
91,119 |
741,817 |
832,936 |
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1960 | 4,655 |
88,055 |
724,522 |
812,577 |
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1959 | 1,964 |
38,703 |
396,038 |
434,741 |
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1958 | 1,967 |
35,576 |
385,912 |
421,488 |
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1956 | 1,948 |
33,901 |
364,364 |
398,265 |
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1955 | 1,937 |
30,094 |
354,130 |
384,224 |
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1954 | 1,908 |
28,432 |
333,675 |
362,107 |
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1953 | 1,884 |
26,699 |
310,772 |
337,471 |
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1952 | 1,870 |
25,145 |
295,806 |
320,951 |
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1951 | 1,864 |
23,824 |
213,638 |
237,462 |
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1950 | 1,857 |
22,790 |
226,339 |
249,129 |
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1949 | 1,847 |
21,803 |
215,622 |
237,425 |
Finance
Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
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1960 | $50,163,078 |
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1959 | $47,216,896 |
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1958 | $44,518,194 |
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1956 | $45,316,809 |
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1955 | $5,994,815 |
$40,411,856 |
$34,417,041 |
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1954 | $5,810,262 |
$34,202,987 |
$28,392,725 |
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1953 | $5,474,939 |
$30,881,256 |
$25,406,317 |
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1952 | $4,855,624 |
$27,562,792 |
$22,707,168 |
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1951 | $4,828,809 |
$25,821,698 |
$20,992,889 |
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1950 | $4,791,321 |
$23,286,394 |
$18,495,073 |
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1949 | $20,462,720 |
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1946 | $3,667,386 |
$14,569,739 |
$10,902,353 |
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1944 | $3,474,611 |
$11,106,460 |
$7,631,848 |
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1941 | $1,193,785 |
$6,760,676 |
$5,566,890 |