Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Synod
6 Browns Court
Mankato, MN 56001
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
44.168401, -93.9892379
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod had its beginning among the Norwegian settlers who brought with them their Lutheran heritage. The synod was organized in 1853. It was reorganized in 1918 by those who desired to adhere to the synod's principles not only in word but also in deed.
The synod owns and operates Bethany Lutheran College and Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary. It has congregations in 20 states and maintains foreign missions in Peru, Chile, India, Korea, the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Ukraine. It operates a seminary in Lima, Peru and in Ternopil, Ukraine.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 14,904 |
19,795 |
108 |
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| 1980 | 14,986 |
19,885 |
109 |
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| 1979 | 15,081 |
20,044 |
110 |
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| 1978 | 14,833 |
19,705 |
108 |
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| 1977 | 14,652 |
19,634 |
108 |
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| 1976 | 14,504 |
19,571 |
106 |
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| 1974 | 13,097 |
17,804 |
98 |
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| 1973 | 12,525 |
17,321 |
96 |
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| 1972 | 11,532 |
16,179 |
89 |
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| 1971 | 11,427 |
16,202 |
89 |
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| 1970 | 11,030 |
15,663 |
87 |
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| 1969 | 11,079 |
16,017 |
88 |
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| 1967 | 10,783 |
15,628 |
84 |
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| 1966 | 10,606 |
15,798 |
84 |
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| 1963 | 14,608 |
75 |
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| 1959 | 14,302 |
77 |
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| 1958 | 1,092,866 |
2,473 |
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| 1957 | 1,058,722 |
2,482 |
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| 1956 | 1,021,058 |
2,468 |
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| 1954 | 940,580 |
2,444 |
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| 1953 | 900,536 |
2,460 |
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| 1952 | 888,634 |
2,503 |
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| 1951 | 854,949 |
2,503 |
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| 1950 | 825,466 |
2,501 |
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| 1949 | 576,621 |
813,837 |
2,707 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 73 |
97 |
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| 1980 | 82 |
98 |
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| 1979 | 79 |
94 |
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| 1978 | 77 |
92 |
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| 1977 | 72 |
88 |
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| 1976 | 70 |
83 |
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| 1974 | 62 |
71 |
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| 1973 | 58 |
67 |
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| 1972 | 50 |
63 |
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| 1971 | 50 |
63 |
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| 1970 | 46 |
60 |
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| 1969 | 45 |
56 |
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| 1967 | 43 |
55 |
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| 1966 | 43 |
54 |
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| 1963 | 43 |
52 |
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| 1959 | 48 |
61 |
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| 1958 | 1,467 |
2,005 |
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| 1957 | 1,414 |
1,953 |
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| 1956 | 1,284 |
1,869 |
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| 1954 | 1,310 |
1,924 |
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| 1953 | 1,341 |
1,705 |
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| 1952 | 1,172 |
1,612 |
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| 1951 | 1,172 |
1,612 |
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| 1950 | 1,159 |
1,593 |
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| 1949 | 1,196 |
452 |
1,648 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 97 |
2,842 |
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| 1980 | 99 |
3,631 |
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| 1979 | 104 |
3,547 |
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| 1978 | 100 |
3,918 |
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| 1977 | 103 |
3,853 |
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| 1976 | 100 |
3,999 |
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| 1974 | 93 |
5,838 |
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| 1973 | 96 |
4,755 |
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| 1972 | 84 |
3,680 |
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| 1971 | 79 |
4,381 |
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| 1970 | 82 |
4,346 |
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| 1969 | 83 |
4,363 |
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| 1967 | 79 |
4,496 |
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| 1966 | 77 |
4,566 |
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| 1963 | 74 |
452 |
3,273 |
3,725 |
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| 1959 | 73 |
509 |
3,690 |
4,199 |
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| 1958 | 2,417 |
38,802 |
326,621 |
365,423 |
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| 1957 | 2,373 |
38,146 |
321,216 |
359,362 |
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| 1956 | 2,318 |
40,544 |
306,956 |
347,500 |
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| 1954 | 2,248 |
36,864 |
276,446 |
313,310 |
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| 1953 | 2,124 |
34,436 |
258,360 |
292,796 |
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| 1951 | 2,362 |
31,839 |
297,089 |
328,928 |
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| 1950 | 2,328 |
31,151 |
282,686 |
313,837 |
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| 1949 | 2,163 |
27,769 |
221,358 |
249,127 |
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| 1923 | 1,291 |
96,670 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | $869,162 |
$3,619,865 |
$2,750,703 |
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| 1978 | $839,132 |
$3,468,851 |
$2,629,719 |
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| 1977 | $578,390 |
$2,869,087 |
$2,290,697 |
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| 1976 | $456,018 |
$2,571,016 |
$2,114,998 |
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| 1975 | $573,000 |
$2,312,255 |
$1,739,255 |
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| 1974 | $394,725 |
$1,914,474 |
$1,519,749 |
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| 1973 | $361,882 |
$1,658,208 |
$1,296,326 |
||||
| 1972 | $275,941 |
$1,414,894 |
$1,138,953 |
||||
| 1971 | $314,843 |
$1,343,472 |
$1,028,629 |
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| 1970 | $295,349 |
$1,264,974 |
$969,625 |
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| 1969 | $315,325 |
$1,319,071 |
$1,003,746 |
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| 1964 | $0 |
$871,100 |
$0 |
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| 1963 | $871,100 |
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| 1962 | $0 |
$706,146 |
$0 |
||||
| 1961 | $0 |
$627,487 |
$0 |
||||
| 1960 | $0 |
$620,536 |
$0 |
||||
| 1959 | $627,487 |
||||||
| 1958 | $44,212,046 |
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| 1957 | $39,096,038 |
||||||
| 1956 | $7,583,325 |
$37,070,341 |
$29,487,016 |
||||
| 1955 | $6,704,769 |
$33,312,926 |
$26,608,157 |
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| 1954 | $6,704,769 |
$33,312,926 |
$26,608,157 |
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| 1953 | $6,458,367 |
$30,313,907 |
$23,855,540 |
||||
| 1952 | $7,217,899 |
$30,486,231 |
$23,268,332 |
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| 1951 | $7,146,436 |
$30,154,098 |
$23,007,662 |