This body was organized into a denomination on Aug. 22, 1975 after having existed as the Federation of Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Churches in America since 1955. This church is a regional constituent part of the Lutheran Church of Latvia Abroad, a member of the Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches.
The Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America works to foster religious life, traditions and customs in its congregations in harmony with the Holy Scriptures, the Apostles', Nicean and Athanasian Creeds, the unaltered Augsburg Confession, Martin Luther's Small and Large Catechisms and other documents of the Book of Concord.
The LELCA is ordered by its Synod (General Assembly), executive board, auditing committee and district conferences.

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Membership

	Full Communicants	Average Attendance	Other Members	Total Inclusive Members	Total Churches
2007	9,700	2,800	1,250	10,950	60
2005	10,800		1,300	12,100	60
2004	11,273	0	1,314	12,586	60
2002	12,124			13,584	68
2001	12,465		1,380	13,846	68
1999	13,431		1,581	15,012	71
1998	14,000		1,550	15,550	72
1996	15,200			16,900	74
1995	10,970			12,097	57
1994	11,322			12,446	55
1993	12,137			13,380	55
1990	11,432			12,553	56
1989	11,697			12,865	56
1988	11,914			13,211	56
1987	12,291			13,588	57
1986	12,515			13,838	62
1985	12,191			13,576	59
1984	12,609			14,243	61
1983	12,578			14,160	62
1982	11,810			13,526	60
1981	11,753			13,361	62
1980	12,486			14,274	62
1979	12,392			14,294	64
1978	10,727			12,308	56
1977	10,836			12,603	57

Clergy

	Serving Churches	Retired	Other Service to the Church	Total Clergy
2007	41	8	12	61
2005	40	9	14	63
2004	43	10	10	63
2002	43			63
2001	46	12	10	68
1999	52	13	4	69
1998	50	18	4	72
1996	56			84
1995	39			62
1994	39			65
1993	39			68
1990	34			48
1989	31			46
1988	29			45
1987	28			40
1986	28			40
1985	29			41
1984	33			43
1983	38			48
1982	39			52
1981	44			61
1980	51			65
1979	53			70
1978	56			70
1977	57			70

Education

	Total Schools	Staff	Pupils	Total Individuals
2007	14	0	0	0
2005	16
2004	18	0	0	0
1999	20
1998	18
1995	20			506
1994	22			600
1993	22			617
1990	19			0
1989	20			0
1987	20			560
1986	20			560
1985	22			587
1984	24			618
1983	19			597
1982	21			682
1981	23			737
1980	26			876
1979	26			903
1978	24			0
1977	22			934
1976	31			1,247

Finance

	Total Benevolences	Total Financials	Total Giving	Local Expenses
2004	$461,000	$3,473,000		$3,473,000
2002	$496,000	$3,094,000		$2,598,000
1999	$481,000	$2,834,000	$2,353,000	$2,353,000
1998	$1,040,000	$4,260,000	$3,220,000	$3,220,000
1996	$4,139,000	$6,791,000		$2,652,000
1995	$453,947	$3,458,374		$3,004,427
1994	$442,618	$3,689,092		$3,246,474
1993	$422,496	$3,344,631		$2,922,135
1989	$372,000	$2,750,000		$2,378,000
1988	$379,000	$2,861,000		$2,482,000
1987	$305,000	$2,727,000		$2,422,000
1986	$283,000	$2,593,000		$2,310,000
1985	$270,000	$2,200,000		$1,930,000
1984	$230,000	$2,040,000		$1,810,000
1983	$220,000	$2,020,000		$1,800,000
1982	$193,000	$1,793,000		$1,600,000
1981	$200,000	$1,785,000		$1,585,000
1980	$215,000	$1,628,000		$1,413,000
1979	$244,381	$1,160,725		$916,344

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