Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
American Evangelical Lutheran Church
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35,529 |
153 |
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| 1959 | 36,264 |
155 |
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| 1958 | 35,963 |
153 |
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| 1957 | 37,071 |
155 |
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| 1956 | 35,672 |
157 |
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| 1955 | 33,314 |
163 |
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| 1954 | 33,314 |
163 |
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| 1953 | 31,853 |
164 |
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| 1952 | 29,753 |
165 |
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| 1951 | 22,144 |
178 |
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| 1950 | 21,961 |
29,606 |
178 |
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| 1947 | 29,153 |
172 |
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| 1944 | 21,651 |
6,714 |
28,365 |
237 |
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| 1943 | 21,524 |
6,661 |
28,185 |
178 |
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| 1941 | 20,873 |
6,814 |
27,687 |
187 |
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| 1938 | 26,643 |
10,741 |
37,384 |
179 |
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| 1936 | 27,832 |
10,173 |
38,005 |
183 |
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| 1929 | 22,264 |
22,264 |
178 |
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| 1925 | 19,978 |
19,978 |
177 |
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| 1923 | 20,555 |
20,555 |
171 |
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| 1922 | 23,538 |
23,538 |
163 |
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| 1921 | 18,835 |
18,835 |
163 |
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| 1919 | 16,511 |
16,511 |
151 |
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| 1917 | 18,881 |
18,881 |
134 |
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| 1916 | 18,881 |
18,881 |
135 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 79 |
103 |
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| 1959 | 87 |
103 |
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| 1958 | 82 |
106 |
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| 1957 | 77 |
94 |
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| 1956 | 77 |
95 |
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| 1955 | 81 |
92 |
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| 1954 | 72 |
92 |
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| 1953 | 65 |
87 |
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| 1952 | 68 |
85 |
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| 1951 | 77 |
85 |
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| 1950 | 66 |
11 |
77 |
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| 1947 | 56 |
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| 1944 | 56 |
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| 1943 | 56 |
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| 1941 | 56 |
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| 1938 | 56 |
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| 1936 | 56 |
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| 1929 | 58 |
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| 1925 | 55 |
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| 1923 | 51 |
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| 1922 | 46 |
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| 1921 | 48 |
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| 1919 | 40 |
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| 1917 | 32 |
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| 1916 | 32 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 118 |
1,537 |
12,337 |
13,874 |
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| 1959 | 123 |
1,616 |
12,632 |
14,248 |
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| 1958 | 126 |
1,679 |
11,858 |
13,537 |
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| 1957 | 129 |
1,483 |
11,704 |
13,187 |
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| 1956 | 125 |
1,548 |
11,631 |
13,179 |
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| 1955 | 110 |
1,244 |
10,961 |
12,205 |
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| 1954 | 110 |
1,244 |
10,169 |
11,413 |
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| 1953 | 111 |
1,205 |
9,852 |
11,057 |
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| 1952 | 127 |
1,353 |
7,923 |
9,276 |
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| 1951 | 127 |
1,175 |
7,638 |
8,813 |
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| 1950 | 134 |
1,170 |
7,437 |
8,607 |
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| 1923 | 210 |
11,250 |
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| 1922 | 182 |
10,850 |
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| 1921 | 200 |
10,692 |
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| 1919 | 203 |
11,114 |
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| 1917 | 203 |
1,362 |
9,752 |
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| 1916 | 203 |
1,362 |
9,752 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | $1,744,550 |
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| 1960 | $1,685,342 |
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| 1959 | $1,533,058 |
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| 1958 | $1,524,299 |
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| 1957 | $1,308,026 |
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| 1956 | $146,972 |
$1,059,682 |
$912,710 |
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| 1955 | $111,372 |
$674,554 |
$563,182 |
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| 1954 | $104,682 |
$744,971 |
$640,289 |
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| 1953 | $98,404 |
$658,706 |
$560,302 |
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| 1952 | $143,843 |
$681,172 |
$537,329 |
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| 1951 | $98,496 |
$659,338 |
$560,842 |
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| 1950 | $562,470 |
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| 1923 | $146,777 |
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| 1922 | $186,875 |
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| 1921 | $186,885 |
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| 1917 | $73,977 |