Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
United Evangelical Lutheran Church [merged 1961, see American Lutheran Church]
United Evangelical Lutheran Church [merged 1961, see American Lutheran Church]
United States
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87,250 |
340 |
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| 1959 | 82,595 |
329 |
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| 1958 | 80,248 |
343 |
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| 1957 | 74,219 |
355 |
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| 1956 | 78,155 |
360 |
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| 1955 | 72,135 |
358 |
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| 1954 | 68,773 |
342 |
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| 1953 | 65,904 |
341 |
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| 1952 | 63,613 |
345 |
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| 1949 | 59,860 |
356 |
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| 1946 | 53,325 |
340 |
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| 1943 | 36,732 |
12,851 |
49,583 |
360 |
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| 1940 | 36,847 |
12,659 |
49,506 |
385 |
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| 1938 | 37,000 |
11,280 |
48,280 |
391 |
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| 1936 | 32,717 |
11,872 |
44,589 |
350 |
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| 1929 | 29,450 |
29,450 |
373 |
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| 1925 | 30,750 |
30,750 |
391 |
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| 1923 | 29,000 |
29,000 |
343 |
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| 1921 | 30,000 |
30,000 |
420 |
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| 1919 | 20,700 |
20,700 |
422 |
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| 1916 | 28,180 |
28,180 |
378 |
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| 1915 | 26,050 |
26,050 |
380 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 169 |
253 |
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| 1959 | 164 |
246 |
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| 1958 | 168 |
255 |
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| 1957 | 165 |
253 |
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| 1956 | 163 |
242 |
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| 1955 | 162 |
245 |
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| 1954 | 153 |
236 |
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| 1953 | 145 |
225 |
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| 1952 | 147 |
225 |
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| 1949 | 162 |
230 |
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| 1936 | 192 |
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| 1929 | 186 |
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| 1925 | 177 |
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| 1923 | 171 |
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| 1921 | 200 |
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| 1919 | 204 |
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| 1916 | 169 |
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| 1915 | 176 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 317 |
4,470 |
31,656 |
36,126 |
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| 1959 | 304 |
4,058 |
30,898 |
34,956 |
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| 1958 | 320 |
4,291 |
32,745 |
37,036 |
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| 1957 | 317 |
3,765 |
27,755 |
31,520 |
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| 1956 | 317 |
3,765 |
27,755 |
31,520 |
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| 1955 | 316 |
3,698 |
28,559 |
32,257 |
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| 1954 | 298 |
3,353 |
24,043 |
27,396 |
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| 1953 | 295 |
3,232 |
23,219 |
26,451 |
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| 1952 | 288 |
2,729 |
21,174 |
23,903 |
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| 1949 | 296 |
2,729 |
19,457 |
22,186 |
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| 1923 | 202 |
7,985 |
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| 1921 | 280 |
25,400 |
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| 1919 | 300 |
6,410 |
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| 1916 | 267 |
1,450 |
10,285 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | $4,765,138 |
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| 1961 | $4,316,925 |
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| 1960 | $3,354,270 |
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| 1959 | $3,519,017 |
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| 1958 | $3,379,882 |
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| 1957 | $2,652,307 |
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| 1956 | $500,876 |
$2,708,747 |
$2,207,871 |
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| 1955 | $501,025 |
$2,101,026 |
$1,600,001 |
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| 1923 | $150,000 |
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| 1921 | $283,547 |
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| 1919 | $155,000 |
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| 1916 | $287,986 |