Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Evangelical Lutheran Church [merged 1961, see American Lutheran Church]
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 | |||
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1959 | 14,302 |
77 |
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1958 | 14,004 |
80 |
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1957 | 13,605 |
80 |
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1955 | 12,872 |
80 |
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1953 | 11,625 |
73 |
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1950 | 10,376 |
69 |
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1946 | 9,367 |
69 |
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1943 | 6,413 |
2,440 |
8,853 |
70 |
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1941 | 6,295 |
2,482 |
8,777 |
65 |
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1939 | 6,372 |
2,259 |
8,631 |
65 |
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1936 | 5,634 |
2,283 |
7,917 |
65 |
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1929 | 5,400 |
5,400 |
70 |
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1925 | 4,583 |
4,583 |
48 |
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1923 | 4,583 |
4,583 |
50 |
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1922 | 4,583 |
4,583 |
48 |
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1921 | 4,251 |
4,251 |
45 |
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1919 | 273,086 |
273,086 |
2,691 |
Clergy
Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
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1959 | 48 |
61 |
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1958 | 50 |
63 |
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1957 | 51 |
66 |
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1955 | 52 |
71 |
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1953 | 50 |
68 |
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1950 | 44 |
63 |
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1936 | 47 |
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1929 | 55 |
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1925 | 39 |
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1923 | 40 |
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1922 | 32 |
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1921 | 33 |
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1919 | 954 |
Education
Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1959 | 73 |
509 |
3,690 |
4,199 |
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1958 | 75 |
525 |
3,509 |
4,034 |
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1957 | 77 |
481 |
3,419 |
3,900 |
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1955 | 69 |
438 |
3,089 |
3,527 |
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1953 | 52 |
301 |
2,118 |
2,419 |
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1950 | 59 |
285 |
2,058 |
2,343 |
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1923 | 17 |
625 |
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1922 | 17 |
735 |
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1921 | 5 |
125 |
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1919 | 1,636 |
68,103 |
Finance
Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
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1962 | $49,488,063 |
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1960 | $51,297,348 |
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1959 | $601,436 |
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1958 | $553,682 |
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1957 | $562,051 |
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1955 | $83,433 |
$437,750 |
$354,317 |
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1953 | $67,633 |
$353,869 |
$286,236 |
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1950 | $54,671 |
$277,250 |
$222,579 |
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1923 | $54,178 |
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1922 | $26,119 |
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1921 | $7,581 |
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1919 | $1,409,580 |