Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregation Trend Report
ELCA Research and Evaluation
Source: Congregational Annual Reports
Congregation: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church  Highland IN 46322  
Indiana-Kentucky Synod  Conference: Northwest Indiana 
Year Organized: 1960 
From 2002 to 2009 2002 2003 2004* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
02-09
Baptized Membership 453 460 460 334 320 229 245 246 -45.7%
 
  Members Received By:
  a. Baptism: Children 2 2 2 0 4 3 4 5  
  b. Baptism: Adults 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1  
  c. Affirmation of Faith 0 15 15 0 2 0 3 8  
  d. Transfer 16 0 0 4 0 7 15 0  
  e. Other & Stat. Adjustment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3  
  Total Members Added 18 19 19 4 7 11 22 17  
 
  Members Removed By:
  a. Death 3 8 8 3 6 1 6 1  
  b. Transfer 7 4 4 8 8 0 0 0  
  c. Other & Stat. Adjustment 43 0 0 119 7 101 0 15  
  Total Members Removed 53 12 12 130 21 102 6 16  
 
 
  Membership Change -35 7 7 -126 -14 -91 16 1  
 
Baptized Youth Confirmed 6 3 3 0 1 2 0 0  
Confirmed Membership 366 370 370 285 267 211 218 218 -40.4%
Average Worship Attendance 117 111 111 91 90 87 122 131 12.0%
Percent Attending Worship*** 25.8% 24.1% 24.1% 27.2% 28.1% 38.0% 49.8% 53.3% 106.2%
 
Racial/Ethnic Composition - Congregations filing in 2009 show Active Participants, which is NEW for 2009. All other numbers are Baptized Members
   African American/Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   Asian/Pacific Islander 3 5 5 5 0 0 0 0  
   Latino/Hispanic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   Amer Indian/Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   Arab/Middle Eastern**** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   Multiethnic**** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   White 445 451 451 325 320 229 245 179  
   Other 5 4 4 4 0 0 0 0  
This data is collected to measure the ELCA's progress in becoming more diverse.
 
Christian Education Ministry
   Students 42 36 36 38 16 58 80 120 185.7%
   Teachers 8 8 8 7 0 9 44 9 12.5%
 
Regular Giving Per Confirmed
   Member 482.95 449.41 449.41 505.28 547.97 813.97 843.20 851.62 76.3%
Regular Giving Per Confirmed
   Member in 2002 Dollars 482.95 439.39 428.01 465.44 488.99 706.26 704.55 714.15 47.9%
 
Regular Giving by Members 176,761 166,280 166,280 144,005 146,307 171,747 183,818 185,653 5.0%
Designated Giving by Members 9,247 16,518 16,518 40,967 33,142 39,816 21,444 30,676 231.7%
Grants & Partnership Support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Total Receipts** 186,008 186,317 186,317 185,542 182,845 211,563 205,262 246,329 32.4%
 
Current Operating Expenses 154,767 132,880 132,880 146,288 141,325 170,026 182,634 173,935 12.4%
Payments on Debts 23,060 21,712 21,712 8,670 26,435 15,000 4,000 10,000 -56.6%
Total Disbursements** 192,480 186,317 186,317 168,097 174,799 207,642 201,153 234,332 21.7%
 
Mission Support 7,700 9,300 9,300 3,000 3,000 3,640 5,340 6,500 -15.6%
Mission Support as % of Current
   Operating Expenses, Debt
   Expenses & Mission Support*** 4.2% 5.7% 5.7% 1.9% 1.8% 1.9% 2.8% 3.4% -17.8%
 
Mission Support as % of
   Regular Giving*** 4.4% 5.6% 5.6% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 2.9% 3.5% -19.6%
 
All other benevolence
   (non-mission support)		 6,953 6,425 6,425 10,139 4,039 4,500 3,394 2,355 -66.1%
 
Mission Support as % of
   total benevolence		 52.5% 59.1% 59.1% 22.8% 42.6% 44.7% 61.1% 73.4% 39.7%

 
 
Average Worship Attendance 1990 to 2009  
196 180 175 188 153 157 142 146 117 111 111 91 90 87 122 131 -33.2%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
 
 
Baptized Membership 1990 to 2009  
613 504 530 503 460 467 469 488 453 460 460 334 320 229 245 246 -59.9%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
 
 
Population of Congregation's ZIP Code 46322 for 1990, 2000 and 2009  
23,787 - - - - - 23,597 - - - - - - - - 22,894 -3.8%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
 

2009 VALUE OF CONGREGATIONAL ASSETS
   Church real estate $1,557,700   All Other Assets $2,330
   Endowment & memorial funds $0   Cash, savings, bonds $42,312
Total indebtedness $123,000   Capital improvements this year $25,000 

Wheelchair accessible? Y              Assistive hearing devices? 
Braille/lg print materials?          Special needs outreach/support? 

Community Context: Suburb of large city beyond 10 miles 

Zip Codes Served:    46322   46321   46319   46327   46307   46408 

*No Congregational Report was received for this year.  The previous year's
data was carried forward.

**These totals include other receipts and disbursements not displayed.

***The percent change in the far right column is not a subtraction of the
percents but a percent change of the two percents.

****Arab/Middle Eastern and Multiethnic were first collected in 2003.

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To make corrections or updates, contact the ELCA Office of the Secretary.
E-mail  conginfo@elca.org  or call 800/638-3522 extension 2810
Forms filed electronically will be checked for errors starting in March.

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