Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregation Trend Report
ELCA Research and Evaluation
Source: Congregational Annual Reports
Congregation: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church  St Paul MN 55116  
Saint Paul Area Synod  Conference: South Central 
Year Organized: 1908 
From 2002 to 2009 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
02-09
Baptized Membership 2,463 2,486 2,523 2,578 2,696 2,736 2,727 2,234 -9.3%
 
  Members Received By:
  a. Baptism: Children 67 69 64 70 55 50 57 51  
  b. Baptism: Adults 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0  
  c. Affirmation of Faith 0 0 0 0 70 51 40 37  
  d. Transfer 80 86 82 96 25 21 11 60  
  e. Other & Stat. Adjustment 24 23 35 23 50 8 2 0  
  Total Members Added 174 179 181 191 200 130 110 148  
 
  Members Removed By:
  a. Death 22 22 30 17 20 23 17 21  
  b. Transfer 45 68 74 72 57 64 62 40  
  c. Other & Stat. Adjustment 6 66 40 47 5 3 40 580  
  Total Members Removed 73 156 144 136 82 90 119 641  
 
 
  Membership Change 101 23 37 55 118 40 -9 -493  
 
Baptized Youth Confirmed 14 26 25 18 25 23 23 19  
Confirmed Membership 1,945 2,013 2,044 2,088 2,183 2,216 2,208 1,809 -7.0%
Average Worship Attendance 579 590 547 554 562 522 543 530 -8.5%
Percent Attending Worship*** 23.5% 23.7% 21.7% 21.5% 20.8% 19.1% 19.9% 23.7% 0.9%
 
Racial/Ethnic Composition - Congregations filing in 2009 show Active Participants, which is NEW for 2009. All other numbers are Baptized Members
   African American/Black 12 15 11 13 13 13 13 11  
   Asian/Pacific Islander 23 23 24 26 28 28 28 28  
   Latino/Hispanic 6 6 0 2 5 5 5 5  
   Amer Indian/Alaska Native 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
   Arab/Middle Eastern**** 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 6  
   Multiethnic**** 0 0 0 2 7 10 10 14  
   White 2,415 2,435 2,485 2,528 2,636 2,673 2,664 1,433  
   Other 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0  
This data is collected to measure the ELCA's progress in becoming more diverse.
 
Christian Education Ministry
   Students 455 728 737 810 1,000 405 515 233 -48.8%
   Teachers 57 0 0 89 113 51 53 52 -8.8%
 
Regular Giving Per Confirmed
   Member 631.74 800.58 686.65 672.78 725.19 691.62 640.49 632.35 0.1%
Regular Giving Per Confirmed
   Member in 2002 Dollars 631.74 782.73 653.95 619.73 647.15 600.11 535.16 530.27 -16.1%
 
Regular Giving by Members 1,228,727 1,611,560 1,403,507 1,404,770 1,583,092 1,532,638 1,414,191 1,143,912 -6.9%
Designated Giving by Members 313,720 91,858 296,202 226,164 60,139 26,706 20,585 33,366 -89.4%
Grants & Partnership Support 0 0 0 50,000 42,743 7,187 0 49,279 0.0%
Total Receipts** 1,930,554 1,875,900 1,830,668 1,886,028 1,970,575 1,900,041 1,967,074 1,818,718 -5.8%
 
Current Operating Expenses 1,084,219 1,176,252 1,071,408 1,100,937 1,112,422 1,257,625 1,194,852 1,342,793 23.8%
Payments on Debts 305,490 316,821 447,948 314,688 309,080 374,688 439,688 300,668 -1.6%
Total Disbursements** 3,925,945 1,622,548 1,751,571 1,657,150 1,591,203 1,889,589 2,220,103 1,909,141 -51.4%
 
Mission Support 96,310 75,220 84,500 90,615 64,625 79,420 82,155 69,560 -27.8%
Mission Support as % of Current
   Operating Expenses, Debt
   Expenses & Mission Support*** 6.5% 4.8% 5.3% 6.0% 4.3% 4.6% 4.8% 4.1% -37.3%
 
Mission Support as % of
   Regular Giving*** 7.8% 4.7% 6.0% 6.5% 4.1% 5.2% 5.8% 6.1% -22.4%
 
All other benevolence
   (non-mission support)		 52,905 50,230 96,892 123,920 64,716 105,326 55,586 45,341 -14.3%
 
Mission Support as % of
   total benevolence		 64.5% 60.0% 46.6% 42.2% 50.0% 43.0% 59.6% 60.5% -6.2%

 
 
Average Worship Attendance 1990 to 2009  
487 503 493 571 559 577 599 583 579 590 547 554 562 522 543 530 8.8%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
 
 
Baptized Membership 1990 to 2009  
1,997 2,043 2,107 2,252 2,478 2,328 2,361 2,362 2,463 2,486 2,523 2,578 2,696 2,736 2,727 2,234 11.9%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
 
 
Population of Congregation's ZIP Code 55116 for 1990, 2000 and 2009  
21,764 - - - - - 22,032 - - - - - - - - 22,375 2.8%
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 $11,286,770   All Other Assets $55,692
   Endowment & memorial funds $823,930   Cash, savings, bonds $303,413
Total indebtedness $2,215,933   Capital improvements this year $60,512 

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

Community Context: Large city 250,000 pop. or more 

Zip Codes Served:    55116   55105   55104   55113   55406   54020 

**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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