Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregation Trend Report
ELCA Research and Evaluation
Source: Congregational Annual Reports
Congregation: American Lutheran Church  Castlewood SD 57223  
South Dakota Synod  Conference: Medary 
Year Organized: 1946 
From 2002 to 2009 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009+ %Chg
02-09
Baptized Membership 414 413 420 430 426 427 438 438 5.8%
 
  Members Received By:
  a. Baptism: Children 6 6 10 5 3 6 9 9  
  b. Baptism: Adults 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0  
  c. Affirmation of Faith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
  d. Transfer 13 7 4 7 3 2 9 9  
  e. Other & Stat. Adjustment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
  Total Members Added 19 14 15 13 6 8 18 18  
 
  Members Removed By:
  a. Death 3 7 3 3 5 1 4 4  
  b. Transfer 1 8 5 0 5 6 3 3  
  c. Other & Stat. Adjustment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
  Total Members Removed 4 15 8 3 10 7 7 7  
 
 
  Membership Change 15 -1 7 10 -4 1 11 11  
 
Baptized Youth Confirmed 5 6 6 8 4 4 5 5  
Confirmed Membership 268 263 266 274 272 274 279 279 4.1%
Average Worship Attendance 102 106 111 107 109 96 96 96 -5.9%
Percent Attending Worship*** 24.6% 25.7% 26.4% 24.9% 25.6% 22.5% 21.9% 21.9% -11.0%
 
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 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0  
   Latino/Hispanic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   Amer Indian/Alaska Native 3 7 7 7 7 7 9 9  
   Arab/Middle Eastern**** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   Multiethnic**** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   White 411 406 412 423 418 420 429 429  
   Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
This data is collected to measure the ELCA's progress in becoming more diverse.
 
Christian Education Ministry
   Students 95 88 88 66 66 62 60 60 -36.8%
   Teachers 11 7 9 11 10 6 0 0 -100.0%
 
Regular Giving Per Confirmed
   Member 333.73 364.32 327.05 387.19 445.15 434.00 397.63 397.63 19.1%
Regular Giving Per Confirmed
   Member in 2002 Dollars 333.73 356.20 311.48 356.66 397.25 376.57 332.25 333.45 -0.1%
 
Regular Giving by Members 89,439 95,816 86,996 106,091 121,082 118,915 110,940 110,940 24.0%
Designated Giving by Members 5,325 8,881 16,046 2,546 12,062 2,628 9,100 9,100 70.9%
Grants & Partnership Support 885 4,216 0 0 0 0 0 0 -100.0%
Total Receipts** 98,692 108,921 103,042 109,387 133,156 121,555 120,040 120,040 21.6%
 
Current Operating Expenses 69,169 84,088 65,330 73,994 107,414 79,350 99,555 99,555 43.9%
Payments on Debts 17,412 17,412 15,963 16,928 14,928 14,928 14,928 14,928 -14.3%
Total Disbursements** 94,243 109,424 88,185 96,894 130,139 105,226 118,772 118,772 26.0%
 
Mission Support 3,200 3,200 2,800 4,200 3,800 4,000 0 0 -100.0%
Mission Support as % of Current
   Operating Expenses, Debt
   Expenses & Mission Support*** 3.6% 3.1% 3.3% 4.4% 3.0% 4.1% 0.0% 0.0% -100.0%
 
Mission Support as % of
   Regular Giving*** 3.6% 3.3% 3.2% 4.0% 3.1% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% -100.0%
 
All other benevolence
   (non-mission support)		 2,040 3,086 2,618 1,421 3,997 6,948 4,289 4,289 110.2%
 
Mission Support as % of
   total benevolence		 61.1% 50.9% 51.7% 74.7% 48.7% 36.5% 0.0% 0.0% -100.0%

 
 
Average Worship Attendance 1990 to 2009  
101 88 27 97 85 109 114 106 102 106 111 107 109 96 96 96 -5.0%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009+ %Chg
 
 
Baptized Membership 1990 to 2009  
280 273 322 346 336 372 382 399 414 413 420 430 426 427 438 438 56.4%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009+ %Chg
 
 
Population of Congregation's ZIP Code 57223 for 1990, 2000 and 2009  
1,149 - - - - - 1,350 - - - - - - - - 1,365 18.8%
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 $650,000   All Other Assets $0
   Endowment & memorial funds $0   Cash, savings, bonds $0
Total indebtedness $0   Capital improvements this year $0 

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

Community Context: Small town under 10,000 pop. 

Zip Codes Served:    57223   57226   57234   57241   57201   57238 

+The data for 2009 has not yet been updated.  Congregations which file
electronically can expect to see 2009 data within two weeks of filing.
Congregations which send paper forms to their synod office should wait
two to three months to see 2009 data.

**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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