Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregation Trend Report
ELCA Research and Evaluation
Source: Congregational Annual Reports
Congregation: Zion Lutheran Church  Moulton TX 77975  
Southwestern Texas Synod  Conference: Victoria 
Year Organized: 1902 
From 2002 to 2009 2002 2003* 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
02-09
Baptized Membership 204 204 213 204 198 202 205 192 -5.9%
 
  Members Received By:
  a. Baptism: Children 4 4 1 0 1 1 3 0  
  b. Baptism: Adults 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0  
  c. Affirmation of Faith 1 1 1 1 0 7 0 1  
  d. Transfer 12 12 12 0 5 0 4 2  
  e. Other & Stat. Adjustment 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  
  Total Members Added 19 19 14 1 6 8 8 3  
 
  Members Removed By:
  a. Death 6 6 4 6 1 2 3 0  
  b. Transfer 2 2 1 4 5 2 2 11  
  c. Other & Stat. Adjustment 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 5  
  Total Members Removed 8 8 5 10 12 4 5 16  
 
 
  Membership Change 11 11 9 -9 -6 4 3 -13  
 
Baptized Youth Confirmed 0 0 1 3 5 4 1 0  
Confirmed Membership 165 165 168 162 169 176 177 177 7.3%
Average Worship Attendance 75 75 66 60 54 50 47 39 -48.0%
Percent Attending Worship*** 36.8% 36.8% 31.0% 29.4% 27.3% 24.8% 22.9% 20.3% -44.8%
 
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 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   Latino/Hispanic 4 4 2 2 1 5 5 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 3 3 4 0 0 0  
   White 200 200 208 199 193 197 200 92  
   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 40 40 5 15 15 12 9 19 -52.5%
   Teachers 5 5 2 4 4 3 1 3 -40.0%
 
Regular Giving Per Confirmed
   Member 372.71 372.71 358.58 353.10 321.01 408.82 365.22 315.92 -15.2%
Regular Giving Per Confirmed
   Member in 2002 Dollars 372.71 364.40 341.50 325.26 286.46 354.72 305.16 264.92 -28.9%
 
Regular Giving by Members 61,497 61,497 60,241 57,202 54,251 71,952 64,644 55,918 -9.1%
Designated Giving by Members 6,035 6,035 13,215 10,037 3,626 1,132 2,996 7,170 18.8%
Grants & Partnership Support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Total Receipts** 78,913 78,913 79,181 75,660 66,133 80,084 74,354 76,853 -2.6%
 
Current Operating Expenses 66,902 66,902 62,269 70,623 70,623 74,054 74,735 55,224 -17.5%
Payments on Debts 6,450 6,450 0 0 0 0 0 0 -100.0%
Total Disbursements** 91,291 91,291 67,033 79,825 79,825 77,259 78,367 65,522 -28.2%
 
Mission Support 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,000 3,000 3,000 -14.3%
Mission Support as % of Current
   Operating Expenses, Debt
   Expenses & Mission Support*** 4.6% 4.6% 5.3% 4.7% 4.7% 3.9% 3.9% 5.2% 13.1%
 
Mission Support as % of
   Regular Giving*** 5.7% 5.7% 5.8% 6.1% 6.5% 4.2% 4.6% 5.4% -5.7%
 
All other benevolence
   (non-mission support)		 1,039 1,039 138 412 412 205 570 519 -50.0%
 
Mission Support as % of
   total benevolence		 77.1% 77.1% 96.2% 89.5% 89.5% 93.6% 84.0% 85.3% 10.6%

 
 
Average Worship Attendance 1990 to 2009  
104 97 79 67 69 63 60 60 75 75 66 60 54 50 47 39 -62.5%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003* 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
 
 
Baptized Membership 1990 to 2009  
209 215 221 226 232 192 190 193 204 204 213 204 198 202 205 192 -8.1%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003* 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
 
 
Population of Congregation's ZIP Code 77975 for 1990, 2000 and 2009  
2,051 - - - - - 2,101 - - - - - - - - 1,948 -5.0%
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 $292,250   All Other Assets $0
   Endowment & memorial funds $22,140   Cash, savings, bonds $350,860
Total indebtedness $0   Capital improvements this year $6,779 

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

Community Context: Rural farming 

Zip Codes Served:    77975   78941   77984   77964   78629   78949 

*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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