Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregation Trend Report
ELCA Research and Evaluation
Source: Congregational Annual Reports
Congregation: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church  Chapel Hill NC 27514  
North Carolina Synod  Conference: Triangle 
Year Organized: 1946 
From 2002 to 2009 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
02-09
Baptized Membership 680 665 699 732 788 816 788 834 22.6%
 
  Members Received By:
  a. Baptism: Children 8 6 11 11 16 9 12 8  
  b. Baptism: Adults 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0  
  c. Affirmation of Faith 2 2 12 18 2 5 9 11  
  d. Transfer 30 59 51 52 55 33 35 37  
  e. Other & Stat. Adjustment 120 18 3 1 0 0 0 22  
  Total Members Added 160 85 77 82 73 51 57 78  
 
  Members Removed By:
  a. Death 4 1 1 2 1 5 3 4  
  b. Transfer 15 7 14 15 1 16 16 6  
  c. Other & Stat. Adjustment 139 92 28 32 15 2 66 22  
  Total Members Removed 158 100 43 49 17 23 85 32  
 
 
  Membership Change 2 -15 34 33 56 28 -28 46  
 
Baptized Youth Confirmed 7 5 7 5 9 4 13 4  
Confirmed Membership 589 568 575 590 618 621 618 511 -13.2%
Average Worship Attendance 235 252 271 271 299 305 302 290 23.4%
Percent Attending Worship*** 34.6% 37.9% 38.8% 37.0% 37.9% 37.4% 38.3% 34.8% 0.6%
 
Racial/Ethnic Composition - Congregations filing in 2009 show Active Participants, which is NEW for 2009. All other numbers are Baptized Members
   African American/Black 4 5 5 8 6 7 6 6  
   Asian/Pacific Islander 1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6  
   Latino/Hispanic 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 10  
   Amer Indian/Alaska Native 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   Arab/Middle Eastern**** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3  
   Multiethnic**** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   White 665 648 688 717 778 806 759 774  
   Other 9 10 4 4 1 0 9 17  
This data is collected to measure the ELCA's progress in becoming more diverse.
 
Christian Education Ministry
   Students 123 111 99 148 230 169 194 120 -2.4%
   Teachers 18 19 20 26 21 25 23 25 38.9%
 
Regular Giving Per Confirmed
   Member 673.01 705.73 1,251.66 1,071.11 1,283.97 1,240.16 1,158.11 1,438.12 113.7%
Regular Giving Per Confirmed
   Member in 2002 Dollars 673.01 690.00 1,192.06 986.65 1,145.79 1,076.06 967.67 1,205.97 79.2%
 
Regular Giving by Members 396,403 400,853 719,704 631,956 793,492 770,138 715,713 734,879 85.4%
Designated Giving by Members 56,297 325,649 48,950 81,279 78,044 169,173 94,540 112,425 99.7%
Grants & Partnership Support 76,386 67,399 110,796 51,353 54,302 51,974 53,669 48,200 -36.9%
Total Receipts** 871,668 824,296 903,391 799,307 965,761 2,568,398 965,426 933,397 7.1%
 
Current Operating Expenses 448,553 481,629 345,461 343,670 359,919 405,001 432,175 428,239 -4.5%
Payments on Debts 402,100 0 4,800 4,800 4,800 119,310 195,604 183,276 -54.4%
Total Disbursements** 923,918 689,531 621,085 711,540 879,232 1,332,573 982,967 971,668 5.2%
 
Mission Support 44,688 51,468 46,884 50,605 46,488 43,654 48,438 52,470 17.4%
Mission Support as % of Current
   Operating Expenses, Debt
   Expenses & Mission Support*** 5.0% 9.7% 11.8% 12.7% 11.3% 7.7% 7.2% 7.9% 58.3%
 
Mission Support as % of
   Regular Giving*** 11.3% 12.8% 6.5% 8.0% 5.9% 5.7% 6.8% 7.1% -36.7%
 
All other benevolence
   (non-mission support)		 28,577 25,601 154,500 214,815 196,693 250,273 200,738 238,363 734.1%
 
Mission Support as % of
   total benevolence		 61.0% 66.8% 23.3% 19.1% 19.1% 14.9% 19.4% 18.0% -70.4%

 
 
Average Worship Attendance 1990 to 2009  
227 227 244 252 262 223 223 223 235 252 271 271 299 305 302 290 27.8%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
 
 
Baptized Membership 1990 to 2009  
715 714 758 757 724 678 678 678 680 665 699 732 788 816 788 834 16.6%
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 %Chg
 
 
Population of Congregation's ZIP Code 27514 for 1990, 2000 and 2009  
24,809 - - - - - 30,691 - - - - - - - - 33,960 36.9%
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 $6,301,032   All Other Assets $18,380
   Endowment & memorial funds $116,510   Cash, savings, bonds $450,446
Total indebtedness $1,886,498   Capital improvements this year $59,331 

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

Community Context: Medium city 50,000 to 249,999 pop. 

Zip Codes Served:    27514   27516   27517   27510   27312   27707 

**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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