| 1997 to 2003 % Change in Attendance | ||||
Synod |
Decline |
Stable Change |
Increase |
Number of Congregations |
Alaska Synod |
54.8% |
19.4% | 25.8% | 31 |
Northwest Washington Synod |
44.7% | 32.5% | 22.8% | 114 |
Southwestern Washington Synod |
40.0% | 31.6% | 28.4% | 95 |
Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod |
45.4% | 27.8% | 26.9% | 108 |
Oregon Synod |
46.7% | 28.7% | 24.6% | 122 |
Montana Synod |
49.7% | 28.2% | 22.1% | 149 |
Sierra Pacific Synod |
43.5% | 34.3% | 22.2% | 207 |
Southwest California Synod |
52.1% | 24.6% | 23.2% | 142 |
Pacifica Synod |
48.8% | 28.5% | 22.8% | 123 |
Grand Canyon Synod |
40.4% | 24.8% | 34.9% | 109 |
Rocky Mountain Synod |
48.0% | 22.0% | 29.9% | 177 |
Western North Dakota Synod |
52.8% | 35.0% | 12.2% | 197 |
Eastern North Dakota Synod |
45.0% | 33.1% | 21.9% | 242 |
South Dakota Synod |
50.8% | 28.0% | 21.3% | 254 |
Northwestern Minnesota Synod |
44.0% | 30.7% | 25.3% | 277 |
Northeastern Minnesota Synod |
43.2% | 27.7% | 29.1% | 148 |
Southwestern Minnesota Synod |
48.7% | 31.4% | 19.9% | 277 |
Minneapolis Area Synod |
40.7% | 29.3% | 29.9% | 167 |
Saint Paul Area Synod |
40.9% | 27.0% | 32.2% | 115 |
Southeastern Minnesota Synod |
40.2% | 35.3% | 24.5% | 184 |
Nebraska Synod |
52.1% | 27.0% | 20.9% | 263 |
Central States Synod |
51.2% | 28.9% | 19.9% | 211 |
Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod |
64.4% | 22.0% | 13.6% | 59 |
Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod |
49.2% | 25.8% | 25.0% | 120 |
Southwestern Texas Synod |
45.5% | 32.6% | 21.9% | 178 |
Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod |
53.5% | 24.4% | 22.0% | 127 |
Metropolitan Chicago Synod |
40.9% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 220 |
Northern Illinois Synod |
47.6% | 31.7% | 20.7% | 164 |
Central/Southern Illinois Synod |
41.8% | 36.7% | 21.5% | 158 |
Southeastern Iowa Synod |
41.1% | 31.8% | 27.2% | 151 |
Western Iowa Synod |
55.8% | 27.9% | 16.3% | 172 |
Northeastern Iowa Synod |
51.9% | 27.0% | 21.1% | 185 |
Northern Great Lakes Synod |
50.0% | 30.9% | 19.1% | 94 |
Northwest Synod of Wisconsin |
42.0% | 24.1% | 34.0% | 212 |
East-Central Synod of Wisconsin |
41.0% | 29.9% | 29.2% | 144 |
Greater Milwaukee Synod |
43.3% | 25.5% | 31.2% | 141 |
South-Central Synod of Wisconsin |
39.3% | 30.0% | 30.7% | 150 |
LaCrosse Area Synod |
43.2% | 25.9% | 30.9% | 81 |
Southeast Michigan Synod |
39.6% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 139 |
North/West Lower Michigan Synod |
41.2% | 25.2% | 33.6% | 131 |
Indiana-Kentucky Synod |
42.5% | 31.4% | 26.1% | 226 |
Northwestern Ohio Synod |
52.4% | 28.3% | 19.3% | 187 |
Northeastern Ohio Synod |
51.0% | 32.2% | 16.8% | 208 |
Southern Ohio Synod |
38.8% | 37.1% | 24.1% | 237 |
New Jersey Synod |
45.1% | 29.5% | 25.4% | 193 |
New England Synod |
37.0% | 35.4% | 27.5% | 189 |
Metropolitan New York Synod |
39.8% | 36.2% | 24.0% | 221 |
Upstate New York Synod |
53.3% | 29.7% | 16.9% | 195 |
Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod |
47.6% | 32.3% | 20.1% | 294 |
Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod |
50.3% | 30.3% | 19.4% | 175 |
Slovak Zion Synod |
56.7% | 30.0% | 13.3% | 30 |
Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod |
52.2% | 27.8% | 20.0% | 90 |
Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod |
53.7% | 26.4% | 19.9% | 216 |
Allegheny Synod |
45.4% | 43.1% | 11.5% | 130 |
Lower Susquehanna Synod |
58.1% | 24.0% | 18.0% | 267 |
Upper Susquehanna Synod |
53.6% | 27.1% | 19.3% | 140 |
Delaware-Maryland Synod |
44.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 184 |
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod |
36.4% | 37.7% | 26.0% | 77 |
West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod |
54.8% | 19.4% | 25.8% | 62 |
Virginia Synod |
42.1% | 33.5% | 24.4% | 164 |
North Carolina Synod |
42.0% | 34.5% | 23.5% | 238 |
South Carolina Synod |
34.9% | 39.8% | 25.3% | 166 |
Southeastern Synod |
42.6% | 25.4% | 32.0% | 169 |
Florida-Bahamas Synod |
40.5% | 31.4% | 28.1% | 210 |
Caribbean Synod |
17.6% | 41.2% | 41.2% | 34 |
ELCA Total |
46.1% | 30.1% | 23.9% | 10,640 |
Data from Annual Congregational Report Forms. Prepared by the ELCA Department for Research and Evaluation 11/08/04.