Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Congregation Trend Report
ELCA Research and Evaluation
Source: Congregational Annual Reports
Congregation: Emmanuel Lutheran Church  Elyria OH 44035  
Northeastern Ohio Synod  Conference: Cleveland West 
Year Organized: 1929 
From 2000 to 2007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 %Chg
00-07
Baptized Membership 472 473 477 472 495 532 431 438 -7.2%
 
  Members Received By:
  a. Baptism: Children 8 6 13 0 7 14 9 11  
  b. Baptism: Adults 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0  
  c. Affirmation of Faith 5 1 2 0 12 19 7 3  
  d. Transfer From:
    1. ELCA Congregations 14 5 1 3 2 8 8 1  
    2. Other Lutheran 2 1 0 0 4 0 2 5  
  e. From Non-Lutheran Cong 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0  
  f. Other & Stat. Adjustment 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 1  
  Total Members Added 35 15 16 3 27 45 30 21  
 
  Members Removed By:
  a. Death 3 4 3 4 3 8 3 6  
  b. Transfer To:
    1. ELCA Congregations 2 0 6 4 0 0 1 1  
    2. Other Lutheran 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 2  
  c. To Non-Lutheran Cong 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1  
  d. Other & Stat. Adjustment 0 0 2 0 0 0 127 4  
  Total Members Removed 9 14 12 8 4 8 131 14  
 
 
  Membership Change 26 1 4 -5 23 37 -101 7  
 
Baptized Youth Confirmed 5 8 6 2 5 4 2 6  
Confirmed Membership 381 386 384 383 400 423 341 341 -10.5%
Conf-Communing Members 253 274 233 209 215 245 240 256 1.2%
Conf-Comm-Contrib Members 208 234 200 207 191 188 206 193 -7.2%
Average Worship Attendance 2000 to 2007
  124 126 116 107 124 130 136 130 4.8%
 
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 %Chg
 
Percent Attending Worship*** 26.3% 26.6% 24.3% 22.7% 25.1% 24.4% 31.6% 29.7% 13.0%
 
Racial/Ethnic Composition of 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 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0  
   White 471 472 477 472 494 531 431 438  
   Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
This data is collected to measure the ELCA's progress in becoming more diverse.
 
Regular Giving Per Confirmed-
   Communing Member 592.55 550.65 632.43 688.90 698.07 609.06 673.98 645.04 8.9%
Regular Giving Per CC Member
   in 2000 Dollars 592.55 535.39 605.37 644.74 636.34 537.04 575.70 528.50 -10.8%
 
Regular Giving by Members 149,914 150,878 147,357 143,981 150,084 149,220 161,754 165,130 10.1%
Designated Giving by Members 16,368 192,227 265,956 3,354 137,641 10,475 37,497 7,497 -54.2%
Grants & Partnership Support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Total Income** 208,547 377,245 739,340 171,067 314,504 167,930 225,490 200,928 -3.7%
 
Current Operating Expenses 149,408 149,004 160,327 167,573 171,250 203,095 189,907 202,455 35.5%
Payments on Debts 0 0 0 0 9,416 23,748 32,622 24,189 0.0%
Total Disbursements** 186,197 219,938 815,011 451,931 211,569 240,408 247,310 240,899 29.4%
 
Mission Support 14,000 15,628 14,000 4,050 11,000 10,000 12,000 7,500 -46.4%
Mission Support as % of Current
   Operating Expenses, Debt
   Expenses & Mission Support*** 8.6% 9.5% 8.0% 2.4% 5.7% 4.2% 5.1% 3.2% -62.6%
 
Mission Support as % of
   Regular Giving*** 9.3% 10.4% 9.5% 2.8% 7.3% 6.7% 7.4% 4.5% -51.4%
 
Total ELCA Benevolence 15,200 18,392 14,000 4,050 11,000 13,283 12,000 7,500 -50.7%
Other Benevolence 651 360 1,278 937 1,995 282 1,489 4,148 537.2%

 
 
Average Worship Attendance 1990 to 2007  
127 124 126 125 131 137 131 126 124 126 116 107 124 130 136 130 2.4%
1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 %Chg
 
Population of Congregation's ZIP Code 44035 for 1990, 2000 and 2007  
66,676 - - - - - - - 65,354 - - - - - - 65,483 -1.8%
1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 %Chg
 

2007 VALUE OF CONGREGATIONAL ASSETS
   Church edifice and lot $1,000,000   Parsonage(s) and lot(s) $0
   Parish house and lot $0   Other real estate $60,000
   Endowment & memorial funds $0   Other assets $0
   Cash, savings, bonds, etc. $69,304  
Total indebtedness $171,309   Capital improvements this year $0 

Wheelchair accessible? Y  Community Context: Medium city 50,000 to 249,999 pop. 

Size of 2007 Sunday School: 72 Pupils and 9 Leaders 

Zip Codes Served:    44035   44044   44050   44039   44001   44090 

**These totals include other income and expenses 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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