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11,498,518
10,336,670
8,755,629
6,447,291
4,788,961
3,251,595
1,287,695
0
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
14,000,000
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006
Year
Pop
ula
tion
of
the
Ter
rito
ry o
f th
e S
ynod
does not include Hawaii
Population of the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006
Source: U.S. Census. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.
Rates of Growth in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006
Source: U.S. Census, Congregations and Membership, ELCA. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.
47%
35% 36%
18%
11%
24%
53%
41%
-9%
15%
-6%-7%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
1960 to 1970 1970 to 1980 1980 to 1990 1990 to 2000 2000 to 2006
Rat
e of
Pop
ula
tion
Gro
wth
Population Rate
Church Membership Rate
ELCA Membership Rate
Non-White Percent of the Population of the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1970 to 2006
Source: U.S. Census. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.
23%
32%
41%
53%57%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1970 1980 1990 2000 2006
Year
Per
cen
t N
on-W
hit
e
Congregations in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006
Source: Congregations and Membership in the United States. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.
1,117
1,822
2,965
4,065
4,893
5,400
33 99 111 127 125 126
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006
Year
Con
greg
atio
ns
All ELCA
Church Members in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006
Source: Congregations and Membership in the United States. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.
459,745
3,134,259
4,415,113
5,400,000
59,056 53,595 61,463 58,034 53,737
1,649,511
2,045,052
13,7550
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006
Year
Ch
urc
h M
emb
ers
All ELCA
Change in the Membership of Selected Religious Groups in the Pacifica Synod between 1990 and 2000
Source: Congregations & Membership in the United States: 2000. The Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, 2002. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, August 2006.
Jewish (estimate)
United Methodist
Presbyterian (USA)
Episcopal
Baptist General Conference
Latter-day Saints
Southern Baptist Convention
Salvation Army
Assembly of God
Roman Catholic
United Church of Christ
ELCA
Missouri Synod
-200,000 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000
Percent of the Population in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod Claimed by a Congregation: 1950 to 2006
Source: Congregations and Membership in the United States. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.
35.70% 34.61%31.91%
35.96%
43.00%47.35%
1.07% 1.24% 0.84% 0.71% 0.57% 0.47%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006
Year
Per
cen
t of
th
e P
opu
lati
on
All ELCA
Population in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod Not Claimed by a Congregation: 1950 to 2006
Source: Congregations and Membership in the United States. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.
827,950
3,116,280
4,364,486
5,580,6385,853,728
6,003,359
0
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006
Year
Nu
mb
er N
ot C
laim
ed b
y a
Rel
igio
us
Gro
up
Lutherans Per Square Mile in the Pacifica Synod Compared to Selected Synods in 2006
Minneapolis Area, 68.4
North Carolina, 1.2
Northeastern Pennsylvania, 17.3
Southeastern, 0.3
Metro Washington, DC 10.5
Rocky Mountain, 0.2
Pacifica, 1.3
Sierra Pacific, 0.4
Grand Canyon, 0.5
Source: Annual Congregational Reports, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2006.Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Spring 2008.
Race/Ethnicity of the US Population Compared to the Baptized Membership in the Pacifica Synod in 2006
Source: Claritas, Inc., and Annual Congregational Reports, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2006.Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Spring 2008.
0.7% 0.1%2.6% 3.5%
92.0%
1.1%4.6%
0.4%
13.8%
32.7%
44.0%
4.5%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
AfricanAmerican /
Black
AmericanIndian / Alaska
Native
Asian Latino White Other
Baptized MembershipUS Population
Percent of Congregations and Worshipers by Size (based on Worship Attendance) in the Pacifica Synod in 2006
Source: Annual Congregational Reports, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2005.Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, August 2006.
20.6%
38.9%
30.2%
8.7%
1.6%3.3%
20.4%
37.4%
25.5%
7.3%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50 or less 70 to 150 151 to 350 351 to 800 801 or more
CongregationsWorshipers
Growing, Stable, Declining Congregations in the Pacifica Synod by Size (based on Worship Attendance)
Source: Annual Congregational Reports, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2000 and 2005.Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Spring 2008.
0.0%
15.6%
25.0%
36.4%
50.0%
18.8%
5.6%
11.1%
16.7%
27.3%
0.0%
13.4%
94.4%
73.3%
58.3%
36.4%
50.0%
67.9%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
50 or less 51 to 150 151 to 350 351 to 800 801 or more All
growing (more than 5%)
stable (-5% to 5%)
declining (more than 5%)
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