Active Congregations
Baptized Members
Avg Weekly Attendance
Total Annual Giving
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Normalized comparison of all four headline KPIs across the selected window

Change Over Selected Period

% change from first to last year of the active window

Members per Congregation

Average baptized membership per active congregation

District Share of Congregations

Top 10 districts vs. all others
Top 50 Rankings — Individual Congregations

Top 50 LCMS Congregations by Average Weekly Attendance

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Top 50 Detail Table

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#ChurchLocationDistrict AttendanceBaptizedTotal Giving$/Member
National Trends

Membership Trends

Baptized & Communing Members

Average Weekly Attendance

In-person worshipers · 2020 reflects COVID-19 impact

Total Annual Giving

Contributions from scraped congregation PDFs · millions USD

Giving Breakdown

Contributions vs. at-home expenses
All 35 LCMS Districts

Congregations & Statistics by District

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Baptisms & Confirmations

Child baptisms & confirmations from scraped PDFs

Congregation Size Distribution

Number of churches by average weekly attendance bracket

Per-Member Giving

Annual total giving divided by baptized membership

Worship Attendance Rate

Avg weekly attendance as % of communing members

Top 20 States by Church Count

LCMS congregations per state

Membership Flow

Annual gains (baptisms & confirmations) from scraped PDFs
District League Table

All Districts — Key Statistics at a Glance

Ranked by congregations · most recent reporting year
#DistrictChurches Baptized MembersCommuning Members Avg Weekly AttendanceAnnual GivingGiving / Member