Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America
Denominational Profile
Notes
| The Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America was founded in 1900 by a group of Norwegian-American Lutherans under the leadership of the Rev. Kurt O. Lundeberg. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1925 |
23 |
28 |
1,000 |
| 1929 |
23 |
27 |
1,000 |
| 1935 |
20 |
27 |
2,010 |
| 1937 |
- |
31 |
2,140 |
| 1940 |
- |
28 |
2,250 |
| 1947 |
- |
35 |
2,821 |
| 1950 |
- |
45 |
4,089 |
| 1951 |
40 |
45 |
4,089 |
| 1952 |
58 |
40 |
3,929 |
| 1954 |
79 |
42 |
3,959 |
| 1955 |
110 |
39 |
4,150 |
| 1956 |
63 |
52 |
3,250 |
| 1957 |
51 |
44 |
4,220 |
| 1958 |
94 |
50 |
4,771 |
| 1959 |
95 |
51 |
5,889 |
| 1962 |
97 |
- |
- |
| 1963 |
- |
63 |
6,947 |
| 1964 |
104 |
65 |
8,204 |
| 1965 |
80 |
76 |
7,975 |
| 1966 |
95 |
67 |
5,795 |
| 1967 |
113 |
71 |
7,768 |
| 1968 |
118 |
82 |
7,968 |
| 1970 |
111 |
87 |
8,950 |
| 1971 |
114 |
90 |
8,960 |
| 1972 |
119 |
97 |
9,010 |
| 1973 |
124 |
100 |
9,000 |
| 1977 |
126 |
100 |
9,530 |
| 1978 |
154 |
95 |
9,192 |
| 1979 |
143 |
103 |
10,267 |
| 1980 |
134 |
106 |
10,523 |
| 1981 |
116 |
106 |
10,153 |
| 1982 |
136 |
106 |
10,580 |
| 1983 |
135 |
109 |
10,997 |
| 1984 |
137 |
110 |
11,006 |
| 1985 |
148 |
108 |
11,374 |
| 1986 |
184 |
118 |
11,778 |
| 1987 |
173 |
104 |
11,360 |
| 1988 |
202 |
128 |
13,695 |
| 1989 |
195 |
114 |
12,625 |
| 1990 |
207 |
111 |
12,220 |
| 1992 |
207 |
110 |
12,182 |
| 1993 |
234 |
120 |
12,527 |
| 1994 |
233 |
119 |
25,548 |
| 1995 |
209 |
118 |
24,906 |
| 1996 |
225 |
117 |
13,442 |
| 1997 |
233 |
117 |
13,530 |
| 1998 |
238 |
115 |
13,682 |
| 1999 |
230 |
115 |
13,920 |
| 2000 |
230 |
115 |
13,920 |
| 2001 |
145 |
108 |
13,702 |
| 2002 |
229 |
108 |
13,702 |
| 2004 |
216 |
108 |
13,763 |
| 2005 |
219 |
107 |
14,223 |
| 2006 |
222 |
110 |
14,427 |
| 2008 |
219 |
116 |
14,752 |
| 2009 |
223 |
-9,999,106 |
13,433 |
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
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