PAROCHIAL REPORT
C H U R C H O F T H E L U T H E R A N B R E T H R E N
B I E N N I A L C O N V E N T I O N 2 0 1 4
CLB
FINANCIAL &
LIFTING OUR EYESBEHOLD, THE KING IS COMING! - JOHN 12
SEC
TIO
N #
1
INTR
OD
UC
TORY
CO
MM
ENTS
FR
OM
TH
E C
LB D
IREC
TOR
OF
FIN
ANC
E p.
1
2011
-201
2 FI
NAN
CIA
L R
EPO
RTS
p. 2
SEC
TIO
N #
2
INTR
OD
UC
TORY
CO
MM
ENTS
FR
OM
TH
E C
LB P
RES
IDEN
T p.
15
MEM
BER
AN
D A
TTEN
DAN
CE
REP
ORT
S p.
16
CO
NG
REG
ATIO
NAL
PAR
OC
HIA
L R
EPO
RT
p. 2
0
The
follo
win
g fin
anci
al re
ports
cov
er th
e m
ost r
ecen
t fisc
al
year
, May
1, 2
013
– A
pril
30, 2
014,
for a
ll C
LB fu
nds,
in a
su
mm
ariz
ed fo
rm.
In r
evie
win
g th
ese
repo
rts,
it is
im
porta
nt t
hat
you
unde
rsta
nd
the
diff
eren
ce
betw
een
wha
t is
la
bele
d as
th
e “O
pera
ting
Min
istry
Fu
nd
Gro
up”
vers
us
the
“Cap
italiz
atio
n Fu
nd G
roup
.” T
hese
lab
els
are
inte
nded
to
hel
p yo
u di
stin
guis
h be
twee
n th
e tw
o di
vers
e fin
anci
al
obje
ctiv
es th
at a
re re
flect
ed in
the
vario
us fu
nds
that
mak
e up
the C
hurc
h of
the L
uthe
ran
Bre
thre
n’s fi
nanc
ial s
truct
ure.
Le
t me
brie
fly e
xpla
in th
e di
ffer
ence
. “O
pera
ting
Min
istry
Fu
nd G
roup
” is
the
day
to d
ay o
pera
tions
of
our
min
istry
. Th
is i
s w
here
off
erin
gs a
nd c
ontri
butio
ns a
re d
epos
ited
and
expe
nses
of
our
mis
sion
s ar
e pa
id.
This
is th
e pa
rt of
th
e C
LBA
tha
t m
akes
up
the
mis
sion
of
the
chur
ch.
On
the
othe
r ha
nd,
“Cap
italiz
atio
n Fu
nd G
roup
” is
the
are
a of
our
fina
ncia
l bo
okke
epin
g w
here
we
repo
rt al
l of
our
in
vest
men
ts s
uch
as c
hurc
h lo
ans,
con
greg
atio
nal
chur
ch
depo
sits
, en
dow
men
ts a
nd a
ll of
the
CLB
A b
uild
ing
and
prop
erty
ass
ets.
Thi
s ar
ea o
f our
fina
ncia
l pic
ture
is p
retty
m
uch
driv
en o
utsi
de o
f gen
eral
gift
s an
d co
ntrib
utio
ns.
We
pres
ent
mos
t of
the
enc
lose
d fin
anci
al r
epor
ts i
n al
ignm
ent
with
tho
se t
wo
grou
ping
s of
fun
ds, “
Ope
ratin
g Fu
nds”
and
“C
apita
l Fu
nds.
” Pl
ease
pay
atte
ntio
n to
the
tit
les o
f the
var
ious
fina
ncia
l rep
orts
so th
at y
ou h
ave
a go
od
unde
rsta
ndin
g ab
out
whi
ch g
roup
of
fund
s is
rep
rese
nted
on
a g
iven
repo
rt.A
lso,
on
page
s 10
and
12,
we
pres
ent
cons
olid
ated
(o
vera
ll co
mbi
ned)
fina
ncia
l rep
orts
for
the
Chu
rch
of th
e Lu
ther
an B
reth
ren
so t
hat
you
have
a s
ense
of
wha
t ou
r ov
eral
l fin
anci
al p
ictu
re i
s w
hen
the
two
grou
ping
s ar
e m
erge
d to
geth
er.
That
Con
solid
ated
pic
ture
is
the
view
th
at a
n ou
tsid
e in
vest
or (
i.e.,
bank
, et
c.)
or r
egul
ator
y ag
ency
wou
ld m
ost l
ikel
y fo
cus
on. F
or o
ur C
LBA
inte
rnal
m
anag
emen
t pur
pose
s, th
e di
stin
ctio
n be
twee
n th
e tw
o fu
nd
grou
ps is
of
grea
t im
porta
nce,
but
our
day
-to-d
ay f
ocus
is
muc
h m
ore
inte
nt o
n th
e “O
pera
ting
Min
istri
es”.
I am
hap
py t
o re
port,
tha
t th
is y
ear
our
finan
cial
in
form
atio
n co
ntai
ned
here
in i
s be
ing
repo
rted
in t
he
“Aud
ited”
fo
rm
as
wel
l as
th
e co
nsol
idat
ed
repo
rts
that
co
ntai
n FY
20
12-2
013
finan
cial
in
form
atio
n fo
r co
mpa
rativ
e pu
rpos
es. T
he F
Y 2
013-
2014
aud
it ha
s be
en
com
plet
ed, a
nd a
t thi
s writ
ing,
we
are
sche
dule
d to
hav
e th
e Fi
nanc
ial R
epor
ts a
ppro
ved
by th
e Fi
nanc
e C
omm
ittee
and
th
en p
rese
nted
to th
e fu
ll C
OD
for
app
rova
l at o
ur A
ugus
t 2,
201
4 m
eetin
g. I
am
ple
ased
to
repo
rt th
at t
hrou
gh t
he
fine
wor
k of
Bra
d M
artin
son
and
the
finan
ce o
ffice
, w
e ha
ve b
een
give
n a
“cle
an”
audi
t op
inio
n by
the
ext
erna
l au
ditin
g fir
m (
Fieb
iger
, Sw
anso
n, W
est
& C
o.)
for
man
y ye
ars
runn
ing.
A b
ig “
Than
k Yo
u B
rad,
” fo
r yo
ur m
any
year
s of fi
ne se
rvic
e in
the
area
of F
inan
ce fo
r the
Chu
rch
of
the
Luth
eran
Bre
thre
n. I
ncid
enta
lly, c
opie
s of
the
audi
ted
finan
cial
repo
rts a
re a
vaila
ble
from
the
CLB
Fin
ance
Offi
ce
upon
requ
est f
or b
oth
the
Sem
inar
y an
d th
e C
LBA
.A
s a
clos
ing
note
, the
inf
orm
atio
n pr
esen
ted
on p
ages
4
to 7
is
incl
uded
so
as t
o al
low
eac
h co
ngre
gatio
n to
m
onito
r its
lev
el o
f su
ppor
t to
CLB
ope
ratin
g m
inis
tries
ov
er th
e th
ree
mos
t rec
ent fi
scal
yea
r per
iods
. In
revi
ewin
g th
is r
epor
t, pl
ease
bea
r in
min
d th
at i
t in
clud
es s
uppo
rt se
nt d
irect
ly to
the
CLB
offi
ce b
y do
nors
as
wel
l as
fund
s gi
ven
thro
ugh
and
sent
by
cong
rega
tiona
l tre
asur
ers.
We
do
our
best
to
keep
“co
ngre
gatio
nal
mem
bers
hip/
affil
iatio
n”
as a
ccur
ate
as p
ossi
ble
for
all o
ur c
onst
ituen
ts, b
ut in
our
m
obile
soci
ety
of p
eopl
e co
min
g an
d go
ing
we
undo
ubte
dly
are
not c
ompl
etel
y ac
cura
te in
som
e in
stan
ces.
For a
ny w
ho w
ould
like
to s
ee/k
now
mor
e in
form
atio
n,
plea
se d
on’t
hesi
tate
to c
onta
ct m
e at
lrog
ness
@cl
ba.o
rg o
r ca
ll (2
18)7
39-3
336.
Dire
ctor
of F
inan
ce
& P
erso
nnel
LaW
ayne
Rog
ness
2013
-201
4 FI
NA
NC
IAL
RE
PO
RT
SC
HU
RC
H O
F T
HE
LU
TH
ER
AN
BR
ET
HR
EN
INT
RO
DU
CT
OR
Y C
OM
ME
NT
S
1
2
Chu
rch
of th
e Lu
ther
an B
reth
ren
of A
mer
ica
Fisc
al Y
ear-
to-D
ate
Con
trib
utio
ns R
epor
tfo
r the
12
mon
ths:
May
1 -
Apr
il 30
Fisc
al Y
ear 2
013-
14|
|To
tal
Actu
al%
of
Actu
al%
of
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tual
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f|
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al%
of
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tribu
tion
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eive
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eive
dFi
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Yea
r|
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eive
dFi
scal
Yea
r|
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dFi
scal
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ND
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l: 5/
1 - 4
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ved
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4/3
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ru 4
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l|
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mun
icat
ions
Min
istry
$42,
000
$15,
627
37%
$29,
221
73%
|$2
6,55
210
6%|
$16,
890
121%
(CLB
Pub
licat
ions
)|
||
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ener
al M
inis
tries
723,
000
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714
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7,87
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640,
484
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7,05
810
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ther
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reth
ren
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inar
y40
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6,99
894
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710
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379,
527
117%
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5,18
386
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orth
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510
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tern
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nal M
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000
951,
311
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1,03
7,83
410
1%|
976,
767
93%
|95
4,74
396
%|
|D
ebt R
educ
tion
01,
620
100%
1,92
610
0%|
1,90
910
0%|
8,10
616
%|
|TO
TALS
- B
udge
t Goa
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$2,5
68,2
4410
2%$2
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99%
|$2
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97%
|$2
,177
,485
95%
FY 2
011-
12FY
200
9-10
FY 2
012-
13
Chu
rch
of th
e Lu
ther
an B
reth
ren
of A
mer
ica
Fisc
al Y
ear-
to-D
ate
Con
trib
utio
ns R
epor
tfo
r the
12
mon
ths:
May
1 -
Apr
il 30
Fisc
al Y
ear 2
013-
14|
|To
tal
Actu
al%
of
Actu
al%
of
|Ac
tual
% o
f|
Actu
al%
of
Con
tribu
tion
Rec
eive
dG
oal
Rec
eive
dFi
scal
Yea
r|
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eive
dFi
scal
Yea
r|
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eive
dFi
scal
Yea
rFU
ND
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l: 5/
1 - 4
/30
Thru
4/3
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ecei
ved
Thru
4/3
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oal
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ru 4
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l|
Thru
4/3
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oal
||
Com
mun
icat
ions
Min
istry
$42,
000
$15,
627
37%
$29,
221
73%
|$2
6,55
210
6%|
$16,
890
121%
(CLB
Pub
licat
ions
)|
||
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ener
al M
inis
tries
723,
000
1,02
9,17
714
2%67
7,87
896
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484
99%
|60
7,05
810
3%|
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ther
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reth
ren
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inar
y40
0,00
037
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894
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710
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379,
527
117%
|34
5,18
386
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eric
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on26
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195
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tern
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on1,
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000
951,
311
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767
93%
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4,74
396
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tion
01,
620
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1,92
610
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udge
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f Apr
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ntic
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butio
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tribu
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rs:
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9
3,
336,
255
93.6
%|
||
||
Tran
sfer
s O
ut (I
n):
||
||
|C
apita
l Pur
chas
es-
4,
746
0.
0%|
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(1)
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0.
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000
16
0.0%
|1,
250
6,74
5
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4
135.
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30.2
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11,5
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95
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37
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58,5
50
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10
0.0%
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0.
0%|
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Tota
l Exp
ense
s &
Tra
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4
1,
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698,
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10
7.8%
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48
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1,19
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89
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565,
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1
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com
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-
164,
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160,
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37,1
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rior M
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|
P
rior Y
-T-D
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thly
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r Mon
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185,
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185,
202
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17
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63
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143,
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nanc
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t-a-G
lanc
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of A
pril
30, 2
014
(FIN
AL)
Com
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Con
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200,
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7,28
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500
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50,0
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10
5,19
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210.
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-
0.
0%|
257,
500
27
2,31
7
10
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Inve
stm
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nc/G
ain/
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0
621,
400
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|(7
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76.7
%|
12,0
00
11
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94.0
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4,00
0
3,72
0
93.0
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2,00
0
5,38
2
269.
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699,
500
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6,02
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0.0%
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102.
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0.0%
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0.
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1,19
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0
1,19
6,68
8
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0
1,
268,
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10
0.7%
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2,
400
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|-
40
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5,00
0
135,
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10
0.0%
|-
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0.
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83
0.0%
|13
5,00
0
177,
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131.
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-
|
||
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tal S
uppo
rt &
Rev
enue
889,
000
77
1,08
1
86.7
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67,5
00
109,
168
16
1.7%
|14
9,50
0
163,
117
10
9.1%
|54
,000
108,
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20
1.7%
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192,
000
1,
202,
153
10
0.9%
|2,
352,
000
2,35
4,43
3
100.
1%|
||
||
Expe
nses
and
Tra
nsfe
rs:
||
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rogr
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xpen
ses
133,
500
14
2,24
6
106.
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160,
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228,
501
14
2.8%
|10
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10,0
00
10
0.0%
|13
0,00
0
161,
751
12
4.4%
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169,
500
1,
149,
485
98
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|1,
603,
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1,69
1,98
3
105.
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en &
Adm
in E
xpen
ses
125,
750
11
6,42
2
92.6
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75,0
00
215,
637
28
7.5%
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800
5,
281
29
3.4%
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800
-
0.0%
|66
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66
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100.
9%|
270,
720
40
4,28
9
14
9.3%
||
||
|S
ubto
tal E
xpen
ses
259,
250
25
8,66
8
99.8
%|
235,
000
444,
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18
9.0%
|11
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15,2
81
12
9.5%
|13
1,80
0
161,
751
12
2.7%
|1,
235,
870
1,
216,
434
98
.4%
|1,
873,
720
2,09
6,27
2
111.
9%|
||
||
Tran
sfer
s O
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n):
|
||
||
Cap
ital P
urch
ases
-
-
0.
0%|
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-
0.0%
|2,
000
16
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-
-
0.0%
|-
-
0.0%
|(5
00)
16
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-3
395.
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ther
Tra
nsfe
rs O
ut-
-
0.0%
|38
0,00
0
28
5,00
0
75.0
%|
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1,
416
0.
0%|
-
2,
050
0.
0%|
-
-
0.
0%|
380,
000
28
8,46
6
75
.9%
End
owm
ent E
arni
ngs
Pai
d34
3,00
0
418,
621
12
2.0%
|(7
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)
(7,5
79)
101.
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(500
)
-
0.
0%|
(65,
000)
(60,
929)
93.7
%|
(22,
500)
(18,
050)
80.2
%|
247,
500
33
2,06
3
13
4.2%
||
||
|To
tal E
xpen
ses
& T
rans
fers
602,
250
67
7,28
9
112.
5%|
605,
000
721,
559
11
9.3%
|13
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33,6
73
25
3.2%
|66
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102,
872
15
4.0%
|1,
213,
370
1,
198,
384
98
.8%
|2,
500,
720
2,73
3,77
7
109.
3%|
||
||
Net
Inco
me
(Los
s)28
6,75
0
93,7
92
|
(537
,500
)
(6
12,3
91)
|
136,
200
12
9,44
4
|(1
2,80
0)
6,
042
|
(21,
370)
3,76
9
|(1
48,7
20)
(3
79,3
44)
255.
1%|
||
||
Prio
r Mon
th's
Y-T
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et In
com
e (L
oss)
115,
671
|
(378
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|13
7,59
0
|(1
7,47
6)
|
(15,
667)
|(1
58,8
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Prio
r Fis
cal Y
ear's
Y-T
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81,6
77
|
102,
552
|
119,
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|
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616)
|(3
5,79
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|
196,
617
Prio
r Fis
cal Y
ear's
Fin
al B
otto
m L
ine
225,
149
|
46,5
03
|
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212)
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|
8
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4,40
5
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||
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egin
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38,
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228,
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1,09
1
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8,24
8
|
14,4
61,5
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rent
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alan
ce, 0
4/30
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48,
245,
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358,
286
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7,13
3
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2,01
7
|
14,0
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55
|
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||
Com
posi
tion
of C
urre
nt F
und
Bal
ance
:|
||
||
Unr
estri
cted
/Des
igna
ted
(532
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|(3
49,4
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|
-
|
-
|
222,
017
|(6
59,8
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Res
trict
ed L
ife In
com
e A
gree
men
ts17
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6
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trict
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arni
ngs
17,2
26
|
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|
1,04
7,16
5
|
227,
133
|
-
|
1,29
1,52
4
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& E
ndow
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8,58
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|
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|
-
|
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|
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|
8,58
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1
|-
|-
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952,
553
8,24
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|
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|
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|
227,
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|
222,
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e Lu
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ren
Cap
italiz
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nd G
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Fin
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rman
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t-a-G
lanc
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of A
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30, 2
014
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Fun
dPe
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Ben
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Fund
10
11
12
13
14
Mos
t of
the
num
bers
in
the
paro
chia
l re
ports
rep
rese
nt
peop
le. S
ome
data
rep
rese
nt s
tew
ards
hip
of m
oney
. The
pe
ople
are
eith
er b
elie
vers
who
con
fess
Jes
us C
hris
t or
ot
hers
to w
hom
the
chur
ch is
brin
ging
Jes
us’ G
ood
New
s th
at th
ey m
ay re
ceiv
e et
erna
l life
.
The
term
s ar
e de
fined
in th
e fo
llow
ing
char
t alo
ng w
ith a
co
uple
com
men
ts to
stim
ulat
e fu
rther
con
side
ratio
n.
The
grap
hs a
re c
ompo
site
sna
psho
ts o
f ou
r fa
mily
of
cong
rega
tions
that
can
be
used
for
con
side
ratio
n of
you
r co
ngre
gatio
n w
hich
is id
entifi
ed in
follo
win
g pa
ges.
Thi
s in
form
atio
n is
sub
-div
ided
by
stat
e/pr
ovin
ce a
nd r
egio
n.
The
data
is p
rovi
ded
by th
e co
ngre
gatio
ns a
s of D
ecem
ber
31st
or t
heir
last
ann
ual r
epor
t.
In li
ght o
f the
two
new
gra
phs g
roup
ing
the
cong
rega
tions
by
mem
bers
hip
and
by a
ttend
ance
, I s
hare
the
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n of
U.S
. con
greg
atio
ns, w
hich
I as
sum
e w
ould
be
sim
ilar t
o a
stud
y of
Can
adia
n ch
urch
life
.
Con
greg
atio
n Si
ze:
from
H
artfo
rd
Sem
inar
y’s
Har
tford
Inst
itute
for R
elig
ion
Res
earc
h - h
ttp://
ww
w.pa
theo
s.co
m/b
logs
/get
relig
ion/
2011
/09/
wha
t-si
ze-
are-
mos
t-con
greg
atio
ns/
The
med
ian
chur
ch i
n th
e U
.S.
has
75 r
egul
ar
parti
cipa
nts
in
wor
ship
on
Su
nday
m
orni
ngs,
acco
rdin
g to
th
e N
atio
nal
Con
greg
atio
ns
Stud
y (N
CS)
http
://w
ww
.soc.
duke
.edu
/nat
cong
/. N
otic
e th
at
rese
arch
ers
mea
sure
d th
e m
edia
n ch
urch
siz
e —
the
poin
t at w
hich
hal
f the
chu
rche
s ar
e sm
alle
r and
hal
f th
e ch
urch
es a
re l
arge
r —
rat
her
than
the
ave
rage
(1
86 a
ttend
ers
repo
rted
by th
e U
SCLS
sur
vey
http
://w
ww
.usc
ongr
egat
ions
.org
/cha
ract
-con
g.ht
m),
whi
ch
is la
rger
due
to th
e in
fluen
ce o
f ver
y la
rge
chur
ches
.
But
whi
le th
e U
nite
d St
ates
has
a la
rge
num
ber
of v
ery
smal
l chu
rche
s, m
ost p
eopl
e at
tend
larg
er c
hurc
hes.
The
Nat
iona
l Con
greg
atio
ns S
tudy
est
imat
ed th
at th
e sm
alle
r ch
urch
es d
raw
onl
y 11
per
cent
of
thos
e w
ho a
ttend
w
orsh
ip. M
eanw
hile
, 50
perc
ent o
f chu
rchg
oers
atte
nded
th
e la
rges
t 10%
of c
ongr
egat
ions
(350
regu
lar p
artic
ipan
ts
and
up).
I sh
are
this
inf
orm
atio
n fo
r co
mpa
rison
pur
pose
s. O
ur
smal
ler c
ongr
egat
ions
shou
ld n
ot fe
el in
ferio
r or u
nhea
lthy
beca
use
of si
ze. S
ize
does
not
indi
cate
the
valu
e or
impa
ct
of v
ario
us si
ze c
ongr
egat
ions
on
the
spiri
tual
live
s of t
heir
peop
le.
That
sai
d, c
onte
nted
ness
(w
hich
can
inv
ade
any
size
co
ngre
gatio
n) in
the m
idst
of l
ost n
eigh
bors
is n
ot th
e hea
rt of
Jesu
s who
pre
ssed
on
from
vill
age
to v
illag
e am
ong
the
peop
le to
who
m H
e w
as se
nt.
So h
ow sh
all w
e br
ing
the
Gos
pel t
o th
em?
Offi
ce o
f the
Pr
esid
ent
CLB
Pre
side
nt J
oel E
gge
ME
MB
ER
SHIP
AN
D A
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EN
DA
NC
EC
HU
RC
H O
F T
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LU
TH
ER
AN
BR
ET
HR
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ME
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S
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CO
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GA
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SC
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LU
TH
ER
AN
BR
ET
HR
EN
16 Y
EA
RS
Definitio
ns
C M
embe
rs:
B C
hild
ren:
Pari
shio
ners
:
Con
greg
atio
n:
S Sc
hool
:
Atte
ndan
ce:
Offe
ring
s:
Con
fess
ing
Mem
bers
are t
he v
otin
g m
embe
rs,
if of
lega
l age
.
Bapt
ized
C
hild
ren
wer
e ba
ptiz
ed
in
the
cong
rega
tion,
or
ar
e ba
ptiz
ed
child
ren
of
Con
fess
ing
Mem
bers
w
ho
join
ed
the
cong
rega
tion.
Bap
tized
Chi
ldre
n m
ay r
emai
n on
the
roll
until
they
are
18
year
s or
bec
ome
Con
fess
ing
Mem
bers
.
If as
ked,
thes
e pe
ople
wou
ld sa
y th
is w
as th
eir
chur
ch.
They
may
be
regu
lar
atte
nder
s or
fa
mili
es c
onne
cted
thro
ugh
child
ren’s
, you
th,
or o
ther
min
istrie
s.Th
is is
the s
um o
f the
firs
t thr
ee n
umbe
rs. I
t is
one m
easu
re o
f the
scop
e of t
he co
ngre
gatio
ns’
face
-to-
face
min
istry
.
This
is Su
nday
Sch
ool a
ttend
ance
plu
s ot
her
Chr
istia
n Ed
ucat
ion
cond
ucte
d by
th
e co
ngre
gatio
n. (
The
paro
chia
l re
port
say
s to
in
clud
e ad
ults
.)
This
is av
erag
e w
orsh
ip at
tend
ance
.
Tota
l con
greg
atio
nal i
ncom
e -re
ad in
mill
ions
.
Exce
pt f
or c
ongr
egat
iona
l in
com
e, t
he m
essa
ge h
ere
is t
hat
we
are
abou
t th
e sa
me
size
w
orsh
ippi
ng c
omm
unity
as
we
wer
e a
deca
de a
nd h
alf
ago.
The
Sun
day
Scho
ol/C
hris
tian
Educ
atio
n lin
e m
ay i
ndic
ate
our
cong
rega
tions
pla
ced
mor
e em
phas
is i
n th
is a
rea
but
we
spec
ifica
lly re
min
ded
the
cong
rega
tions
that
adu
lts b
e in
clud
ed in
this
stat
istic
, as w
ell.
Note:
Whi
le co
ngre
gatio
ns m
ay co
mpi
le th
is da
ta d
iffer
ently
, the
ass
umpt
ion
is th
at ea
ch co
ngre
gatio
n is
cons
isten
t fro
m y
ear t
o ye
ar so
the t
rend
line
s are
sign
ifica
nt.
16
Ex
cept
fo
r con
greg
ation
al in
com
e, th
e m
essa
ge h
ere
is th
at w
e ar
e ab
out t
he sa
me
size
wor
ship
ping
com
mun
ity a
s w
e w
ere
a de
cade
and
hal
f ago
.
Th
e Su
nday
Sch
ool/C
hr E
duca
tion
line
may
indi
cate
our
con
greg
ation
s pl
aced
mor
e em
phas
is in
thi
s ar
ea b
ut w
e al
so sp
ecifi
cally
ask
ed th
at a
dults
be
incl
uded
.
Docu
men
t 1,
BC1
4
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00
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00
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00
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00
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00
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Cong
rega
tiona
l Tre
nds -
17 y
ears
C M
embe
rs
B Ch
ildre
n
Paris
h'er
s
Cong
rega
tion
S Sc
hool
/Ed
W A
tten
ders
Offe
rings
CO
MPA
RIS
ON
:C
HU
RC
H O
F T
HE
LU
TH
ER
AN
BR
ET
HR
EN
WO
RSH
IP A
TT
EN
DA
NC
E T
O M
EM
BE
RSH
IP,
PAR
ISH
ION
ER
S A
ND
SS
EN
RO
LLM
EN
T
Wor
ship
Atte
ndan
ce,
the
botto
m l
ine
in t
he k
ey,
has
decr
ease
d sin
ce ‘
97 w
hile
Con
fess
ing
Mem
bers
hip
has
rem
aine
d th
e sa
me.
Paris
hion
ers
(who
con
sider
the
con
greg
atio
n to
be
thei
r ch
urch
) ha
s in
crea
sed,
eve
n if
sligh
tly. Th
ey m
ight
be
new
ch
urch
cont
acts
or b
elie
vers
who
are
not
yet
mem
bers
.
The
grea
t flux
in S
unda
y Sc
hool
/Edu
catio
n m
ay b
e du
e to
pr
ogra
min
g ch
ange
s an
d re
port
ing
but i
t stil
l im
plie
s th
at
ther
e ar
e fe
wer
child
ren
in o
ur w
eekl
y cl
asse
s.
17
Doc
umen
t 2 B
C14
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0
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0
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0
8,00
0
10,0
00
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00
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00
16,0
00
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99'0
1'0
3'0
5'0
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9'1
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Com
paris
on: W
orsh
ip A
tten
danc
e to
Mem
bers
, Pa
rishi
oner
s & SS
Enr
ollm
ent
C M
embe
rs
B Ch
ildre
n
Paris
h'er
s
S Sc
hool
/Ed
W A
tten
ders
W
orsh
ip A
ttend
ance
, the
bott
om li
ne in
the
key
, has
dec
reas
ed s
ince
‘97
whi
le C
onfe
ssin
g M
embe
r-sh
ip h
as re
mai
ned
the
sam
e.
Pa
rishi
oner
s (w
ho c
onsid
er th
e co
ngre
gatio
n to
be
thei
r ch
urch
) has
incr
ease
d, e
ven
if sli
ghtly
. Th
ey
mig
ht b
e ne
w c
hurc
h co
ntac
ts o
r bel
ieve
rs w
ho a
re n
ot y
et m
embe
rs.
Th
e gr
eat
flux
in S
unda
y Sc
hool
/Edu
catio
n m
ay b
e du
e to
pr
ogra
min
g ch
ange
s an
d re
porti
ng b
ut it
sti
ll im
plie
s tha
t the
re a
re fe
wer
chi
ldre
n in
our
wee
kly
clas
ses.
.
CO
MPA
RIS
ON
:C
HU
RC
H O
F T
HE
LU
TH
ER
AN
BR
ET
HR
EN
AT
TE
ND
AN
CE
TO
C
ON
GR
EG
AT
ION
AL
INC
OM
E
Wor
ship
atte
ndan
ce i
s do
wn
sligh
tly w
hile
offe
rings
are
sig
nific
antly
up,
eve
n if
adju
sted
for i
nflat
ion.
The “
cong
rega
tion”
line
trac
ks th
e sum
of b
aptiz
ed ch
ildre
n,
conf
essin
g m
embe
rs, a
nd p
arish
ione
rs.
That
tot
al i
s sli
ghtly
up
for
the
perio
d w
ith t
he h
ighe
st
num
bers
in 2
004
and
2007
. This
is w
ho a
pas
tor c
omm
only
th
inks
of a
s the
cong
rega
tion.
18
Docu
men
t 3
BC14
W
orsh
ip a
ttend
ance
is d
own
sligh
tly w
hile
offe
rings
are
sign
ifica
ntly
up,
eve
n if
adju
sted
for i
nflati
on.
Th
e “c
ongr
egati
on”
line
trac
ks t
he s
um o
f ba
ptize
d ch
ildre
n, c
onfe
ssin
g m
embe
rs, a
nd p
arish
ione
rs.
That
tot
al is
slig
htly
up
for
the
perio
d w
ith t
he h
ighe
st n
umbe
rs in
200
4 an
d 20
07.
This
is w
ho a
pas
tor
com
mon
ly th
inks
of a
s the
con
greg
ation
.
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00
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00
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00
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00
30,0
00
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99'0
1'0
3'0
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9'1
113
Com
paris
on: W
orsh
ip A
tten
danc
e to
Con
greg
atio
nal
Inco
me
Cong
rega
tion
W A
tten
ders
Offe
rings
CO
MPA
RIS
ON
:C
HU
RC
H O
F T
HE
LU
TH
ER
AN
BR
ET
HR
EN
CO
NG
RE
GA
TIO
NA
L IN
CO
ME
TO
SY
NO
DIC
AL
CO
NT
RIB
UT
ION
S
Den
omin
atio
nal
cont
ribut
ion
dolla
rs h
ave
incr
ease
d bu
t de
nom
inat
iona
l pur
chas
ing
pow
er h
as d
ecre
ased
.
Con
greg
atio
nal i
ncom
e in
clud
es b
oth
oper
atio
nal m
inist
ry
and
capi
tal i
ncom
e w
hile
the
den
omin
atio
nal l
ine
is on
ly
the
oper
atio
nal m
inist
ry co
ntrib
utio
n in
com
e.
19
Docu
men
t 4
BC14
De
nom
inati
onal
con
trib
ution
dol
lars
hav
e in
crea
sed
but
deno
min
ation
al p
urch
asin
g po
wer
has
de-
crea
sed.
Co
ngre
gatio
nal i
ncom
e in
clud
es b
oth
oper
ation
al m
inist
ry a
nd c
apita
l inc
ome
whi
le t
he d
enom
ina-
tiona
l lin
e is
only
the
oper
ation
al m
inist
ry c
ontr
ibuti
on in
com
e.
1,00
0,00
0
6,00
0,00
0
11,0
00,0
00
16,0
00,0
00
21,0
00,0
00
'97
99'0
1'0
3'0
5'0
7'0
9'1
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Com
paris
on: C
ongr
egat
ion
Inco
me
to S
ynod
ical
Co
ntrib
utio
ns
Cong
rega
tion
Inco
me
Syno
d Co
ntrib
utio
ns
20
CLB
CH
UR
CH
ESC
HU
RC
H O
F T
HE
LU
TH
ER
AN
BR
ET
HR
EN
BY
CO
NFE
SSIN
G M
EM
BE
RS
Appr
oxim
atel
y 60
% o
f CLB
con
greg
atio
ns h
ave
betw
een
31
and
100
Con
fess
ing
(adu
lt) M
embe
rs. Th
at is
not
to su
gges
t th
at se
rvin
g, le
adin
g, o
r par
ticip
atin
g in
thes
e con
greg
atio
ns
are
simila
r. M
any
fact
ors c
ontr
ibut
e to
the
spiri
tual
vita
lity
of a
cong
rega
tion.
The
four
co
ngre
gatio
ns
with
25
0+
mem
bers
ha
ve
mem
bers
hips
of 3
20 to
480
.
Docu
men
t 5
BC14
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Conf
essin
g M
embe
rshi
p
CLB
Chur
ches
by
Conf
essi
ng M
embe
rs
0-30
mem
bers
31-6
0 m
embe
rs
61-1
00 m
embe
rs
101-
150
mem
bers
151-
250
mem
bers
250+
mem
bers
Ap
prox
imat
ely
60%
of C
LB co
ngre
gatio
ns h
ave
betw
een
31 a
nd 1
00 C
onfe
ssin
g (a
dult)
Mem
bers
. Th
at is
no
t to
sugg
est t
hat s
ervi
ng, l
eadi
ng, o
r par
ticip
ating
in th
ese
cong
rega
tions
are
sim
ilar.
Man
y fa
ctor
s con
trib
ute
to th
e sp
iritu
al v
italit
y of
a co
ngre
gatio
n.
Th
e fo
ur co
ngre
gatio
ns w
ith 2
50+
mem
bers
hav
e m
embe
rshi
ps o
f 320
to 4
80.
21
CLB
CH
UR
CH
ESC
HU
RC
H O
F T
HE
LU
TH
ER
AN
BR
ET
HR
EN
BY
WO
RSH
IP A
TT
EN
DA
NC
E
Usin
g th
e sa
me
num
eric
al r
ange
s as
use
d fo
r co
nfes
sing
mem
bers
hip,
co
ngre
gatio
ns
mov
ed
tow
ard
the
right
, w
hich
illu
stra
tes t
hat (
on a
vera
ge) i
t is t
opic
al th
at W
orsh
ip
atte
ndan
ce
is la
rger
th
an
Con
fess
ing
Mem
bers
hip
in
CLB
con
greg
atio
ns.
Of
cour
se,
child
ren
are
incl
uded
in
“atte
ndan
ce” b
ut n
ot in
“con
fess
ing
mem
bers
hip.”
Docu
men
t 6
BC14
05101520253035
Aver
age
Wor
ship
Att
enda
nce
CLB
Chur
ches
by
Wor
ship
Att
enda
nce
0-30
Att
end
on A
vera
ge
31-6
0 At
tend
on
Aver
eage
61-1
00 A
tten
d on
Ave
rage
101-
150A
tten
d on
Ave
rage
151-
250
Atte
nd o
n Av
erag
e
250+
Att
end
on A
vera
ge
U
sing
the
sam
e nu
mer
ical
rang
es a
s use
d fo
r con
fess
ing
mem
bers
hip,
cong
rega
tions
mov
ed to
war
d th
e rig
ht,
whi
ch il
lust
rate
s tha
t (on
ave
rage
) it i
s top
ical
that
Wor
ship
atte
ndan
ce is
larg
er th
an C
onfe
ssin
g M
embe
rshi
p in
CLB
co
ngre
gatio
ns.
Of c
ours
e, c
hild
ren
are
incl
uded
in “a
ttend
ance
” bu
t not
in “c
onfe
ssin
g m
embe
rshi
p.”
22
23
24
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es:
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RO
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ONE V IS ION, TOGETHER
CHURCH OF THE LUTHERAN BRETHREN
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CLB Mission Statement
“We see God stirring in our church a fresh passion to reach beyond our own comfort to all people among whom God places us. We embrace God’s mission to bring the life changing Gospel to unreached people in Asia and Africa, and we sense God convicting us to more intentionally reach out to people who live in our midst in North America as well.”
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