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Form A - Summary of Congregational Statistics as of December 31, 2010 Run Date 09/23/11
1B Northwest Washington Synod, ELCA
Summary of Membership Statistics 2009 2010 Change Percent Statistical Analysis
Totals -- End of Year Averages Per Congregations Reporting
Congregations 111 109 -2 -1.80
Congregations - Organized 105 103 -2 -1.90
Congregations - Under Development 6 6 0 0.00
Congregations - Filed Form A 88 90 2 2.27
Baptized Members 47,134 44,799 -2,335 -4.95 Baptized Members (/107) 418.68
Confirmed Members 35,502 34,189 -1,313 -3.70 Confirmed Members (/107) 319.52
Percent of Congregations Reporting the
Analysis of Membership Gains and Losses Congregation's Specialty Program/Activity
on 2010 Form A
Baptized Members -- Received Worship........................ 42.05
Music.......................... 34.09
By Baptism - Children Under 16 584 548 -36 -6.16
Christian Education
By Baptism - Adults 16 and Older 109 114 5 4.59 for Those 15 or Younger...... 12.50
By Affirmation of Faith 750 782 32 4.27
Other Activities for Children.. 10.34
By Transfer 551 490 -61 -11.07
From Other Sources and Stat Adjs 207 344 137 66.18
Confirmation Ministry.......... 5.68
Baptized Members -- Total Received 2,201 2,278 77 3.50
Christian Ed. for Those 16-19.. 4.60
Other Activies for those 16-19. 5.68
Baptized Members -- Removed
Bible Study or Other
By Death 484 523 39 8.06 Adult Christian Education.... 8.05
By Transfer 430 439 9 2.09
From Other Sources and Stat Adjs 1,703 2,090 387 22.72 Prayer, Meditation or Spiritual
Baptized Members -- Total Removed 2,617 3,052 435 16.62 Development Activities....... 5.75
Fellowship or Other
Social Activities............ 12.50
Baptized Members Confirmed 538 440 -98 -18.22 Support Groups (Bereavement,
Divorce, 12-Step)............ 1.15
15.64 Evangelism or Recruitment
Active Participants 29,135 33,692 4,557
Activities................... 2.27
Stewardship.................... 2.27
Average Weekly Worship Attendance Identifying and Using the
Spiritual Gifts of
Total Weekly Worship Attendance 15,629 14,400 -1,229 -7.86 Active Participants.......... 3.41
Avg Sunday Attendance per Cong 143 133 -10 -6.99 Social Justice Activities...... 11.76
PCT Bapt Mbrs Attending Worship 33.15 32.14 -1.01 -3.05 Community Service Activites.... 29.76
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Form A - Summary of Congregational Statistics as of December 31, 2010 Run Date 09/23/11
1B Northwest Washington Synod, ELCA
Summary of Financial Statistics 2009 2010 Change Percent Statistical Analysis
Totals -- End of Year Averages Per Congregations Reporting
Total Receipts 38,535,570 39,913,080 1,377,510 3.57 Total Receipts (/108) 369,565.56
Total Disbursements 39,601,076 40,114,145 513,069 1.30 Total Disburse (/108) 371,427.27
Assets, Value on December 31 281,521,343 278,806,477 -2,714,866 -0.96 Assets Val 12/31 (/104) 2,680,831.51
Total Indebtedness on Dec 31 22,411,492 20,496,803 -1,914,689 -8.54 Total Indebtedness (/48) 427,016.73
Number of Bequests Received 32 41 9 28.13 Number of Bequests / 100 Deaths 7.84
Total Value of Beqests Received 397,092 1,079,126 682,034 171.76 Average Value per Beqest 26,320.15
Projected Mission Support 1,398,659 1,435,604 36,945 2.64
Average Total Giving / Bapt Member 726.84 783.49 56.65 7.79 Percent--Indebtedness / Assets 7.35
Average Total Giving / Conf Member 964.99 1,026.63 61.64 6.39 Percent--Congs With No Debt 56.48
Detail of Financial Statistics
Receipts
Regular Giving by Members 29,435,632 29,675,927 240,295 0.82
Designated Giving By Members 4,823,517 5,423,516 599,999 12.44
Earned Income (any source) 1,606,348 1,559,848 -46,500 -2.89
Grants (any source) 353,793 336,768 -17,025 -4.81
All Other Receipts 2,316,280 2,917,021 600,741 25.94
Disbursements Percent of Total Disbursements
Current Operating Expenses 29,136,738 29,291,997 155,259 0.53 Current Operating Expenses 73.02
Capital Improvements 3,027,451 2,556,266 -471,185 -15.56 Capital Improvements 6.37
Payment on Debts 2,634,002 3,103,388 469,386 17.82 Payments on Debts 7.74
Mission Support 1,383,476 1,333,383 -50,093 -3.62 Mission Support 3.32
Non-Mission Support Benevolence 2,492,907 2,627,729 134,822 5.41 Non-Mission Support Benevolence 6.55
Other Expenses & Realized Losses 926,502 1,201,382 274,880 29.67 Other Expenses & Realized Losses 2.99
Assets, Value on December 31
Church Real Estate 249,059,552 246,254,104 -2,805,448 -1.13
Endowment and Memorial Funds 11,714,029 12,214,196 500,167 4.27
Cash, Savings, Bonds, etc 18,450,458 17,779,451 -671,007 -3.64
All Other Assets 2,297,304 2,558,726 261,422 11.38
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Form A - Summary of Congregational Statistics as of December 31, 2010 Run Date 09/23/11
1B Northwest Washington Synod, ELCA
Congregations Reporting Ethnic Active Active Percent of Congregations Reporting
Active Participants Participants Participants Change Percent Ethnic Active Participants
(2009) (2010)
African American/Black 55 46 -9 -16.36 African American/Black 42.20
African National/African-Caribbean New in 2010 9 ------ ------ African National/African-Caribbean 8.26
American Indian/Alaska Native 21 23 2 9.52 American Indian/Alaska Native 21.10
Arab/Middle Eastern 14 14 0 0.00 Arab/Middle Eastern 12.84
Asian/Pacific Islander 70 67 -3 22.51 Asian/Pacific Islander 61.47
Latino/Hispanic 49 43 -6 -12.24 Latino/Hispanic 39.45
Multi-racial 36 42 6 16.67 Multi-racial 38.53
White/Caucasian 106 105 -1 -0.94 White/Caucasian 96.33
Other 12 8 -4 -33.33 Other 7.34
Total Ethnic Active Participants Percent Ethnic Active Participants
African American/Black 270 318 48 17.78 African American/Black 0.87
African National/African-Caribbean New in 2010 107 ------ ------ African National/African-Caribbean 0.29
American Indian/Alaska Native 61 68 7 11.48 American Indian/Alaska Native 0.19
Arab/Middle Eastern 35 30 -5 -14.29 Arab/Middle Eastern 0.08
Asian/Pacific Islander 613 751 138 22.51 Asian/Pacific Islander 2.05
Latino/Hispanic 220 378 158 71.82 Latino/Hispanic 1.03
Multi-racial 237 402 165 69.62 Multi-racial 1.10
White/Caucasian 35,738 34,528 -1,210 -3.39 White/Caucasian 94.31
Other 45 31 -14 -31.11 Other 0.08
Distribution of Congregations by Size
Congregations -- Baptized Members Congregations -- Confirmed Members
Size of Congs Total Percent Total Bapt Percent Total Percent Total Conf Percent
Congs Members Congs Members
Under Development 0 2 1.83 0 0.00 2 1.83 0 0.00
Very Small 1-175 30 27.52 3,046 6.80 40 36.70 4,070 11.90
Small 176-350 31 28.44 7,776 17.36 32 29.36 8,168 23.89
Moderately Small 351-500 17 15.60 7,492 16.72 18 16.51 7,385 21.60
Medium Sized 501-700 12 11.01 6,914 15.43 7 6.42 4,199 12.28
Moderately Large 701-950 7 6.42 5,689 12.70 5 4.59 4,530 13.25
Large 951-1,500 9 8.26 11,920 26.61 5 4.59 5,837 17.07
Very Large > 1,500 1 0.92 1,962 4.38 0 0.00 0 0.00