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1 5E - Western Iowa Synod 5E - Western Iowa Synod Your Synod at a Glance 1. Summary of Congregational Statistics: CD16 (Congregation Finances as of Dec 31, 217), CD17 (Summary of Congregational Statistics as of 12/31/217), and CD18 (Summary of Congregational Information as of 12/31/217). 2. Select Congregational Statistics Includes the size, location, and attendance trend data for congregations within the synod. 3. Synod Trend Report - Synod Trend Report showing the baptized membership, average attendance and giving for the synod from 211 to Size of all ELCA Congregations Distribution of all ELCA congregations based on average attendance. 5. Congregation Size/Type by Synod Distribution of congregations by average attendance for each synod. 6. Congregation Growth/Decline by Synod Congregations, declining, or remaining based on changes in average attendance from 215 to 217 by region. 7. Average Worship Attendance by Synod Congregations ranked in descending order based on average attendance. 8. Racial/Ethnic Distribution of Active Participants Compared with ZIP code Compares the congregation s ethnic/racial distribution to their ZIP code. 9. Number of Baptisms by Synod - Ranking of congregations based on child and adult baptisms. 1. Synod Demographics Includes population projections and many characteristics for the synod's territory. (Pending) 11. Giving per Average Attendance - Looks at the amount of regular giving, designed giving, mission and non-mission support benevolence per attendee for each region. 12. Map Map of Projected Change in Population by ZIP Code and Change in Average Attendance for the synod. (Pending) 13. Community Context Community context of congregations in ELCA synods, based on the parochial forms. 14. Scatter grams Trend charts by Total Giving and Worship Attendance showing the change in percent total giving and percent worshiping attendance from 29 to 213 and 213 to Average Attendance, Active Participants and Baptized Members, by Congregation Shows the average attendance, active participants and baptized members for each congregation in the synod. If you have any questions about the data, or would like more information, please daniel.taylor@elca.org. Run Date: 12-Nov-18 toc_word: 5E - Western Iowa Synod

2 CD16 Report Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Form A - Congregation Finances as of December 31, 217 Run Date 9/11/18 Page 1 of 4 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Cong ID Congregation Name and City Conference: 1 Winds of Hope Regular Giving Total Receipts Current Operating Expenses Mission Support Total Indebtedness Non- Mission Support Total Disbursements 2495 Immanuel, Akron 144,48 153, ,12 7,711 12, , St John, Akron 51,445 52,99 48,38 1,1 49, Trinity, Akron 15,623 15,623 3,823 1,784 3,59 5,71 19, * Our Savior, Albert City 12, , ,63 3, 6,928 22, * St John, Albert City 26,411 34,351 26,374 2, 4,27 32, * Immanuel, Alta 23, 25,475 26,51 18,58 45,81 25 Trinity, Alta 72,457 87,67 1,278 89,477 3,4 1, , St Peter, Brunsville 62,391 84,76 79, ,96 84, * Bethlehem, Cherokee 266,941 29, ,4 25, 8,929 39, Immanuel, George 44,62 85,254 72,7 4,694 5,23 99, *, Hawarden 78, ,627 84,33 4, 16, , Bethlehem, Inwood 196,31 214, ,566 5,136 6,81 195, Christ, Le Mars 17,457 16,65 144,65 14,396 7,9 165, St John, Le Mars 1,329,49 1,363,57 47,9 58,823 27,186 51,113 1,161, St John, Le Mars 79,265 92,31 69,89 5,317 3,726 78, Trinity, Linn Grove 46,668 5,988 34,421 3, 1,727 48, Grace, Marathon 19,241 26,235 2,972 2, , Faith, Marcus 4,955 43,26 26,726 1, 1,824 29, , Melvin 87,72 87, * St John, Merrill 42,4 42,4 51, ,7 116 St Paul, Merrill 14,182 14,975 17,9 17, * Nain, Newell 46,227 54,628 26,232 2, , * Siloam, Paullina 1,956 17,753 14, ,744 17, Grace, Primghar 77,27 91,47 79, ,18 98, * Our Saviors, Rembrandt 47, 58, 4, 2,3 42, St Paul, Remsen 57, 57, 22, 1,2 5 56, 1112 Immanuel, Rock Rapids 142, ,431 14,416 6,84 147, * Our Savior's, Rock Valley 114,42 127,588 13,826 3, 5,52 117, Trinity Evangelical, Sibley 294, ,73 451, ,216 7,51 15, , Hope, Sioux Center 147,48 16,232 36,35 113,12 13,5 6, , * First, Sioux Rapids 52,985 73,764 56,622 4,9 2,95 64, Bethany, Spencer 453,53 487,589 28,45 32,452 1,67 1,88 484, Trinity, Spencer 147, , ,42 1, , St Mark, Storm Lake 248,64 48, ,62 3,9 14,39 34,225 Conference Totals $4,712,916 $5,388,86 $938,28 $3,614,283 $192,993 $25,96 $5,35,389 Code Key: * = 217 data not available as of report run date, C = Congregation Under Development

3 CD16 Report Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Form A - Congregation Finances as of December 31, 217 Run Date 9/11/18 Page 2 of 4 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Cong ID Congregation Name and City Conference: 2 Seeds of Faith Regular Giving Total Receipts Current Operating Expenses Mission Support Total Indebtedness Non- Mission Support Total Disbursements 2498 * First, Algona 342, ,51 262,217 2, 5,53 371, Nazareth, Armstrong 125, ,66 138,586 3,19 3,15 144, * First, Britt 125, , ,997 5,652 8,936 18, * Bethlehem, Buffalo Center 78,75 84,234 63,758 63, St John, Corwith 45,471 73,31 92,972 3,829 4,224 12, St John, Cylinder 67,592 67,592 53,75 6,556 7, Bethany, Emmetsburg 11,51 163, ,181 4,245 6,25 173, * Estherville, Estherville 141, ,53 18, ,274 11,25 5,854 23,9 256 Trinity, Estherville 159, ,22 14,727 6,22 1,386 18, Immanuel, Forest City 53,53 591, ,33 4, 68, , * Bethel, Graettinger 19,787 19, ,56 111, * Kanawha, Kanawha 92,87 114, ,68 4,7 121, St Paul, Lakota 82, ,552 42,286 4, ,171 First Evangelical Lutheran 766, , ,363 41,768 31, 61, , Church Of West Okoboji, Iowa, Milford 1119 Zion, Rake 116, , ,46 4,1 5, , United, Ringsted 98, ,522 96, ,3 11, * Lost Island, Ruthven 48,943 65,438 4,16 5,85 5,65 65, Grace, Spirit Lake 191, , , ,566 8,998 21, Bethany, Thompson 79,466 92,51 84,77 3,18 7,198 95, Good Hope, Titonka 132,31 147, ,441 9,166 11, , Immanuel, Titonka 65, ,374 56,32 7,86 7,472 71, Wallingford, Wallingford 59,261 77,876 57,19 3,85 8,76 76, St John, Woden 49,485 59,712 5,698 8,52 65,118 Conference Totals $3,583,784 $4,336,513 $1,9,657 $3,191,563 $177,463 $24,692 $4,62,73 Conference: 3 Hands of Hope 252 * Trinity, Boxholm 39,98 55,553 5,352 4,35 54, Immanuel, Burnside 35, 35, 255 Emanuel, Dayton 85,684 14,516 76,933 6,779 8,22 93, Washington, Duncombe 77,684 87,564 84,7 7,65 8,754 16, * Christ, Fort Dodge 57,163 8,8 7,364 1, ,191 Church Of The Damascus Road, 173,497 18,13 151,711 1,854 13, , Fort Dodge 257 Grace, Fort Dodge 235, ,1 234,48 21,7 18, , St Olaf, Fort Dodge 365,76 55,284 8, 485,795 2,4 2,413 58, * Zion, Gowrie 17, , ,193 14, , * Faith, Harcourt 3,824 59,767 61,83 1,2 62,283 Code Key: * = 217 data not available as of report run date, C = Congregation Under Development

4 CD16 Report Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Form A - Congregation Finances as of December 31, 217 Run Date 9/11/18 Page 3 of 4 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Cong ID Congregation Name and City Regular Giving Total Receipts Current Operating Expenses Mission Support Total Indebtedness Non- Mission Support Total Disbursements 1997 Our Saviour, Humboldt 358,646 56,263 12, 427,979 22,98 27,645 51, Emanuel-St John, Lytton 142, , ,988 16,146 8, , Augustana, Manson 1,79 155,49 115,443 12,5 4,6 146, St Paul Evangelical, Manson 151, , , ,847 9,542 1, , * Fulton, Moorland 35,647 4,525 46,288 1,5 49, * Trinity, Ottosen 16,146 17,551 2, , St Paul, Palmer 49,544 69,444 45,18 1, 7, St Peter, Pocahontas 13, ,867 87,674 1,333 1,517 99, Elfsborg, Pomeroy 4,818 47,866 37,964 3, , St Paul, Renwick 74,887 3,468 78,355 St Paul Evangelical, Rockwell 131, ,37 126,524 1,519 15, , City Trinity, Rutland 12,25 13,752 18, , * South Enes, Vincent 51,446 53,677 45,435 5, , Trinity, Webster City 35,47 436,478 68, ,624 26,39 14,484 4,5 Conference Totals $2,88,54 $3,63,371 $366,146 $3,179,255 $182,844 $155,489 $3,746,473 Conference: 4 Living Waters 1889 Salem, Correctionville 57,6 63, 37,725 3,247 2,829 43,81 19 St John, Cushing 53,35 83,852 81,342 5, , St Paul, Holstein 323, , ,35 15, 17,33 295, Bethel, Kiron 55,243 68,667 53,398 8,2 4,95 74, Trinity, Moville 142, ,95 13,854 3,9 9, , Faith, Odebolt 42, ,7 77,921 9,3 188, , Faith, Onawa 59,74 112,59 57,93 2, 75 99, * New Life, Sergeant Bluff 69,415 72,232 65,891 5, , * Augustana, Sioux City 183, , , ,691 7,2 4, , First, Sioux City 37, ,436 15, ,313 9,75 4,834 34, Immanuel, Sioux City 15,766 15, Riverside, Sioux City 114, , ,34 1,2 2,51 132, St John, Sioux City 23,5 289,3 228,85 12,75 1,5 297, St Luke, Sioux City 14,9 124,97 122,677 5, 127, St Mark, Sioux City 337, ,94 82,133 23,284 34,354 22, , Trinity, Sioux City 241,62 358, , ,919 3, 14, , Soldier, Soldier 58,558 78,372 62,68 5, 83,68 Conference Totals $2,38,972 $3,163,663 $1,113,84 $2,47,176 $13,271 $285,359 $3,17,12 Conference: 5 Rivers of Grace 1643 * Good Shepherd, Adair 5,429 83,968 39,585 1,8 4,924 58,139 Code Key: * = 217 data not available as of report run date, C = Congregation Under Development

5 CD16 Report Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Form A - Congregation Finances as of December 31, 217 Run Date 9/11/18 Page 4 of 4 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Cong ID Congregation Name and City Regular Giving Total Receipts Current Operating Expenses Mission Support Total Indebtedness Non- Mission Support Total Disbursements 1842 St Paul, Atlantic 255,12 331, ,29 29,161 14, , Ebenezer, Audubon 74,434 79,6 74,792 1,271 6,581 91, * Brayton, Brayton 35,35 47,57 4,766 3,572 51, * St John, Carroll 152, ,29 136,611 13,164 2, , Ascension, Coon Rapids 29,436 44,196 42,561 1,3 43, Emanuel, Council Bluffs 163, , ,422 8,68 5, , Our Savior, Council Bluffs 197, , ,286 19,51 3, , St John, Council Bluffs 455,6 695,2 1,223, , 17, 35, 1,74,5 Senor De La Misericordia, 76,116 74,193 74, C Denison 2474 * St John, Dunlap 73,872 93,38 73,696 8,751 3,1 85, * Exira, Exira 83,698 11,867 93,57 5,299 98, * Faith, Griswold 48,91 53,63 47,596 6, 53, Christ, Jefferson 38,816 51,773 36,5 5,558 1,717 43, Bethany, Kimballton 18,991 18, Immanuel, Kimballton 59,886 6,286 68,532 2,659 2,89 74, 248 St Paul, Missouri Valley 125, , ,837 2,5 3, , Bethesda, Moorhead 56,775 85,992 69,586 8,124 3,82 81, * St Paul's, Neola 64,827 76,775 66,479 5,864 88, St Paul, Treynor 31,65 349,52 232,38 23,575 22, , Underwood, Underwood 128,19 67, ,691 5, 19,34 165,32 Conference Totals $2,394,855 $3,528,25 $1,223,441 $2,388,518 $174,135 $133,536 $3,478,958 Conference: 6 Abundant Fields 246 Bethesda, Clarinda 57,779 66,85 5,764 5, , Salem, Creston 141, ,818 1,455,94 7,5 7,5 1,47, * St John, Essex 5,529 84,967 66,48 1, 3 84, St John, Mineola 187, ,98 14,582 12,966 6, , * St Paul, Northboro 24,662 3,813 18,233 1,8 27, St John, Pomeroy 155, , ,511 4, 3, 163, Bethlehem, Red Oak 17,6 149,881 3, 15,389 2,55 7,276 16, Fremont, Red Oak 28,5 48,463 4,776 1, 41, Emmanuel, Shenandoah 1, ,8 1,825 94,282 2,75 1,47 127, * Mamrelund, Stanton 157, ,65 164,146 11,85 221, Tabor, Stanton 2,575 23,43 24,858 1,5 1,372 27, Strand, Villisca 11,7 32,715 33, ,481 Conference Totals $1,42,32 $1,348,542 $4,825 $2,388,61 $52,73 $27,266 $2,614,61 Synod Totals $16,923,387 $21,368,974 $4,736,937 $17,169,45 $91,49 $1,93,248 $22,378,271 Code Key: * = 217 data not available as of report run date, C = Congregation Under Development

6 CD17 Report 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Form A - Summary of Congregational Statistics as of 12/31/217 Run Date 9/11/18 Page 1 of 3 Summary of Membership Statistics Totals -- End of Year Congregations Congregations - Organized Congregations - Under Development Change Percent Statistical Analysis Averages per Congregation Reporting Congregations - Filed Form A Baptized Members Confirmed Members 49,766 39,41 48,392 38,768-1, Baptized Members (/13) Confirmed Members (/13) Analysis of Membership Gains and Losses Vitality - Congregation Description (Averages) * Baptized Members -- Received By Baptism - Children Under Age 16 By Baptism - Adults Age 16 and Older By Affirmation of Faith By Transfer From Other Sources and Stat Adjs Baptized Members -- Total Received , , Worship Nurtures People's Faith Clear Sense of Mission Excitement About the Future Positive Force in the Community Ready to Try Something New Works for Social Justice/Advocacy Baptized Members -- Removed Helps Deepen Relationship with God 4.7 By Death By Transfer For Other Reasons and Stat Adjs Baptized Members -- Total Removed , ,26 2, , Vitality - Congregation Strengths (Averages) * Building Member Relationships 3.9 Baptized Members Confirmed Active Participants ,85 21,43-1, Incorporating Newcomers Seeking/Using Member Gifts Equipping Members to Share Faith Analysis of Membership Gains and Losses Total Weekly Worship Attendance Avg Attendance per Cong 1,56 8 1, Addressing Social Concerns Managing Disagreements Interacting with Local Community PCT Bapt Mbrs Attending Worship Live Out Faith in Their Daily Lives 3.81 * Congregation Description Averages Range: Hardly at All(1) - Very Well(5); Congregation Strengths Averages Range: Poor(1) - Great(5)

7 CD17 Report 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Form A - Summary of Congregational Statistics as of 12/31/217 Run Date 8/27/18 Page 2 of 3 Summary of Financial Statistics Totals -- End of Year Total Receipts Total Disbursements Total Indebtedness on Dec 31 Average Total Giving / Bapt Member Average Total Giving / Conf Member Change Percent 19,335,47 19,525,933 3,494, ,368,974 22,378,271 4,736, ,33,567 2,852,338 1,242, Projected Mission Support 94,2 1,64,32 7, Statistical Analysis Averages per Congregation Reporting Total Receipts (/126) Total Disburse (/131) Total Indebtedness (/2) 169, , , Percent Congs With No Debt Detail of Financial Statistics - Receipts Regular Giving by Members 16,118,95 Designated Giving by Members 1,621,316 Earned Income (any source) 475,325 Grants (any source) 86,351 All Other Receipts 1,33,465 16,923,387 2,169, , ,39 1,169,541 84, ,533 46, , , Detail of Financial Statistics - Disbursements Percent of Total Disbursements Current Operating Expenses Capital Improvements Payments on Debts 15,566,518 1,45, ,576 17,169,45 1,577,19 1,32,537 1,62, ,14 532, Current Operating Expenses Capital Improvements Payments on Debts Mission Support 856,8 91,49 54, Mission Support 4.8 Other Synod Benevolence 214, ,63 58, Other Synod Benevolence 1.22 Other CWO Benevolence 29,557 48,761 19, Other CWO Benevolence.22 Benevolence - Another Country 86,831 82,786-4, Benevolence - Another Country.37 Benevolence - Camps 92,737 13,694 1, Benevolence - Camps.46 Benevolence - Colleges 9,162 31,536 22, Benevolence - Colleges.14 Benevolence - Seminaries 19,81 2,523 1, Benevolence - Seminaries.9 Benevolence - Social Service 128, ,738 58, Benevolence - Social Service.84 Benevolence - Campus Ministry 9,31 21,58 12, Benevolence - Campus Ministry.1 Benevolence - Other Direct Recipient 337, , -12, Benevolence - Direct Recipient 1.46 Subtotal Non-Mission Supt Benev 927,59 1,93, , Subtotal Non-Mission Supt Benev 4.9 Other Expenses & Realized Losses 281,94 245,52-35, Other Expenses & Realized Losses 1.1

8 CD17 Report 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Form A - Summary of Congregational Statistics as of 12/31/217 Run Date 8/27/18 Page 3 of 3 Congregations Reporting Ethnic Active Participants * 217 Percent of Congregations Reporting Ethnic Active Participants /Black National/-Caribbean Indian/Alaska Native Arab/Middle Eastern Asian/Pacific Islander Latino/Hispanic Multi-racial White/Caucasian Other /Black Nat'l/-Caribbean Indian/Alaska Native Arab/Middle Eastern Asian/Pacific Islander Latino/Hispanic Multi-racial White/Caucasian Other Total Ethnic Active Participants /Black National/-Caribbean Indian/Alaska Native Arab/Middle Eastern Asian/Pacific Islander Latino/Hispanic Multi-racial White/Caucasian Other , Percent Ethnic Active Participants /Black Nat'l/-Caribbean Indian/Alaska Native Arab/Middle Eastern Asian/Pacific Islander Latino/Hispanic Multi-racial White/Caucasian Other * Racial/ethnic data was not collected in 216.

9 CD18 Report Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Run Date 9/11/18 Form C - Summary of Congregational Information as of 12/31/217 Page 1 of 1 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA (88 Congs Filed) C3 Educational Ministry Provided Christian Education Yes 86 No 2 No Resp C33 Number of Households Giving Giving Units... No Response Provided... 8,868 3 C36 Congregation Offers Organized Women's Activities or Ministries Yes 72 No 16 No Resp Students... 3,336 Vacation Bible School Yes 57 No 3 No Resp 1 Students... 2,628 C34 Participated in "God's Work. Our Hands." Sunday, The Day of Service in September Yes 38 No 5 No Resp C37 Congregation Engaged in Advocacy for Migrants Yes 8 No 8 No Resp C32 Disability Assistance Provided Building Wheelchair Access Braille Worship Materials... Large Print Worship Materials Assistive Hearing Devices Sign Language Interpreters... 3 Mental Health Ministries... 3 Developmental Disabilities... 2 No Assistance Provided... 3 No Response to Any... C35 Congregation Management Software/Service Used ACS Technologies... 3 Church Windows... Concordia Technology Solutions... 7 Icon Systems... Other No Software Used... No Response to Any C38 Advocacy Types Engaged Education and Conversation... Voter Registration Drives... Letters to Elected Decision-Makers.. Regional/Natl Advocacy Network... 7 No Response to Any C31 Languages in which Liturgies are Regularly Conducted Amharic... Anyuak... Arabic... Batak... English... Finnish... French Lakotah... Slovak... Lao... Spanish... 1 Latvian... Swahili... Maban... Swedish... Burmese... Cambodian... Cantonese... Cherokee... German... Hmong... Indonesian... Inupiat... Mandarin... Norwegian... Nuer... Oromo... Tagalog... Taiwanese... Tamil... Telugu... Creole... Danish... Dinka... Japanese... Kiswahili... Korean... Paiute... Portuguese... Sign... Thai... Tigrinya... Vietnamese...

10 Select Congregational Statistics 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Average Attendance CongID Congregation City State DataYearA Size Brayton Brayton Fremont Red Oak Grace Marathon Faith Marcus Faith Odebolt Immanuel Alta Salem Correctionville St John Cushing Washington Duncombe Kanawha Kanawha St Paul Lakota St Paul Merrill Bethesda Moorhead Faith Onawa Trinity Ottosen Our Saviors Rembrandt Trinity Rutland Immanuel Kimballton Tabor Stanton Christ Jefferson St Peter Brunsville Ascension Coon Rapids St John Akron Immanuel George Melvin Strand Villisca Bethesda Clarinda Nain Newell Ebenezer Audubon St John Essex Immanuel Burnside Hawarden St John Le Mars South Enes Vincent Bethel Kiron St John Cylinder Christ Trinity Linn Grove St Paul Renwick Faith Griswold % change status Status:=attendance of 3% or more, =change between -2.9% and +2.9%; =attendance grew by 3% or more from 215 to 217. Source: Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date: 12/13/218

11 Select Congregational Statistics 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Average Attendance CongID Congregation City State DataYearA Size St Paul Northboro Faith Harcourt St John Albert City Exira Lost Island Bethany Kimballton St John Merrill Fulton Moorland St Paul's Neola Siloam Paullina First Sioux Rapids St John Corwith New Life Salem Creston St Paul Missouri Valley Bethlehem Red Oak Immanuel Akron First Algona Grace Fort Dodge Elfsborg Pomeroy Trinity Sioux City Trinity Spencer First Britt Estherville Estherville Christ Le Mars St Paul Evangelical Manson Trinity Moville St Peter Pocahontas Grace Primghar Trinity Evangelical Sibley First Sioux City St John Sioux City Bethany Spencer St Mark Storm Lake Bethany Thompson Church Of The Fort Dodge Damascus Road 376 United Ringsted St John Pomeroy Hope Sioux Center % change status Status:=attendance of 3% or more, =change between -2.9% and +2.9%; =attendance grew by 3% or more from 215 to 217. Source: Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date: 12/13/218

12 Select Congregational Statistics 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Average Attendance CongID Congregation City State DataYearA Size Augustana Manson Bethlehem Inwood Emanuel-St John Lytton St John Mineola St Paul Holstein St Olaf Fort Dodge St Paul Remsen Immanuel Titonka Zion Rake St John Woden Trinity Alta Our Savior's Rock Valley Grace Spirit Lake Emmanuel Shenandoah Emanuel Dayton Immanuel Sioux City St Paul Palmer Soldier Soldier Emanuel Council Bluffs St John Carroll Riverside Sioux City St John Trinity Estherville St Luke Sioux City Trinity Akron Our Savior Council Bluffs Bethel Graettinger St Paul Evangelical Rockwell City Underwood Underwood Wallingford Wallingford Our Savior Albert City Trinity Boxholm Zion Gowrie Augustana Nazareth Armstrong Bethlehem Buffalo Center Immanuel Rock Rapids St Paul Treynor Good Shepherd Adair Bethany Emmetsburg Good Hope Titonka % change status Status:=attendance of 3% or more, =change between -2.9% and +2.9%; =attendance grew by 3% or more from 215 to 217. Source: Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date: 12/13/218

13 Select Congregational Statistics 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Average Attendance CongID Congregation DataYearA Size City State 1997 Our Saviour Humboldt St John Le Mars St John Council Bluffs St Paul Atlantic Trinity Webster City St Mark Sioux City Mamrelund Stanton Bethlehem Cherokee Immanuel Forest City First Evangelical Milford Lutheran Church Of West Okoboji, Iowa % change status Status:=attendance of 3% or more, =change between -2.9% and +2.9%; =attendance grew by 3% or more from 215 to 217. Source: Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date: 12/13/218

14 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop Source: Congregational Report Forms Congregational Totals for Western Iowa Synod, ELCA 5E % Change 211 to 217 Number of Organized Congregations Baptized Membership 55,48 53,668 52,73 51,173 5,815 49,766 47, Members Received By: Baptism: Children Baptism: Adults Affirmation of Faith Transfer Other and Statistical Adjustment Members Removed By: Death Transfer Other and Statistical Adjustment 1,161 1,254 1,61 1,713 1,283 1,459 1, Baptized Members Confirmed Confirmed Members 44,126 42,653 41,517 39,771 39,596 39,41 38, Active Participants 27,344 27,426 24,932 23,765 23,691 22,85 21, Average Attendance 12,285 12,68 11,676 11,382 1,939 1,56 9, Racial/Ethnic Composition of Active Participants* /Black National/ Caribbean Indian/Alaska Native Arab/Middle Eastern Asian/Pacific Multi Racial Other Latino White 3,59 3,176 27,397 25,397 21,82-3.9

15 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop Source: Congregational Report Forms Congregational Totals for Western Iowa Synod, ELCA 5E % Change 211 to 217 Regular Giving by Members Designated Giving by Members $15,718,15 $1,931,51 $15,753,584 $1,919,786 $16,31,873 $1,722,173 $15,979,456 $1,782,45 $15,92,847 $1,958,431 $16,118,95 $1,621,316 $16,78,485 $2,161, Earned Income (any source) Grants & Partnership Support $467,546 $54,799 $4,683 $69,469 $453,787 $8,76 $491,424 $18,9 $351,683 $199,948 $475,325 $86,351 $872,121 $147, Other Receipts $1,497,911 $1,988,335 $1,482,462 $1,472,66 $1,562,549 $1,33,465 $1,169, Total Receipts $19,669,781 $2,131,857 $19,771,55 $19,834,296 $19,993,458 $19,335,47 $21,131, Current Operating Expenses Capital Improvements Payments on Debt Mission Support as % of Total Disbursements as % of Regular Giving Other Bevevolence sent directly: To the synod To the churchwide office to an activity in another country to camps to colleges to seminaries to social services groups or orgs to campus ministry $5,272 All other benevolence $23,876 $271,945 $32,784 $312,557 $331,25 non-mission support benevolence* Other Expenses Sum of Disbursements* Endowment & Memorial Funds Cash, Savings, Bonds, etc. Other Assets $15,572,85 $2,39,488 $874,825 $875,975 $225,838 $45,4 $8,28 $76,58 $19,295 $29,175 $128,75 $174,188 $2,496,117 $12,282,784 $7,11,237 $4,48,82 $15,439,711 $1,422,497 $1,8,118 $829,45 $18,642 $56,37 $62,652 $67,44 $16,386 $36,821 $92,596 $319,79 $19,92,592 $11,821,89 $7,659,922 $3,363,392 $15,643,887 $1,721,45 $952,888 $858,359 $216,96 $66,994 $83,651 $81,51 $24,888 $7,21 $137,319 $155,867 $2,387,87 $12,562,721 $8,25,479 $3,347,89 $16,358,482 $1,78,928 $938,751 $834, $191,625 $55,858 $97,542 $14,19 $17,928 $13,957 $85,535 $321,145 $2,526,125 $12,575,322 $8,2,819 $3,457,359 $16,73,324 $1,145,81 $826,599 $798,925 $266,142 $32,79 $59,145 $83,343 $21,7 $33,974 $13,254 $958,836 $784,456 $939,262 $879,111 $936,744 $989,489 $1,147, $293,28 $2,136,41 $15,566,518 $1,45,176 $787,576 $856, $214,211 $29,557 $86,831 $92,737 $9,162 $19,81 $128,716 $9,31 $337,913 $281,94 $19,525,933 (Form C 216 only) $ 7,279,948 $6,232,486 $11,499,685 $16,964,975 $1,568,897 $1,32,537 $94, $272,63 $48,761 $82,786 $13,694 $31,536 $2,523 $186,738 $21,58 $325, $244,912 $22,151, Total Indebtedness $4,756,272 $6,59,81 $8,699,98 $5,53,843 $3,494,371 $4,736, Number of Bequests Received Value of Bequests $22,741 $522,664 $454,829 $311,898 Intended Mission Support $1,116,965 $1,219,12 $998,19 $92,737 $94,2 $1,598, * - Because the form changes from year to year, not all fields are shown, thus the detail may not add up to the totals as shown.

16 Percentage of Congregations by Size, Baptized Membership and Average Worship Attendance % of congregations have average worship attendance of 75 or less 53% of congregations have 35 or fewer baptized members and 2 21 and and 5 51 and and 1 11 and and 2 21 and and and and and or more Based on 93 congregations reporting baptized membership and 984 reporting average attendance. Numbers rounded, so many not equal 1%. Source: ELCA Congregational data, run date: 1/22/218

17 Distribution of Congregations by Average Attendance, Region A (N=178) 3% 48% 19% 5B (N=146) 31% 5% 14% 5C (N=126) 46% 47% 5% 5D (N=136) 28% 47% 18% 5E (N=131) 41% 51% 7% 5F (N=147) 41% 41% 15% 5G (N=79) 46% 46% 9% 5H (N=195) 38% 49% 11% 5I (N=124) 19% 49% 27% 5J (N=122) 22% 39% 29% 5K (N=137) 24% 46% 23% 5L (N=74) 45% 42% 11% ELCA (N=984) 4% 43% 13% % 5% 1% Percentages rounded, so may not equal 1%. Source: 217 Form A data. Run date: 1/8/218

18 Change in Average Attendance Between 215 and 217, Region 5 Decline: lost at least3.1%; Stable: +/-3.%; Growth: gained at least 3% 1% 14% 12% 12% 21% 2% 17% 18% 2% 12% 22% 18% 2% 17% 29% 28% 28% 25% 33% 28% 18% 24% 18% 24% 28% 15% 29% 5% 57% 6% 6% 54% 47% 55% 65% 56% 7% 54% 54% 65% 54% % 5A (N=177) 5B (N=145) 5C (N=125) 5D (N=136) 5E (N=13) 5F (N=148) 5G (N=8) 5H (N=196) 5I (N=123) 5J (N=118) 5K (N=137) 5L (N=74) ELCA (N=967) Percentages rounded, so may not equal 1%. Source: 217 Form A data. Run date: 1/8/218

19 Congregations, Sorted by Average Attendance, in 5E CongID CongNameLC City State ZipCode Data Year Average Attendance 1161 First Evangelical Lutheran Church Of West Okoboji, Milford Iowa 1962 Immanuel Lutheran Church Forest City St John Lutheran Church Council Bluffs St John Lutheran Church Le Mars Mamrelund Lutheran Church Stanton Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cherokee Trinity Lutheran Church Webster City St Mark Lutheran Church Sioux City Our Saviour Lutheran Church Humboldt St Paul Lutheran Church Atlantic St Paul Lutheran Church Holstein Grace Lutheran Church Fort Dodge Bethany Lutheran Church Spencer Grace Lutheran Church Spirit Lake Zion Lutheran Church Gowrie St Paul Lutheran Church Treynor St John Lutheran Church Carroll Trinity Lutheran Church Estherville Trinity Lutheran Church Sioux City Emanuel-St John Lutheran Church Lytton Emanuel Lutheran Church Council Bluffs First Lutheran Church Algona St Olaf Lutheran Church Fort Dodge Bethlehem Lutheran Church Inwood Immanuel Lutheran Church Sioux City Our Savior Lutheran Church Council Bluffs First Lutheran Church Sioux City Immanuel Lutheran Church Akron St John Lutheran Church Pomeroy Bethany Lutheran Church Emmetsburg Underwood Lutheran Church Underwood Nazareth Lutheran Church Armstrong Augustana Lutheran Church Sioux City First Lutheran Church Britt Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Sibley St Mark Lutheran Church Storm Lake Estherville Lutheran Church Estherville Church Of The Damascus Road Fort Dodge St John Lutheran Church Mineola Riverside Lutheran Church Sioux City St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Rockwell City Source: Annual Congregational Report Forms, 217. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date:1/25/218

20 Congregations, Sorted by Average Attendance, in 5E CongID CongNameLC City State ZipCode Data Year Average Attendance 1134 Christ Lutheran Church Le Mars Immanuel Lutheran Church Rock Rapids St John Lutheran Church Sioux City St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Manson Trinity Lutheran Church Moville Good Hope Lutheran Church Titonka Hope Lutheran Church Sioux Center Salem Lutheran Church Creston Our Savior Lutheran Church Albert City Bethel Lutheran Church Graettinger United Lutheran Church Ringsted St Peter Lutheran Church Pocahontas Augustana Lutheran Church Manson Soldier Lutheran Church Soldier Emanuel Lutheran Church Dayton St Luke Lutheran Church Sioux City St John Lutheran Church Dunlap Bethany Lutheran Church Thompson Our Savior's Lutheran Church Rock Valley Zion Lutheran Church Rake Trinity Lutheran Church Alta Bethlehem Lutheran Church Red Oak St Paul Lutheran Church Remsen Trinity Lutheran Church Akron Grace Lutheran Church Primghar St John Lutheran Church Woden St Paul Lutheran Church Palmer Trinity Lutheran Church Boxholm Emmanuel Lutheran Church Shenandoah Wallingford Lutheran Church Wallingford Immanuel Lutheran Church Titonka St Paul Lutheran Church Missouri Valley Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Adair Elfsborg Lutheran Church Pomeroy Trinity Lutheran Church Spencer Lutheran Church Melvin St John Lutheran Church Le Mars St John Lutheran Church Akron Exira Lutheran Church Exira Kanawha Lutheran Church Kanawha Immanuel Lutheran Church George Faith Lutheran Church Onawa Source: Annual Congregational Report Forms, 217. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date:1/25/218

21 Congregations, Sorted by Average Attendance, in 5E CongID CongNameLC City State ZipCode Data Year Average Attendance 2483 St Paul Lutheran Church Northboro South Enes Lutheran Church Vincent Bethesda Lutheran Church Clarinda Washington Lutheran Church Duncombe Ebenezer Lutheran Church Audubon Bethesda Lutheran Church Moorhead St John Lutheran Church Merrill Fulton Lutheran Church Moorland Faith Lutheran Church Harcourt New Life Lutheran Church Sergeant Bluff Faith Lutheran Church Griswold St John Lutheran Church Cushing St Paul Lutheran Church Lakota Immanuel Lutheran Church Burnside Christ Lutheran Church Fort Dodge Nain Lutheran Church Newell Trinity Lutheran Church Linn Grove Salem Lutheran Church Correctionville Faith Lutheran Church Odebolt Bethel Lutheran Church Kiron St John Lutheran Church Cylinder St Peter Lutheran Church Brunsville Immanuel Lutheran Church Kimballton Brayton Lutheran Church Brayton St John Lutheran Church Corwith St John Lutheran Church Essex Tabor Lutheran Church Stanton First Lutheran Church Sioux Rapids Lutheran Church Hawarden Ascension Lutheran Church Coon Rapids St Paul Lutheran Church Renwick St John Lutheran Church Albert City Our Saviors Lutheran Church Rembrandt Christ Lutheran Church Jefferson Strand Lutheran Church Villisca Bethany Lutheran Church Kimballton Lost Island Lutheran Church Ruthven Fremont Lutheran Church Red Oak Faith Lutheran Church Marcus Immanuel Lutheran Church Alta St Paul Lutheran Church Merrill Trinity Lutheran Church Rutland Source: Annual Congregational Report Forms, 217. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date:1/25/218

22 Congregations, Sorted by Average Attendance, in 5E CongID CongNameLC City State ZipCode Data Year Average Attendance 2513 Grace Lutheran Church Marathon Trinity Lutheran Church Ottosen Siloam Lutheran Church Paullina Average for the Synod 83 Median for the Synod 6 Source: Annual Congregational Report Forms, 217. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date:1/25/218

23 Racial/Ethnic Distribution of Active Participants Compared with ZIP code for Western Iowa Synod, ELCA National Indian Arab Asian Multi Racial White Other Hispanic Total Immanuel Lutheran Church Congregation Titonka % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code Bethel Lutheran Church 251 Congregation Kiron % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code St Luke Lutheran Church 2523 Congregation Sioux City % Act Part ZIP Code , ,345 29,649 % ZIP Code Salem Lutheran Church 1889 Congregation Correctionville % Act Part ZIP Code , ,368 % ZIP Code Grace Lutheran Church 1116 Congregation Primghar % Act Part ZIP Code , ,321 % ZIP Code Elfsborg Lutheran Church 2518 Congregation Pomeroy % Act Part ZIP Code ,8 % ZIP Code Wallingford Lutheran Church Congregation Wallingford % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code Immanuel Lutheran Church 2522 Congregation Sioux City % Act Part ZIP Code , ,252 22,881 % ZIP Code Immanuel Lutheran Church 2478 Congregation Kimballton % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code Zion Lutheran Church 1119 Congregation % Act Part. ZIP Code % ZIP Code Source: ELCA Congregational Report Forms, 217. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date: 11/12/218 ZIP Code source: Nielsen, 217.

24 Racial/Ethnic Distribution of Active Participants Compared with ZIP code for Western Iowa Synod, ELCA National Indian Arab Asian Multi Racial White Other Hispanic Total Emanuel Lutheran Church 255 Congregation Dayton % Act Part ZIP Code , ,174 % ZIP Code St Paul Lutheran Church 1125 Congregation Lakota % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code St John Lutheran Church 1894 Congregation Le Mars % Act Part ZIP Code , ,524 % ZIP Code Trinity Lutheran Church 2526 Congregation Spencer % Act Part ZIP Code , ,351 % ZIP Code Trinity Lutheran Church 1137 Congregation Linn Grove % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code Faith Lutheran Church 2516 Congregation Odebolt % Act Part ZIP Code , ,453 % ZIP Code Bethany Lutheran Church 1952 Congregation Emmetsburg % Act Part ZIP Code , ,64 % ZIP Code St Paul Lutheran Church Congregation Renwick % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code Salem Lutheran Church 2463 Congregation Creston % Act Part ZIP Code , ,766 % ZIP Code St John Lutheran Church 189 Congregation Corwith % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code Source: ELCA Congregational Report Forms, 217. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date: 11/12/218 ZIP Code source: Nielsen, 217.

25 Racial/Ethnic Distribution of Active Participants Compared with ZIP code for Western Iowa Synod, ELCA National Indian Arab Asian Multi Racial White Other Hispanic Total Bethany Lutheran Church Congregation Thompson % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2489 Congregation Shenandoah % Act Part ZIP Code , ,61 % ZIP Code St Paul Lutheran Church 1197 Congregation Palmer % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1 1 Church Manson % Act Part ZIP Code , ,411 % ZIP Code Church Of The Damascus Road Congregation Fort Dodge % Act Part ZIP Code 1, , ,633 3,595 % ZIP Code St John Lutheran Church 19 Congregation Cushing % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code Bethesda Lutheran Church 246 Congregation Clarinda % Act Part ZIP Code , ,456 % ZIP Code Ebenezer Lutheran Church 1843 Congregation Audubon % Act Part ZIP Code , ,118 % ZIP Code St Paul Lutheran Church 248 Congregation Missouri Valley % Act Part ZIP Code , ,24 % ZIP Code Lutheran Church 1158 Congregation Melvin % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code Source: ELCA Congregational Report Forms, 217. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date: 11/12/218 ZIP Code source: Nielsen, 217.

26 Racial/Ethnic Distribution of Active Participants Compared with ZIP code for Western Iowa Synod, ELCA National Indian Arab Asian Multi Racial White Other Hispanic Total Bethlehem Lutheran Church 2487 Congregation Red Oak % Act Part ZIP Code , ,948 % ZIP Code St John Lutheran Church 2475 Congregation Essex % Act Part ZIP Code , ,252 % ZIP Code Fremont Lutheran Church 2488 Congregation Red Oak % Act Part ZIP Code , ,948 % ZIP Code St John Lutheran Church 191 Congregation Cylinder % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code Our Savior's Lutheran Church Congregation Rock Valley % Act Part ZIP Code , ,738 % ZIP Code Immanuel Lutheran Church 253 Congregation % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code Washington Lutheran Church Congregation Duncombe % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code St John Lutheran Church Congregation Woden % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code Trinity Lutheran Church Congregation Rutland % Act Part ZIP Code % ZIP Code First Lutheran Church 2498 Congregation Algona % Act Part ZIP Code , ,343 % ZIP Code Source: ELCA Congregational Report Forms, 217. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date: 11/12/218 ZIP Code source: Nielsen, 217.