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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 217. 4. 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 217. 15. 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 email daniel.taylor@elca.org. Run Date: 12-Nov-18 toc_word: 5E - Western Iowa Synod

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 144,48 153,787 125,12 7,711 12,946 153,267 1826 St John, Akron 51,445 52,99 48,38 1,1 49,138 1825 Trinity, Akron 15,623 15,623 3,823 1,784 3,59 5,71 19,445 2497 * Our Savior, Albert City 12,678 137,761 146,63 3, 6,928 22,751 1827 * St John, Albert City 26,411 34,351 26,374 2, 4,27 32,644 1829 * Immanuel, Alta 23, 25,475 26,51 18,58 45,81 25 Trinity, Alta 72,457 87,67 1,278 89,477 3,4 1,783 156,382 1859 St Peter, Brunsville 62,391 84,76 79,291 13 4,96 84,381 254 * Bethlehem, Cherokee 266,941 29,775 229,4 25, 8,929 39,643 1968 Immanuel, George 44,62 85,254 72,7 4,694 5,23 99,916 1986 *, Hawarden 78,963 126,627 84,33 4, 16,882 133,295 112 Bethlehem, Inwood 196,31 214,136 168,566 5,136 6,81 195,254 1134 Christ, Le Mars 17,457 16,65 144,65 14,396 7,9 165,47 1135 St John, Le Mars 1,329,49 1,363,57 47,9 58,823 27,186 51,113 1,161,659 1894 St John, Le Mars 79,265 92,31 69,89 5,317 3,726 78,933 1137 Trinity, Linn Grove 46,668 5,988 34,421 3, 1,727 48,148 2513 Grace, Marathon 19,241 26,235 2,972 2, 691 27,663 2514 Faith, Marcus 4,955 43,26 26,726 1, 1,824 29,55 1158, Melvin 87,72 87,72 1159 * St John, Merrill 42,4 42,4 51, 6 1 51,7 116 St Paul, Merrill 14,182 14,975 17,9 17,9 2515 * Nain, Newell 46,227 54,628 26,232 2,75 427 29,49 111 * Siloam, Paullina 1,956 17,753 14,974 78 1,744 17,498 1116 Grace, Primghar 77,27 91,47 79,86 775 19,18 98,969 11113 * Our Saviors, Rembrandt 47, 58, 4, 2,3 42,3 2531 St Paul, Remsen 57, 57, 22, 1,2 5 56, 1112 Immanuel, Rock Rapids 142,731 148,431 14,416 6,84 147,22 11121 * Our Savior's, Rock Valley 114,42 127,588 13,826 3, 5,52 117,18 11144 Trinity Evangelical, Sibley 294,875 325,73 451,587 192,216 7,51 15,149 324,583 16253 Hope, Sioux Center 147,48 16,232 36,35 113,12 13,5 6,665 157,127 11151 * First, Sioux Rapids 52,985 73,764 56,622 4,9 2,95 64,472 11155 Bethany, Spencer 453,53 487,589 28,45 32,452 1,67 1,88 484,84 2526 Trinity, Spencer 147,176 184,613 185,42 1,448 186,49 11162 St Mark, Storm Lake 248,64 48,762 164,62 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

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 342,197 349,51 262,217 2, 5,53 371,49 184 Nazareth, Armstrong 125,337 135,66 138,586 3,19 3,15 144,926 1858 * First, Britt 125,799 157,569 154,997 5,652 8,936 18,561 186 * Bethlehem, Buffalo Center 78,75 84,234 63,758 63,758 189 St John, Corwith 45,471 73,31 92,972 3,829 4,224 12,825 191 St John, Cylinder 67,592 67,592 53,75 6,556 7,583 1952 Bethany, Emmetsburg 11,51 163,368 163,181 4,245 6,25 173,676 1953 * Estherville, Estherville 141,714 215,53 18,728 159,274 11,25 5,854 23,9 256 Trinity, Estherville 159,411 189,22 14,727 6,22 1,386 18,292 1962 Immanuel, Forest City 53,53 591,616 483,33 4, 68,583 591,616 1973 * Bethel, Graettinger 19,787 19,787 111,56 111,56 1115 * Kanawha, Kanawha 92,87 114,348 117,68 4,7 121,615 1125 St Paul, Lakota 82,471 144,552 42,286 4,966 719 54,171 First Evangelical Lutheran 766,416 882,237 879,363 41,768 31, 61,787 757,45 1161 Church Of West Okoboji, Iowa, Milford 1119 Zion, Rake 116,871 127,796 115,46 4,1 5,667 125,227 376 United, Ringsted 98,597 147,522 96,763 65 4,3 11,713 1974 * Lost Island, Ruthven 48,943 65,438 4,16 5,85 5,65 65,428 11156 Grace, Spirit Lake 191,952 222,521 192,566 192,566 8,998 21,564 11173 Bethany, Thompson 79,466 92,51 84,77 3,18 7,198 95,148 11177 Good Hope, Titonka 132,31 147,321 112,441 9,166 11,383 133,928 11178 Immanuel, Titonka 65,484 117,374 56,32 7,86 7,472 71,58 11188 Wallingford, Wallingford 59,261 77,876 57,19 3,85 8,76 76,122 11215 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 54,637 253 Immanuel, Burnside 35, 35, 255 Emanuel, Dayton 85,684 14,516 76,933 6,779 8,22 93,553 1936 Washington, Duncombe 77,684 87,564 84,7 7,65 8,754 16,411 1963 * Christ, Fort Dodge 57,163 8,8 7,364 1,227 6 72,191 Church Of The Damascus Road, 173,497 18,13 151,711 1,854 13,419 167,369 3386 Fort Dodge 257 Grace, Fort Dodge 235,363 271,1 234,48 21,7 18,528 298,16 1964 St Olaf, Fort Dodge 365,76 55,284 8, 485,795 2,4 2,413 58,68 258 * Zion, Gowrie 17,971 217,238 159,193 14,496 222,267 259 * 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

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 51,492 1141 Emanuel-St John, Lytton 142,139 187,781 146,988 16,146 8,663 186,616 2512 Augustana, Manson 1,79 155,49 115,443 12,5 4,6 146,854 1144 St Paul Evangelical, Manson 151,539 152,687 277,847 277,847 9,542 1,582 298,91 1172 * Fulton, Moorland 35,647 4,525 46,288 1,5 49,43 1194 * Trinity, Ottosen 16,146 17,551 2,99 21 21,119 1197 St Paul, Palmer 49,544 69,444 45,18 1, 7,799 1113 St Peter, Pocahontas 13,943 138,867 87,674 1,333 1,517 99,524 2518 Elfsborg, Pomeroy 4,818 47,866 37,964 3,6 64 42,24 11115 St Paul, Renwick 74,887 3,468 78,355 St Paul Evangelical, Rockwell 131,488 168,37 126,524 1,519 15,352 152,395 11123 City 11129 Trinity, Rutland 12,25 13,752 18,739 45 2 19,389 11186 * South Enes, Vincent 51,446 53,677 45,435 5,2 662 51,117 2529 Trinity, Webster City 35,47 436,478 68,299 298,624 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 5,34 78 88,623 1991 St Paul, Holstein 323,761 347,624 263,35 15, 17,33 295,383 251 Bethel, Kiron 55,243 68,667 53,398 8,2 4,95 74,351 1173 Trinity, Moville 142,344 148,95 13,854 3,9 9,779 143,723 2516 Faith, Odebolt 42,585 296,7 77,921 9,3 188,481 341,433 1187 Faith, Onawa 59,74 112,59 57,93 2, 75 99,144 3574 * New Life, Sergeant Bluff 69,415 72,232 65,891 5,921 815 72,627 2521 * Augustana, Sioux City 183,125 246,115 178,411 198,691 7,2 4,456 239,89 11146 First, Sioux City 37,857 337,436 15,799 272,313 9,75 4,834 34,567 2522 Immanuel, Sioux City 15,766 15,766 11149 Riverside, Sioux City 114,836 162,947 126,34 1,2 2,51 132,748 1115 St John, Sioux City 23,5 289,3 228,85 12,75 1,5 297,1 2523 St Luke, Sioux City 14,9 124,97 122,677 5, 127,677 2524 St Mark, Sioux City 337,338 373,94 82,133 23,284 34,354 22,939 362,674 2525 Trinity, Sioux City 241,62 358,633 117,497 319,919 3, 14,775 358,346 11154 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

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 255,12 331,658 272,29 29,161 14,289 348,367 1843 Ebenezer, Audubon 74,434 79,6 74,792 1,271 6,581 91,644 2459 * Brayton, Brayton 35,35 47,57 4,766 3,572 51,338 1971 * St John, Carroll 152,721 173,29 136,611 13,164 2,622 172,96 1888 Ascension, Coon Rapids 29,436 44,196 42,561 1,3 43,861 2461 Emanuel, Council Bluffs 163,389 184,341 149,422 8,68 5,295 167,39 1892 Our Savior, Council Bluffs 197,291 197,291 193,286 19,51 3,882 216,669 2462 St John, Council Bluffs 455,6 695,2 1,223,441 425, 17, 35, 1,74,5 Senor De La Misericordia, 76,116 74,193 74,193 31196 C Denison 2474 * St John, Dunlap 73,872 93,38 73,696 8,751 3,1 85,457 1957 * Exira, Exira 83,698 11,867 93,57 5,299 98,356 2476 * Faith, Griswold 48,91 53,63 47,596 6, 53,596 39 Christ, Jefferson 38,816 51,773 36,5 5,558 1,717 43,775 1121 Bethany, Kimballton 18,991 18,991 2478 Immanuel, Kimballton 59,886 6,286 68,532 2,659 2,89 74, 248 St Paul, Missouri Valley 125,559 135,678 113,837 2,5 3,828 138,545 1171 Bethesda, Moorhead 56,775 85,992 69,586 8,124 3,82 81,53 1176 * St Paul's, Neola 64,827 76,775 66,479 5,864 88,592 11181 St Paul, Treynor 31,65 349,52 232,38 23,575 22,883 331,87 11184 Underwood, Underwood 128,19 67,334 119,691 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 5,5 435 56,699 2463 Salem, Creston 141,818 141,818 1,455,94 7,5 7,5 1,47,4 2475 * St John, Essex 5,529 84,967 66,48 1, 3 84,967 1164 St John, Mineola 187,134 235,98 14,582 12,966 6,736 198,272 2483 * St Paul, Northboro 24,662 3,813 18,233 1,8 27,719 1114 St John, Pomeroy 155,256 163,777 148,511 4, 3, 163,82 2487 Bethlehem, Red Oak 17,6 149,881 3, 15,389 2,55 7,276 16,216 2488 Fremont, Red Oak 28,5 48,463 4,776 1, 41,776 2489 Emmanuel, Shenandoah 1,266 141,8 1,825 94,282 2,75 1,47 127,21 249 * Mamrelund, Stanton 157,734 229,65 164,146 11,85 221,878 2491 Tabor, Stanton 2,575 23,43 24,858 1,5 1,372 27,73 2493 Strand, Villisca 11,7 32,715 33,649 782 5 34,481 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

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 216 217 Change Percent 131 13 1 131 13 1... Statistical Analysis Averages per Congregation Reporting Congregations - Filed Form A 95 94-1 -1.5 Baptized Members Confirmed Members 49,766 39,41 48,392 38,768-1,374-633 -2.76-1.61 Baptized Members (/13) Confirmed Members (/13) 372 298 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 526 77 274 41 221 445 69 267 4 72 1,253-81 -8-7 -1-149 1,58-255 -15.4-1.39-2.55-2.44-67.42-16.91 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 4.36 3.84 3.64 4.1 3.48 2.92 Baptized Members -- Removed Helps Deepen Relationship with God 4.7 By Death By Transfer For Other Reasons and Stat Adjs Baptized Members -- Total Removed 579 469 1,459 542 313 2,26 2,881-37 -156 567 2,57 374-6.39-33.26 38.86 14.91 Vitality - Congregation Strengths (Averages) * Building Member Relationships 3.9 Baptized Members Confirmed Active Participants 373 396 23 22,85 21,43-1,375 6.17-6.3 Incorporating Newcomers Seeking/Using Member Gifts Equipping Members to Share Faith 3.62 3.67 3.34 Analysis of Membership Gains and Losses Total Weekly Worship Attendance Avg Attendance per Cong 1,56 8 1,159 77-347 -3-3.3-3.75 Addressing Social Concerns Managing Disagreements Interacting with Local Community 3.85 3.67 3.99 PCT Bapt Mbrs Attending Worship 21.11 2.99 -.12 -.57 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)

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 216 217 Change Percent 19,335,47 19,525,933 3,494,371 356.47 45.25 21,368,974 22,378,271 4,736,937 394.55 492.5 2,33,567 2,852,338 1,242,566 38.8 42.25 1.52 14.61 35.56 Projected Mission Support 94,2 1,64,32 7,12 77.43 1.68 9.38 Statistical Analysis Averages per Congregation Reporting Total Receipts (/126) Total Disburse (/131) Total Indebtedness (/2) 169,595.3 17,826.5 236,846.85 Percent Congs With No Debt 84.73 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 2,169,849 882,158 224,39 1,169,541 84,437 548,533 46,833 137,688 136,76 4.99 33.83 85.59 159.45 13.17 Detail of Financial Statistics - Disbursements Percent of Total Disbursements Current Operating Expenses Capital Improvements Payments on Debts 15,566,518 1,45,176 787,576 17,169,45 1,577,19 1,32,537 1,62,887 532,14 532,961 1.3 5.9 67.67 Current Operating Expenses Capital Improvements Payments on Debts 76.94 7.7 5.92 Mission Support 856,8 91,49 54,329 6.35 Mission Support 4.8 Other Synod Benevolence 214,211 272,63 58,419 27.27 Other Synod Benevolence 1.22 Other CWO Benevolence 29,557 48,761 19,24 64.97 Other CWO Benevolence.22 Benevolence - Another Country 86,831 82,786-4,45-4.66 Benevolence - Another Country.37 Benevolence - Camps 92,737 13,694 1,957 11.82 Benevolence - Camps.46 Benevolence - Colleges 9,162 31,536 22,374 244.2 Benevolence - Colleges.14 Benevolence - Seminaries 19,81 2,523 1,442 7.56 Benevolence - Seminaries.9 Benevolence - Social Service 128,716 186,738 58,22 45.8 Benevolence - Social Service.84 Benevolence - Campus Ministry 9,31 21,58 12,279 132.2 Benevolence - Campus Ministry.1 Benevolence - Other Direct Recipient 337,913 325, -12,913-3.82 Benevolence - Direct Recipient 1.46 Subtotal Non-Mission Supt Benev 927,59 1,93,248 165,739 17.87 Subtotal Non-Mission Supt Benev 4.9 Other Expenses & Realized Losses 281,94 245,52-35,592-12.66 Other Expenses & Realized Losses 1.1

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 23 2 6 1 2 24 22 111 5 /Black Nat'l/-Caribbean Indian/Alaska Native Arab/Middle Eastern Asian/Pacific Islander Latino/Hispanic Multi-racial White/Caucasian Other 17.56 1.53 4.58.76 15.27 18.32 16.79 84.73 3.82 Total Ethnic Active Participants /Black National/-Caribbean Indian/Alaska Native Arab/Middle Eastern Asian/Pacific Islander Latino/Hispanic Multi-racial White/Caucasian Other 94 1 15 2 66 66 112 21,366 76 Percent Ethnic Active Participants /Black Nat'l/-Caribbean Indian/Alaska Native Arab/Middle Eastern Asian/Pacific Islander Latino/Hispanic Multi-racial White/Caucasian Other.43.5.7.1.3.3.51 97.98.35 * Racial/ethnic data was not collected in 216.

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... 77 Braille Worship Materials... Large Print Worship Materials... 55 Assistive Hearing Devices... 46 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... 35 No Software Used... No Response to Any... 5 6 6 27 C38 Advocacy Types Engaged Education and Conversation... Voter Registration Drives... Letters to Elected Decision-Makers.. Regional/Natl Advocacy Network... 7 No Response to Any... 51 36 1 3 C31 Languages in which Liturgies are Regularly Conducted Amharic... Anyuak... Arabic... Batak... English... Finnish... French... 87 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...

Select Congregational Statistics 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Average Attendance CongID Congregation City State DataYearA Size 21 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 2459 Brayton Brayton 216 1-5 5 5 5 5 5 5 32 32 2488 Fremont Red Oak 217 1-5 26 25 24 24 24 22 22 18 2513 Grace Marathon 217 1-5 2 2 18 18 14 13 11 11 2514 Faith Marcus 217 1-5 35 35 35 25 3 3 18 17 2516 Faith Odebolt 217 1-5 64 64 64 64 64 37 35 33 1829 Immanuel Alta 216 1-5 25 22 2 2 25 25 15 15 1889 Salem Correctionville 217 1-5 5 5 57 53 51 38 38 34 19 St John Cushing 217 1-5 67 62 66 69 6 55 43 38 1936 Washington Duncombe 217 1-5 51 45 52 52 49 47 43 41 1115 Kanawha Kanawha 216 1-5 62 58 54 52 52 52 5 5 1125 St Paul Lakota 217 1-5 51 59 6 54 56 55 44 36 116 St Paul Merrill 217 1-5 19 19 15 15 15 15 13 13 1171 Bethesda Moorhead 217 1-5 5 5 5 5 49 46 46 4 1187 Faith Onawa 217 1-5 46 46 54 54 54 54 41 45 1194 Trinity Ottosen 216 1-5 17 17 13 12 12 14 11 11 11113 Our Saviors Rembrandt 216 1-5 41 41 25 35 4 4 25 25 11129 Trinity Rutland 217 1-5 16 16 16 16 15 15 11 11 2478 Immanuel Kimballton 217 1-5 6 6 6 34 36 36 35 32 2491 Tabor Stanton 217 1-5 39 3 32 32 3 3 3 28 39 Christ Jefferson 217 1-5 48 48 26 26 28 26 28 24 1859 St Peter Brunsville 217 1-5 34 34 3 33 32 36 34 32 1888 Ascension Coon Rapids 217 1-5 48 48 22 22 28 26 3 25 1826 St John Akron 217 1-5 64 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 1968 Immanuel George 217 1-5 99 99 99 99 51 51 51 48 1158 Melvin 217 1-5 6 55 55 55 55 55 55 5 2493 Strand Villisca 217 1-5 2 2 2 2 2 52 52 21 246 Bethesda Clarinda 217 1-5 53 52 52 44 45 4 41 43 2515 Nain Newell 216 1-5 51 51 48 46 46 29 35 35 1843 Ebenezer Audubon 217 1-5 56 55 48 45 41 37 37 41 2475 St John Essex 216 1-5 43 43 43 43 3 25 3 3 253 Immanuel Burnside 217 1-5 45 4 35 3 2 2 2 35 1986 Hawarden 216 1-5 45 35 35 26 25 26 26 1894 St John Le Mars 217 1-5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 11186 South Enes Vincent 216 1-5 38 38 4 4 4 4 45 45 251 Bethel Kiron 217 1-5 41 41 4 38 35 33 33 33 191 St John Cylinder 217 1-5 48 48 39 39 37 33 31 33 1963 Christ 215 1-5 76 52 47 47 47 35 35 35 1137 Trinity Linn Grove 217 1-5 51 44 41 41 39 35 3 34 11115 St Paul Renwick 217 1-5 62 45 45 45 45 25 25 25 2476 Faith Griswold 212 1-5 42 42 39 39 39 39 39 39 % change -36. -18.18-15.38-43.33-1.81-4. -1.53-3.91-12.77-3.85-34.55-13.33-13.4-16.67-21.43-37.5-26.67-11.11-6.67-7.69-11.11-3.85-16.67-5.88-9.9-59.62 7.5 2.69 1.81 2. 75. 4. 25. 12.5... -2.86.. 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

Select Congregational Statistics 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Average Attendance CongID Congregation City State DataYearA Size 21 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 2483 St Paul Northboro 22 1-5 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 259 Faith Harcourt 29 1-5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1827 St John Albert City 211 1-5 27 27 25 25 25 25 25 25 1957 Exira 215 1-5 5 6 55 5 5 5 5 5 1974 Lost Island 215 1-5 26 26 25 2 2 2 2 2 1121 Bethany Kimballton 217 1-5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1159 St John Merrill 211 1-5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1172 Fulton Moorland 26 1-5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1176 St Paul's Neola 25 1-5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 111 Siloam Paullina 213 1-5 1 1 6 7 7 7 7 7 11151 First Sioux Rapids 212 1-5 3 31 28 28 28 28 28 28 189 St John Corwith 217 1-5 35 33 35 39 31 3 32 3 3574 New Life 215 1-5 56 56 51 51 3 4 4 4 2463 Salem Creston 217 51-15 99 99 99 95 95 95 8 75 248 St Paul Missouri Valley 217 51-15 78 78 81 77 75 77 64 53 2487 Bethlehem Red Oak 217 51-15 92 8 79 79 79 79 69 61 2495 Immanuel Akron 217 51-15 1 93 93 15 126 125 19 17 2498 First Algona 216 51-15 14 139 14 137 139 127 123 123 257 Grace Fort Dodge 217 51-15 164 173 17 17 173 17 15 146 2518 Elfsborg Pomeroy 217 51-15 66 66 66 56 56 56 54 52 2525 Trinity Sioux City 217 51-15 15 164 172 163 156 154 148 126 2526 Trinity Spencer 217 51-15 8 75 168 75 75 7 6 51 1858 First Britt 216 51-15 127 17 17 17 18 114 98 98 1953 Estherville Estherville 216 51-15 85 85 91 11 99 99 94 94 1134 Christ Le Mars 217 51-15 12 111 17 97 95 93 86 84 1144 St Paul Evangelical Manson 217 51-15 125 14 98 98 1 1 79 78 1173 Trinity Moville 217 51-15 99 99 19 94 99 86 79 77 1113 St Peter Pocahontas 217 51-15 95 1 117 16 89 75 7 7 1116 Grace Primghar 217 51-15 79 66 155 155 155 155 6 6 11144 Trinity Evangelical Sibley 217 51-15 135 135 119 129 118 111 19 98 11146 First Sioux City 217 51-15 165 188 25 19 175 15 125 18 1115 St John Sioux City 217 51-15 16 92 93 89 85 86 81 8 11155 Bethany Spencer 217 51-15 262 17 159 162 155 154 135 146 11162 St Mark Storm Lake 217 51-15 138 142 146 129 132 129 12 96 11173 Bethany Thompson 217 51-15 13 93 82 75 9 83 73 64 3386 Church Of The Fort Dodge 217 51-15 73 85 122 123 13 11 97 92 Damascus Road 376 United Ringsted 217 51-15 85 85 8 82 81 75 75 7 1114 St John Pomeroy 217 51-15 121 121 15 15 15 112 13 17 16253 Hope Sioux Center 217 51-15 9 9 95 8 83 84 81 75 % change............. -21.5-31.17-22.78-14.4-3.15-14.12-7.14-18.18-27.14-14.4-5.5-9.68-22. -1.47-6.67-61.29-11.71-28. -6.98-5.19-25.58-22.89-8.91-6.67-4.46-1.71 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

Select Congregational Statistics 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Average Attendance CongID Congregation City State DataYearA Size 21 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 2512 Augustana Manson 217 51-15 88 88 79 79 73 71 83 68 112 Bethlehem Inwood 217 51-15 137 123 12 122 124 126 134 118 1141 Emanuel-St John Lytton 217 51-15 11 11 99 12 1 128 114 124 1164 St John Mineola 217 51-15 85 85 83 83 88 96 92 9 1991 St Paul Holstein 217 51-15 19 185 171 159 189 167 165 15 1964 St Olaf Fort Dodge 217 51-15 257 34 238 38 38 34 324 12 2531 St Paul Remsen 217 51-15 59 54 54 54 45 43 43 6 11178 Immanuel Titonka 217 51-15 67 62 55 53 49 44 41 53 1119 Zion Rake 217 51-15 86 86 86 86 5 5 5 62 11215 St John Woden 217 51-15 51 59 5 44 42 4 41 57 25 Trinity Alta 217 51-15 61 61 7 7 7 57 58 62 11121 Our Savior's Rock Valley 216 51-15 96 62 75 75 7 58 64 64 11156 Grace Spirit Lake 217 51-15 147 158 169 152 155 14 131 145 2489 Emmanuel Shenandoah 217 51-15 63 6 6 52 5 53 56 255 Emanuel Dayton 217 51-15 76 76 65 59 64 58 65 67 2522 Immanuel Sioux City 217 51-15 92 11 11 11 11 11 11 115 1197 St Paul Palmer 217 51-15 74 74 74 69 57 55 58 57 11154 Soldier Soldier 217 51-15 65 6 55 61 65 65 65 67 2461 Emanuel Council Bluffs 217 51-15 16 16 82 84 88 96 122 124 1971 St John Carroll 216 51-15 89 11 9 16 125 125 137 137 11149 Riverside Sioux City 217 51-15 122 122 98 92 8 76 86 88 2474 St John 215 51-15 59 61 61 61 75 65 65 65 256 Trinity Estherville 217 51-15 184 181 21 211 171 134 129 134 2523 St Luke Sioux City 217 51-15 88 88 64 65 71 65 65 65 1825 Trinity Akron 217 51-15 95 95 89 75 66 6 6 6 1892 Our Savior Council Bluffs 217 51-15 144 153 155 15 15 116 116 113 1973 Bethel Graettinger 216 51-15 78 78 75 7 85 75 73 73 11123 St Paul Evangelical Rockwell City 217 51-15 1 15 95 87 83 86 78 86 11184 Underwood Underwood 217 51-15 11 85 85 12 11 13 97 14 11188 Wallingford Wallingford 217 51-15 59 62 62 62 98 52 52 53 2497 Our Savior Albert City 211 51-15 86 86 73 73 73 73 73 73 252 Trinity Boxholm 23 51-15 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 258 Zion Gowrie 27 51-15 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 143 2521 Augustana 215 51-15 11 112 114 11 98 98 98 98 184 Nazareth Armstrong 217 51-15 132 124 112 12 96 11 98 11 186 Bethlehem Buffalo Center 211 51-15 92 92 15 15 15 15 15 15 1112 Immanuel Rock Rapids 217 51-15 1 87 82 79 8 8 8 82 11181 St Paul Treynor 217 51-15 184 173 172 158 148 142 145 142 1643 Good Shepherd Adair 214 51-15 69 69 69 55 53 53 53 53 1952 Bethany Emmetsburg 217 51-15 114 14 9 9 1 14 16 16 11177 Good Hope Titonka 217 51-15 96 88 88 8 74 78 77 76 % change -4.23-6.35-3.13-6.25-1.18-6.53 39.53 2.45 24. 42.5 8.77 1.34 3.57 12. 15.52 4.55 3.64 3.8 29.17 9.6 15.79.... -2.59-2.67..97 1.92...... 2.5.. 1.92-2.56 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

Select Congregational Statistics 5E Western Iowa Synod, ELCA Average Attendance CongID Congregation DataYearA Size 21 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 City State 1997 Our Saviour Humboldt 217 151-35 21 23 199 21 2 196 18 155 1135 St John Le Mars 217 151-35 356 364 356 355 347 36 296 287 2462 St John Council Bluffs 217 151-35 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 39 1842 St Paul Atlantic 217 151-35 284 286 278 21 157 147 146 154 2529 Trinity Webster City 217 151-35 217 217 21 194 172 167 167 174 2524 St Mark Sioux City 217 151-35 235 235 156 141 169 153 153 163 249 Mamrelund Stanton 23 151-35 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 192 254 Bethlehem Cherokee 213 151-35 22 24 24 174 174 174 174 174 1962 Immanuel Forest City 217 151-35 384 363 355 364 35 321 346 312 1161 First Evangelical Milford 217 351-8 527 5 526 516 519 543 56 551 Lutheran Church Of West Okoboji, Iowa % change -2.92-6.21-6.36 4.76 4.19 6.54.. -2.8 1.47 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

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 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 % Change 211 to 217 Number of Organized Congregations 134 132 132 131 131 13 13-2.99 Baptized Membership 55,48 53,668 52,73 51,173 5,815 49,766 47,97-12.97 Members Received By: Baptism: Children 586 55 56 54 535 526 438-25.26 Baptism: Adults 72 72 61 5 83 77 69-4.17 Affirmation of Faith Transfer 283 739 34 511 319 464 296 531 283 431 274 41 267 399-5.65-46.1 Other and Statistical Adjustment 336 323 339 352 53 221 72-78.57 Members Removed By: Death 651 631 623 553 598 579 537-17.51 Transfer 779 655 483 55 332 469 312-59.95 Other and Statistical Adjustment 1,161 1,254 1,61 1,713 1,283 1,459 1,837 58.23 Baptized Members Confirmed 437 46 42 415 412 373 392-1.3 Confirmed Members 44,126 42,653 41,517 39,771 39,596 39,41 38,332-13.13 Active Participants 27,344 27,426 24,932 23,765 23,691 22,85 21,275-22.19 Average Attendance 12,285 12,68 11,676 11,382 1,939 1,56 9,999-18.61 Racial/Ethnic Composition of Active Participants* /Black 143 131 122 132 94-34.27 National/ Caribbean 13 14 16 24 1-23.8 Indian/Alaska Native 29 26 28 21 15-48.28 Arab/Middle Eastern 1 1 2 1. Asian/Pacific 96 88 81 75 65-32.29 Multi Racial 91 124 135 692 112 23.8 Other 112 16 111 111 76-32.14 Latino 93 72 74 79 61-34.41 White 3,59 3,176 27,397 25,397 21,82-3.9

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 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 % 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 $2,161,779 6.76 11.92 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 $147,923 86.53 169.94 Other Receipts $1,497,911 $1,988,335 $1,482,462 $1,472,66 $1,562,549 $1,33,465 $1,169,541-21.92 Total Receipts $19,669,781 $2,131,857 $19,771,55 $19,834,296 $19,993,458 $19,335,47 $21,131,849 7.43 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 $834,439 4.27 4.16 4.21 4.7 5.57 5.26 5.35 5.22 $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 $1,147,862 19.71 3.97 5.2 $293,28 $2,136,41 $15,566,518 $1,45,176 $787,576 $856,8 4.38 5.31 $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 $94,545 4.8 5.39 $272,63 $48,761 $82,786 $13,694 $31,536 $2,523 $186,738 $21,58 $325, $244,912 $22,151,728 8.94-23.7 5.95 3.26 2.72 7.4 3.12 36.34 63.44-29.66 45.4 4.77 4.6 8.8 Total Indebtedness $4,756,272 $6,59,81 $8,699,98 $5,53,843 $3,494,371 $4,736,937 -.41 Number of Bequests Received 62 43 58 81 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 $1,598,52 43.11 * - 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.

Percentage of Congregations by Size, Baptized Membership and Average Worship Attendance 2 17.9 58% of congregations have average worship attendance of 75 or less 53% of congregations have 35 or fewer baptized members 16.2 14.7 13.5 13.3 12.5 12.7 11.8 1 9.5 1.4 8.8 1.3 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.8 4.7 2.6 3.4 3.5 3.1 1.8 1. 1 and 2 21 and 35 36 and 5 51 and 75 76 and 1 11 and 15 151 and 2 21 and 25 251 and 35 351 and 5.9 51 and 75 751 and 1.3.3 11 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

Distribution of Congregations by Average Attendance, Region 5 1-5 51-15 151-35 351-8 81+ 5A (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

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

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 51351 217 551 Iowa 1962 Immanuel Lutheran Church Forest City 5436 217 312 2462 St John Lutheran Church Council Bluffs 5151 217 39 1135 St John Lutheran Church Le Mars 5131 217 287 249 Mamrelund Lutheran Church Stanton 51573 23 192 254 Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cherokee 5112 213 174 2529 Trinity Lutheran Church Webster City 5595 217 174 2524 St Mark Lutheran Church Sioux City 5116 217 163 1997 Our Saviour Lutheran Church Humboldt 5548 217 155 1842 St Paul Lutheran Church Atlantic 522 217 154 1991 St Paul Lutheran Church Holstein 5125 217 15 257 Grace Lutheran Church Fort Dodge 551 217 146 11155 Bethany Lutheran Church Spencer 5131 217 146 11156 Grace Lutheran Church Spirit Lake 5136 217 145 258 Zion Lutheran Church Gowrie 5543 27 143 11181 St Paul Lutheran Church Treynor 51575 217 142 1971 St John Lutheran Church Carroll 5141 216 137 256 Trinity Lutheran Church Estherville 51334 217 134 2525 Trinity Lutheran Church Sioux City 5115 217 126 1141 Emanuel-St John Lutheran Church Lytton 5561 217 124 2461 Emanuel Lutheran Church Council Bluffs 5153 217 124 2498 First Lutheran Church Algona 5511 216 123 1964 St Olaf Lutheran Church Fort Dodge 551 217 12 112 Bethlehem Lutheran Church Inwood 5124 217 118 2522 Immanuel Lutheran Church Sioux City 5113 217 115 1892 Our Savior Lutheran Church Council Bluffs 5153 217 113 11146 First Lutheran Church Sioux City 5114 217 18 2495 Immanuel Lutheran Church Akron 511 217 17 1114 St John Lutheran Church Pomeroy 5575 217 17 1952 Bethany Lutheran Church Emmetsburg 5536 217 16 11184 Underwood Lutheran Church Underwood 51576 217 14 184 Nazareth Lutheran Church Armstrong 5514 217 11 2521 Augustana Lutheran Church Sioux City 5111 215 98 1858 First Lutheran Church Britt 5423 216 98 11144 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Sibley 51249 217 98 11162 St Mark Lutheran Church Storm Lake 5588 217 96 1953 Estherville Lutheran Church Estherville 51334 216 94 3386 Church Of The Damascus Road Fort Dodge 551 217 92 1164 St John Lutheran Church Mineola 51554 217 9 11149 Riverside Lutheran Church Sioux City 5119 217 88 11123 St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Rockwell City 5579 217 86 Source: Annual Congregational Report Forms, 217. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date:1/25/218

Congregations, Sorted by Average Attendance, in 5E CongID CongNameLC City State ZipCode Data Year Average Attendance 1134 Christ Lutheran Church Le Mars 5131 217 84 1112 Immanuel Lutheran Church Rock Rapids 51246 217 82 1115 St John Lutheran Church Sioux City 5114 217 8 1144 St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Manson 5563 217 78 1173 Trinity Lutheran Church Moville 5139 217 77 11177 Good Hope Lutheran Church Titonka 548 217 76 16253 Hope Lutheran Church Sioux Center 5125 217 75 2463 Salem Lutheran Church Creston 581 217 75 2497 Our Savior Lutheran Church Albert City 551 211 73 1973 Bethel Lutheran Church Graettinger 51342 216 73 376 United Lutheran Church Ringsted 5578 217 7 1113 St Peter Lutheran Church Pocahontas 5574 217 7 2512 Augustana Lutheran Church Manson 5563 217 68 11154 Soldier Lutheran Church Soldier 51572 217 67 255 Emanuel Lutheran Church Dayton 553 217 67 2523 St Luke Lutheran Church Sioux City 5116 217 65 2474 St John Lutheran Church Dunlap 51529 215 65 11173 Bethany Lutheran Church Thompson 5478 217 64 11121 Our Savior's Lutheran Church Rock Valley 51247 216 64 1119 Zion Lutheran Church Rake 5465 217 62 25 Trinity Lutheran Church Alta 512 217 62 2487 Bethlehem Lutheran Church Red Oak 51566 217 61 2531 St Paul Lutheran Church Remsen 515 217 6 1825 Trinity Lutheran Church Akron 511 217 6 1116 Grace Lutheran Church Primghar 51245 217 6 11215 St John Lutheran Church Woden 5484 217 57 1197 St Paul Lutheran Church Palmer 5571 217 57 252 Trinity Lutheran Church Boxholm 54 23 57 2489 Emmanuel Lutheran Church Shenandoah 5161 217 56 11188 Wallingford Lutheran Church Wallingford 51365 217 53 11178 Immanuel Lutheran Church Titonka 548 217 53 248 St Paul Lutheran Church Missouri Valley 51555 217 53 1643 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Adair 52 214 53 2518 Elfsborg Lutheran Church Pomeroy 5575 217 52 2526 Trinity Lutheran Church Spencer 5131 217 51 1158 Lutheran Church Melvin 5135 217 5 1894 St John Lutheran Church Le Mars 5131 217 5 1826 St John Lutheran Church Akron 511 217 5 1957 Exira Lutheran Church Exira 576 215 5 1115 Kanawha Lutheran Church Kanawha 5447 216 5 1968 Immanuel Lutheran Church George 51237 217 48 1187 Faith Lutheran Church Onawa 514 217 45 Source: Annual Congregational Report Forms, 217. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date:1/25/218

Congregations, Sorted by Average Attendance, in 5E CongID CongNameLC City State ZipCode Data Year Average Attendance 2483 St Paul Lutheran Church Northboro 5161 22 45 11186 South Enes Lutheran Church Vincent 5594 216 45 246 Bethesda Lutheran Church Clarinda 51632 217 43 1936 Washington Lutheran Church Duncombe 5532 217 41 1843 Ebenezer Lutheran Church Audubon 525 217 41 1171 Bethesda Lutheran Church Moorhead 51558 217 4 1159 St John Lutheran Church Merrill 5138 211 4 1172 Fulton Lutheran Church Moorland 5566 26 4 259 Faith Lutheran Church Harcourt 5544 29 4 3574 New Life Lutheran Church Sergeant Bluff 5154 215 4 2476 Faith Lutheran Church Griswold 51535 212 39 19 St John Lutheran Church Cushing 5118 217 38 1125 St Paul Lutheran Church Lakota 5451 217 36 253 Immanuel Lutheran Church Burnside 5521 217 35 1963 Christ Lutheran Church Fort Dodge 551 215 35 2515 Nain Lutheran Church Newell 5568 216 35 1137 Trinity Lutheran Church Linn Grove 5133 217 34 1889 Salem Lutheran Church Correctionville 5116 217 34 2516 Faith Lutheran Church Odebolt 51458 217 33 251 Bethel Lutheran Church Kiron 51448 217 33 191 St John Lutheran Church Cylinder 5528 217 33 1859 St Peter Lutheran Church Brunsville 518 217 32 2478 Immanuel Lutheran Church Kimballton 51543 217 32 2459 Brayton Lutheran Church Brayton 542 216 32 189 St John Lutheran Church Corwith 543 217 3 2475 St John Lutheran Church Essex 51638 216 3 2491 Tabor Lutheran Church Stanton 51573 217 28 11151 First Lutheran Church Sioux Rapids 5585 212 28 1986 Lutheran Church Hawarden 5123 216 26 1888 Ascension Lutheran Church Coon Rapids 558 217 25 11115 St Paul Lutheran Church Renwick 5577 217 25 1827 St John Lutheran Church Albert City 551 211 25 11113 Our Saviors Lutheran Church Rembrandt 5576 216 25 39 Christ Lutheran Church Jefferson 5129 217 24 2493 Strand Lutheran Church Villisca 5864 217 21 1121 Bethany Lutheran Church Kimballton 51543 217 2 1974 Lost Island Lutheran Church Ruthven 51358 215 2 2488 Fremont Lutheran Church Red Oak 51566 217 18 2514 Faith Lutheran Church Marcus 5135 217 17 1829 Immanuel Lutheran Church Alta 512 216 15 116 St Paul Lutheran Church Merrill 5138 217 13 11129 Trinity Lutheran Church Rutland 5582 217 11 Source: Annual Congregational Report Forms, 217. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Office of the Presiding Bishop, ELCA. Run date:1/25/218

Congregations, Sorted by Average Attendance, in 5E CongID CongNameLC City State ZipCode Data Year Average Attendance 2513 Grace Lutheran Church Marathon 5565 217 11 1194 Trinity Lutheran Church Ottosen 557 216 11 111 Siloam Lutheran Church Paullina 5146 213 7 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

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 11178 Congregation 118 118 548 Titonka % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 1 4 823 17 862 % ZIP Code...12...46 95.48. 1.97 1. Bethel Lutheran Church 251 Congregation 65 65 51448 Kiron % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 1 1 489 49 589 % ZIP Code.17.....17 83.2. 8.32 1. St Luke Lutheran Church 2523 Congregation 3 72 75 5116 Sioux City % Act Part...... 4. 96... 1. ZIP Code 394 38 25 87 397 567 23,212 14 2,345 29,649 % ZIP Code 1.33.13.84.29 1.34 1.91 78.29.5 7.91 1. Salem Lutheran Church 1889 Congregation 58 58 5116 Correctionville % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 2 4 11 12 1,281 29 1,368 % ZIP Code.15..29..8.88 93.64. 2.12 1. Grace Lutheran Church 1116 Congregation 1 99 1 51245 Primghar % Act Part. 1...... 99... 1. ZIP Code 11 1 7 3 22 1,193 4 4 1,321 % ZIP Code.83.8.53..23 1.67 9.31.3 3.3 1. Elfsborg Lutheran Church 2518 Congregation 64 64 5575 Pomeroy % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 2 14 1 3 11 851 63 1,8 % ZIP Code.2. 1.39.1.3 1.9 84.42. 6.25 1. Wallingford Lutheran Church Congregation 65 65 11188 51365 Wallingford % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 2 3 2 318 8 341 % ZIP Code.59..88...59 93.26. 2.35 1. Immanuel Lutheran Church 2522 Congregation 2 1 1 67 2 2 75 5113 Sioux City % Act Part. 2.67... 1.33 1.33 89.33 2.67 2.67 1. ZIP Code 91 82 51 19 644 66 9,546 15 5,252 22,881 % ZIP Code 3.94.36 2.23.8 2.81 2.88 41.72.7 22.95 1. Immanuel Lutheran Church 2478 Congregation 57 57 51543 Kimballton % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 1 3 2 353 2 363 % ZIP Code.28....83.55 97.25..55 1. Zion Lutheran Church 1119 Congregation 2 96 7 15 % Act Part. ZIP Code 1.9..... 91.43. 6.67 1. % 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.

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 67 67 553 Dayton % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 9 1 13 1 1 1,19 3 14 1,174 % ZIP Code.77..9 1.11.9.85 94.46.26 1.19 1. St Paul Lutheran Church 1125 Congregation 79 79 5451 Lakota % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 2 2 495 4 24 551 % ZIP Code...36...36 89.84.73 4.36 1. St John Lutheran Church 1894 Congregation 9 9 5131 Le Mars % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 118 17 36 11 14 11,221 941 13,524 % ZIP Code.87.13.27..81 1.4 82.97. 6.96 1. Trinity Lutheran Church 2526 Congregation 1 2 13 16 5131 Spencer % Act Part..... 1.89. 97.17.. 1. ZIP Code 127 21 42 1 1 135 11,899 513 13,351 % ZIP Code.95.16.31.1.75 1.1 89.12. 3.84 1. Trinity Lutheran Church 1137 Congregation 64 3 67 5133 Linn Grove % Act Part....... 95.52. 4.48 1. ZIP Code 1 7 4 483 3 555 % ZIP Code....18 1.26.72 87.3. 5.41 1. Faith Lutheran Church 2516 Congregation 2 118 12 51458 Odebolt % Act Part..... 1.67. 98.33.. 1. ZIP Code 3 7 4 4 1,356 1 39 1,453 % ZIP Code.21..48..28.28 93.32.7 2.68 1. Bethany Lutheran Church 1952 Congregation 119 1 12 5536 Emmetsburg % Act Part....... 99.17..83 1. ZIP Code 82 45 14 38 72 4,92 1 13 4,64 % ZIP Code 1.78.98.3..83 1.56 88.88.2 2.82 1. St Paul Lutheran Church 11115 Congregation 58 2 6 5577 Renwick % Act Part....... 96.67. 3.33 1. ZIP Code 2 1 3 419 1 8 442 % ZIP Code.45....23.68 94.8.23 1.81 1. Salem Lutheran Church 2463 Congregation 93 93 581 Creston % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 118 14 14 77 15 8,69 2 373 9,766 % ZIP Code 1.21.14.14..79 1.8 88.98.2 3.82 1. St John Lutheran Church 189 Congregation 1 92 93 543 Corwith % Act Part..... 1.8. 98.92.. 1. ZIP Code 1 2 4 461 23 514 % ZIP Code...19..39.78 89.69. 4.47 1. 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.

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 11173 Congregation 1 78 1 8 5478 Thompson % Act Part. 1.25..... 97.5. 1.25 1. ZIP Code 2 5 1 11 825 25 93 % ZIP Code.22...55 1.11 1.22 91.36. 2.77 1. Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2489 Congregation 75 75 5161 Shenandoah % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 26 1 56 83 5,439 1 223 6,61 % ZIP Code.43..16..92 1.37 89.74.2 3.68 1. St Paul Lutheran Church 1197 Congregation 7 7 5571 Palmer % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 1 4 1 3 365 12 398 % ZIP Code.25. 1.1..25.75 91.71. 3.2 1. St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1 1 Church 1144 5563 Manson % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 3 7 1 2 9 2,292 1 48 2,411 % ZIP Code.12..29.4.8.37 95.6.4 1.99 1. Church Of The Damascus Road Congregation 27 59 4 9 3386 551 Fort Dodge % Act Part. 3...... 65.56. 4.44 1. ZIP Code 1,59 273 87 15 351 558 24,375 26 1,633 3,595 % ZIP Code 4.93.89.28.49 1.15 1.82 79.67.8 5.34 1. St John Lutheran Church 19 Congregation 2 58 6 5118 Cushing % Act Part. 3.33..... 96.67.. 1. ZIP Code 2 1 1 3 368 9 393 % ZIP Code.51..25..25.76 93.64. 2.29 1. Bethesda Lutheran Church 246 Congregation 96 96 51632 Clarinda % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 331 9 7 171 12 6,353 2 29 7,456 % ZIP Code 4.44.12.94. 2.29 1.37 85.21.3 2.8 1. Ebenezer Lutheran Church 1843 Congregation 6 6 525 Audubon % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 11 8 2 14 2,987 39 3,118 % ZIP Code.35..26..64.45 95.8. 1.25 1. St Paul Lutheran Church 248 Congregation 75 75 51555 Missouri Valley % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 36 14 14 66 4,658 118 5,24 % ZIP Code.72..28..28 1.31 92.71. 2.35 1. Lutheran Church 1158 Congregation 2 1 1 63 2 1 7 5135 Melvin % Act Part. 2.86... 1.43 1.43 9. 2.86 1.43 1. ZIP Code 1 1 1 1 1 3 329 22 381 % ZIP Code.26.26.26.26.26.79 86.35. 5.77 1. 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.

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 1 1 51566 Red Oak % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 41 22 24 89 6,12 326 6,948 % ZIP Code.59..32..35 1.28 88.8. 4.69 1. St John Lutheran Church 2475 Congregation 115 51638 Essex % Act Part.......... 1. ZIP Code 7 4 8 1,193 2 1,252 % ZIP Code...56..32.64 95.29. 1.6 1. Fremont Lutheran Church 2488 Congregation 25 25 51566 Red Oak % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 41 22 24 89 6,12 326 6,948 % ZIP Code.59..32..35 1.28 88.8. 4.69 1. St John Lutheran Church 191 Congregation 48 48 5528 Cylinder % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 3 1 3 343 6 362 % ZIP Code...83..28.83 94.75. 1.66 1. Our Savior's Lutheran Church Congregation 14 11121 51247 Rock Valley % Act Part.......... 1. ZIP Code 23 12 2 1 29 44 4,367 63 5,738 % ZIP Code.4.21.3.2.51.77 76.11. 1.98 1. Immanuel Lutheran Church 253 Congregation 35 35 % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code % ZIP Code Washington Lutheran Church Congregation 53 53 1936 5532 Duncombe % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 4 1 5 16 814 1 86 % ZIP Code.47..12..58 1.86 94.65. 1.16 1. St John Lutheran Church 11215 Congregation 5 5 5484 Woden % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 1 1 2 2 392 1 12 423 % ZIP Code.24...24.47.47 92.67.24 2.84 1. Trinity Lutheran Church 11129 Congregation 14 14 5582 Rutland % Act Part....... 1... 1. ZIP Code 2 2 182 4 194 % ZIP Code 1.3.... 1.3 93.81. 2.6 1. First Lutheran Church 2498 Congregation 38 5511 Algona % Act Part.......... 1. ZIP Code 83 1 4 67 84 6,77 167 7,343 % ZIP Code 1.13.1.5..91 1.14 92.2. 2.27 1. 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.