11,498,518

10,336,670

8,755,629

6,447,291

4,788,961

3,251,595

1,287,695

0

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

12,000,000

14,000,000

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006

Year

Pop

ula

tion

of

the

Ter

rito

ry o

f th

e S

ynod

does not include Hawaii

Population of the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006

Source: U.S. Census. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

Rates of Growth in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006

Source: U.S. Census, Congregations and Membership, ELCA. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

47%

35% 36%

18%

11%

24%

53%

41%

-9%

15%

-6%-7%

-20%

-10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

1960 to 1970 1970 to 1980 1980 to 1990 1990 to 2000 2000 to 2006

Rat

e of

Pop

ula

tion

Gro

wth

Population Rate

Church Membership Rate

ELCA Membership Rate

Non-White Percent of the Population of the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1970 to 2006

Source: U.S. Census. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

23%

32%

41%

53%57%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1970 1980 1990 2000 2006

Year

Per

cen

t N

on-W

hit

e

Congregations in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006

Source: Congregations and Membership in the United States. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

1,117

1,822

2,965

4,065

4,893

5,400

33 99 111 127 125 126

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006

Year

Con

greg

atio

ns

All ELCA

Church Members in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod: 1950 to 2006

Source: Congregations and Membership in the United States. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

459,745

3,134,259

4,415,113

5,400,000

59,056 53,595 61,463 58,034 53,737

1,649,511

2,045,052

13,7550

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006

Year

Ch

urc

h M

emb

ers

All ELCA

Change in the Membership of Selected Religious Groups in the Pacifica Synod between 1990 and 2000

Source: Congregations & Membership in the United States: 2000. The Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, 2002. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, August 2006.

Jewish (estimate)

United Methodist

Presbyterian (USA)

Episcopal

Baptist General Conference

Latter-day Saints

Southern Baptist Convention

Salvation Army

Assembly of God

Roman Catholic

United Church of Christ

ELCA

Missouri Synod

-200,000 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,400,000

Percent of the Population in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod Claimed by a Congregation: 1950 to 2006

Source: Congregations and Membership in the United States. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

35.70% 34.61%31.91%

35.96%

43.00%47.35%

1.07% 1.24% 0.84% 0.71% 0.57% 0.47%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006

Year

Per

cen

t of

th

e P

opu

lati

on

All ELCA

Population in the Territory of the Pacifica Synod Not Claimed by a Congregation: 1950 to 2006

Source: Congregations and Membership in the United States. Prepared by Research and Evaluation, ELCA, Spring 2008.

827,950

3,116,280

4,364,486

5,580,6385,853,728

6,003,359

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

7,000,000

1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2006

Year

Nu

mb

er N

ot C

laim

ed b

y a

Rel

igio

us

Gro

up

Lutherans Per Square Mile in the Pacifica Synod Compared to Selected Synods in 2006

Minneapolis Area, 68.4

North Carolina, 1.2

Northeastern Pennsylvania, 17.3

Southeastern, 0.3

Metro Washington, DC 10.5

Rocky Mountain, 0.2

Pacifica, 1.3

Sierra Pacific, 0.4

Grand Canyon, 0.5

Source: Annual Congregational Reports, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2006.Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Spring 2008.

Race/Ethnicity of the US Population Compared to the Baptized Membership in the Pacifica Synod in 2006

Source: Claritas, Inc., and Annual Congregational Reports, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2006.Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Spring 2008.

0.7% 0.1%2.6% 3.5%

92.0%

1.1%4.6%

0.4%

13.8%

32.7%

44.0%

4.5%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

AfricanAmerican /

Black

AmericanIndian / Alaska

Native

Asian Latino White Other

Baptized MembershipUS Population

Percent of Congregations and Worshipers by Size (based on Worship Attendance) in the Pacifica Synod in 2006

Source: Annual Congregational Reports, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2005.Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, August 2006.

20.6%

38.9%

30.2%

8.7%

1.6%3.3%

20.4%

37.4%

25.5%

7.3%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50 or less 70 to 150 151 to 350 351 to 800 801 or more

CongregationsWorshipers

Growing, Stable, Declining Congregations in the Pacifica Synod by Size (based on Worship Attendance)

Source: Annual Congregational Reports, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2000 and 2005.Prepared by Research and Evaluation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Spring 2008.

0.0%

15.6%

25.0%

36.4%

50.0%

18.8%

5.6%

11.1%

16.7%

27.3%

0.0%

13.4%

94.4%

73.3%

58.3%

36.4%

50.0%

67.9%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

50 or less 51 to 150 151 to 350 351 to 800 801 or more All

growing (more than 5%)

stable (-5% to 5%)

declining (more than 5%)