Denominational Profile
History
Lutheran Free Church |
split into Association of Free Lutheran Congregations (1962) |
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| The Association of Free Lutheran Congregations was founded in 1962 by Rev. John P. Strand and others who rejected the merger of the Lutheran Free Church into the American Lutheran Church. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1974 |
77 |
125 |
13,471 |
| 1975 |
77 |
127 |
14,215 |
| 1977 |
76 |
127 |
13,946 |
| 1978 |
82 |
132 |
14,400 |
| 1979 |
91 |
132 |
14,738 |
| 1980 |
97 |
130 |
14,738 |
| 1982 |
100 |
140 |
15,430 |
| 1983 |
96 |
145 |
16,759 |
| 1984 |
118 |
151 |
17,665 |
| 1985 |
120 |
156 |
18,205 |
| 1986 |
160 |
160 |
19,508 |
| 1987 |
130 |
186 |
26,509 |
| 1988 |
139 |
193 |
26,870 |
| 1991 |
170 |
210 |
27,650 |
| 1992 |
181 |
225 |
20,945 |
| 1993 |
191 |
230 |
29,848 |
| 1994 |
205 |
230 |
30,769 |
| 1997 |
207 |
243 |
32,659 |
| 1999 |
213 |
241 |
32,984 |
| 2000 |
222 |
245 |
36,400 |
| 2002 |
226 |
252 |
36,431 |
| 2003 |
223 |
257 |
39,409 |
| 2006 |
234 |
267 |
43,360 |
| 2007 |
249 |
274 |
43,428 |
| 2008 |
249 |
274 |
43,477 |
| 2009 |
277 |
280 |
44,473 |
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
