Denominational Profile
Notes
| The Synodical Conference was formed in 1872 by the more conservative synods of American Lutherans: Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and the Norwegians. It dissolved in 1963. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1931 |
- |
- |
868,558 |
| 1933 |
- |
5,043 |
1,403,048 |
| 1935 |
4,373 |
5,156 |
1,495,947 |
| 1937 |
- |
5,153 |
1,538,148 |
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]
