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History
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Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church (Suomi Synod) (1890) |
merged intoLutheran Church in America (1962) |
| The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church was formed in 1890 in Calumet, Michigan. It used the liturgy of the Church of Finland. |
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 55 | 177 | 19,978 |
| 1929 | 58 | 178 | 22,264 |
| 1935 | 56 | 183 | 38,005 |
| 1937 | - | 179 | 37,384 |
| 1941 | - | 187 | 27,687 |
| 1943 | - | 178 | 28,185 |
| 1944 | - | 237 | 28,365 |
| 1947 | - | 172 | 29,153 |
| 1950 | 77 | 178 | 29,606 |
| 1951 | 85 | 178 | 22,144 |
| 1952 | 85 | 165 | 29,753 |
| 1953 | 87 | 164 | 31,853 |
| 1954 | 92 | 163 | 33,314 |
| 1955 | 92 | 163 | 33,314 |
| 1956 | 95 | 157 | 35,672 |
| 1957 | 94 | 155 | 37,071 |
| 1958 | 106 | 153 | 35,963 |
| 1959 | 103 | 155 | 36,264 |
| 1960 | 103 | 153 | 35,529 |
| 1961 | 105 | 153 | 36,274 |
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]
