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The following are facts and statistics for The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod relating to the national church body for calendar year 2006. For statistics pertaining to individual congregations, please use the Congregation Locator where you may "View Statistics" for a specific congregation.
Quick Facts
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| Members |
2,383,084
Baptized |
1,835,064
Confirmed |
| Congregations |
6,167 |
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| District Offices |
35 |
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| Clergy |
9,164 |
Serving Parish-5,356 |
| Missionaries |
811 |
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| Campus Ministries |
181 |
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| Chaplains |
481 |
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| Educators |
26,662 |
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| Deaconesses |
172 |
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| Directors of Christian Education |
662 |
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| Directors of Christian Outreach |
41 |
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| Commissioned Lay Ministers |
152 |
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| Parish Assistants |
13 |
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| Recognized Service Organizations |
297 |
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| Schools |
Preschools-1,336 |
Elementary-977 |
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High Schools-109 |
Colleges-10 |
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Seminaries-2 |
| Partner Churches |
30 |
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Phone Numbers
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| Church Information Center |
St. Louis |
888.843.5267 |
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| Synodical Offices |
St. Louis |
800.248.1930 |
| Concordia Historical Institute |
St. Louis |
314.505.7900 |
| Concordia Seminary |
St. Louis |
314.505.7000 |
| Concordia Theological Seminary |
Fort Wayne |
260.452.2100 |
| Concordia Publishing House |
Customer Service |
800.325.3040 |
| Lutheran Hour Ministries |
St. Louis |
800.944.3450 |
| Lutheran Women's Missionary League |
St. Louis |
800.252.5965 |
| Concordia Plan Services |
St. Louis |
888.927.7526 |
| Lutheran Church Extension Fund |
St. Louis |
800.843.5233 |
| LCMS Foundation |
St. Louis |
800.325.7912 |
| LCMS World Mission |
St. Louis |
800.433.3954 |
| LCMS World Relief/Human Care |
St. Louis |
800.248.1930 x1380 |
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Officers of the Synod
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| President |
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Dr. Gerald Kieschnick |
| First Vice President |
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Dr. William Diekelman |
| Secretary |
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Dr. Raymond Hartwig |
| Treasurer |
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Thomas Kuchta |
| Chief Administrative Officer |
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Ronald Schultz |
| Chairman, Board of Directors |
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Chaplain Donald Muchow |
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Important Dates in 2009
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| Ash Wednesday |
February 25 |
| Easter |
April 12 |
| Pentecost |
May 31 |
| 1st Sunday in Advent |
November 29 |
| Synod Event Calendar |
www.lcms.org/calendar |
The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
1333 S. Kirkwood Road
St. Louis, MO 63122-7295
Church Information Center
1-888-843-5267 (THE-LCMS)
infocenter@lcms.org
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