The following are facts and statistics for The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod relating to the national church body for calendar year 2008. For statistics pertaining to individual congregations, please use the Congregation Locator where you may "View Statistics" for a specific congregation.

The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
1333 S. Kirkwood Road
St. Louis, MO 63122-7295

Quick Facts
Members	2,337,349 Baptized	1,803,900 Confirmed
Congregations	6,123
District Offices	35
Clergy	9,010	Serving Parish-5,359
Missionaries	889
Campus Ministries	215
Chaplains/Pastoral Counselors	677
Educators	18,096
Deaconesses	192
Directors of Christian Education	1,040
Directors of Christian Outreach	53
Commissioned Lay Ministers	147
Parish Assistants	15
Recognized Service Organizations	299
Schools Preschools-1,311 Elementary-934 High Schools-108 Colleges-10 Seminaries-2
Partner Churches	30
Phone Numbers
LCMS Church Information Center/LCMS Office	St. Louis	888.843.5267
LCMS Donor Care Line	St. Louis	888-930-4438
KFUO Radio	St. Louis	800-844-0524
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	St. Louis	800-325-3040
Lutheran Hour Ministries	St. Louis	800-876-9880
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
Officers of the Synod
President		Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick
First Vice President		Dr. William R. Diekelman
Secretary		Dr. Raymond L. Hartwig
Treasurer		Dr. Thomas W. Kuchta
Chief Administrative Officer		Ronald P. Schultz
Chairman, Board of Directors		Dr. Donald K. Muchow

LCMS Church Information Center
888-THE-LCMS (843-5267)
infocenter@lcms.org

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