# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1027
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PARISH EDUCATION
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PARISH EDUCATION 2638

establishment of central schools where these are a possi-
i the best. solution.
. ‘iadividual work with congregations by Circuit Visitors, District
; ak :and District Superintendents.
od ‘potentialities of Reaching Fifty-Per-Cent Enrollment

a in the Elementary Schools
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH — MISSOURI SYNOD

Statistics of 1951

Congregations Congregations

with Schools Enrollment Without Schools

No. of Comm. Percentage No. of Comm.

a 2 g & &
" 8 + +
Dit Ty 4 2 pod 3
& Brit. Columbia — 2 —_ 1 4 13 8 3
Ape en OOS
California and Nevada — 1 4 4 11 12 31 11 1
Central 3 13 24 75 51 59 24 24
Central Dlinois —_____-__ — 3 7 21 36 36 15 14
Colorado oO 1 CUB S47 10 #4 —
Eastern _. 1 3 3 17) «15 37 23 29
English _____— — 2 2 9 8 33 2% 85
Florida and Georgia _-.-__ 1 3 — — 45 8 1 3
Iowa East es en ee Ge | ee) |
Iowa West —_. 2 4 11 12 12 48 30 823
Kansas a |) 15 16 32 40 13 6
Manitoba & Saskatchewan — — —- — — 21 7 2
Michigan = — 2 12 83 45 58 22. 34
Minnesota _—---.--- — 19 20 46 22 92 59 58
Montana ee 14 3 3
North Dakota 2 2 1 3 7 41 9 5
North Wisconsin ___._. — 3 5 21 26 68. 34 25
Northern Illinois _--_-- 1 5 11 90 57 36 25 27
Northern Nebraska _-.-. 3 7 6 1 2 36 10 32
Northwest 2 7 vi 9 15 36 11 12
Oklahoma OL 2 3 4 21 18 2 4
Ontario 3 4 27 5 14
South Dakota = — 1 2 2 5 38 12 9
South Wisconsin _..._. 4 4 8 50 50 29 7 25
Southeastern 2 6 2 7 24 25 10 14
Southern ____ ae _— 1 5 18 11 4 7
Southern California _._.__ 3 2 8 24 46 27 7 4
Southern Illinois 2 4 6 21 54 18 8- 8
Southern Nebraska ___- — 25 16 13 (34 30 12 5
Texas. tC(<itisD ie dH Ks istiéi'‘ 8 4
Westen == —i—SG dG, KCC SS 54 823 17
Synod : 32

Totals ___. a __ 44 187 238 691 1,082 495 562

Not included are the schools of institutions except in the enrollment percentages.
Not included are the schools of South America.

Intensified promotional work on the part of Synod’s Board for
Parish Education in behalf of schools. . ;

Above everything else, however, we need a strong Christian
faith and implicit trust in the Lord and, therefore, more earnest .
prayer for this worthy cause. ;