# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S372
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372 MISSIONS

committee and the Latin-American Subcommittee. The North
American Subcommittee reviews all matters pertaining to North
American Missions and Evangelism and makes appropriate recom-
mendations to a plenary session of the Board while the Latin-
American Committee works similarly for Central and South Amer-
ican Mission matters.

Your Board met every other month for a two-day session in
order to carry on its work.

Total cost of operation for this Board for the triennium was
as follows:

’ 1953 1954 1955
North American Missions _______ $454,965.81 $626,649.00 $ 800,951.00
Evangelism _._. ———---- 16,909.44 29,871.00 29,440.15
Equipment and Administration _. 28,499.01 37,747.00 51,635.49
Latin-American Missions ________ 253,701.92 274,087.00 322,627.56
Total ...._____+=+=+=+__.- $754,076.18 $968,354.00 $1,204,654.74

NORTH AMERICAN MISSIONS
I. Brief Overview of North American Missions
A. Total for All Districts (1954 Statistics)

At the end of 1954 we had 796 pastors and 79 other workers
serving 1,034 congregations and 220 preaching stations in the
United States, Canada, Alaska, and Hawaii, with a total com-
municant membership of 85,000.

The total cost involved in operating our Home Mission pro-
gram in 1954 at 1,254 stations was $8,640,392.

64% of this cost was borne by the Home Mission congrega-
tions ($5,560,529).

29% was paid by the Districts ($2,479,663).

7% was paid by Synod as subsidy to 12 Districts and Hawaii
($626,649).

B. Home Missions in the Subsidized Districts

Approximately one third of all Home Mission stations are
found in the 12 Districts which Synod has been subsidizing.
Subsidy by Synod’s Home Mission Board to 12 Districts and
Hawaii:

1953 1954 1955
$454,965.81 $626,649 $800,951

The Southern District became a subsidized District as of
January 1, 1956. Our Board has set aside for assistance to 13 Dis-
tricts and Hawaii in 1956: $908,900.00.

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