# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1967_S74
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

LEMS GROWTH COMPARED TO U.S. CHURCHES GROWTH 1940—1966 Li PERCENT OF INCREASE IN LCMS, U. 5. CHURCHES,

2,000,000 exacen AND U.S. POPULATION FROM 1940 TO 1966 a

2,800,000

2,600,000

2,400,000

2,200,000

2,000,000

1,800,000
1,600,000 il

1,400,000

1,200,000

Total Membershi;
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1940—1950 1950—1960 1960—1966

BAPTISMS COMPARED TO BIRTHS FROM 1940 10 1966 (U.S. ONLY) au pavcesr SUNIORS CONFIRMED AS A PERCENT OF CHILDREN Vv
100 BAPTIZED 14 YEARS EARLIER (U.S. ONLY)

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Members

JUNIORS CONFIRMED

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