# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1898_S62
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62 Statistics of the Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference. 1896 and 1897.
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IV. Changes in the Individual Synods and Their Districts.

A. Congregations and Pastors.

 | Entered: Congregations | | From the seminaries | | By transfer | | From other church bodies | | Total of pastors entered | | Departed: By transfer | | By resignation of office | | By death | | Total of pastors departed | | Congregations |
 | 1896 | 1897 | 1896 | 1897 | 1896 | 1897 | 1896 | 1897 | 1896 | 1897 | 1896 | 1897 | 1896 | 1897 | 1896 | 1897 | 1896 | 1897 | 1896 | 1897
Missouri Synod:
California and Oregon District | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | —
Canada District | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | —
Illinois District | — | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | — | —
Iowa District | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | —
Kansas District | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | —
Michigan District | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | 1
Minnesota and Dakota District | 1 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 8 | — | —
Central District | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 10 | 9 | — | —
Nebraska District | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | —
Eastern District | — | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | — | —
Southern District | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | —
Western District | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | —
Wisconsin District | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | —
 | 6 | 56 | 76 | 68 | 50 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 129 | 100 | 44 | 27 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 13 | 95 | 73 | — | 1
Synod of Wisconsin, etc.:
Wisconsin Synod | 11 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | —
Minnesota Synod | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | —
District Synod of Michigan | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | —
English Synod | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | —
Total | 29 | 65 | 91 | 77 | 55 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 151 | 113 | 47 | 30 | 45 | 39 | 13 | 14 | 105 | 83 | 1 | 1