Congregation: St Matthew Lutheran Church  Salt Lake City Taylorsville UT 84118 
Rocky Mountain Synod  Conference: Utah
Year Organized: 1958    

From 1996 TO 2003	1996	1997	1998	1999*	2000*	2001	2002	2003	%Chg 96-03
Baptized Membership	358	371	384	384	384	315	321	343	-4.2%
Members Received By:
a. Baptism: Children	15	12	12	12	12	9	8	9
b. Baptism: Adults	4	8	8	8	8	2	4	0
c. Affirmation of Faith	19	16	16	16	16	4	6	0
d. Transfer From:
1. ELCA Congregations	6	10	10	10	10	12	12	17
2. Other Lutheran	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	0
3. Other Non-Lutheran	0	6	6	6	6	0	6	5
e. Other & Stat. Adjustment	0	12	12	12	12	0	0	0
Total Members Added	44	68	68	68	68	27	36	31
Members Removed By:
a. Death	4	7	7	7	7	6	12	5
b. Transfer To:
1. ELCA Congregations	6	13	13	13	13	12	18	4
2. Other Lutheran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3. Other Non-Lutheran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
c. Other & Stat. Adjustment	28	35	35	35	35	78	0	0
Total Members Removed	38	55	55	55	55	96	30	9
Membership Change	6	13	13	13	13	-69	6	22
Baptized Youth Confirmed	12	6	4	4	4	4	6	8
Confirmed Membership	265	282	297	297	297	250	254	271	2.3%
Conf-Communing Members	260	245	276	276	276	212	212	212	-18.5%
Conf-Comm-Contrib Members	241	235	266	266	266	201	201	201	-16.6%
Average Worship Attendance 1996 to 2003
	130	141	156	156	156	125	125	118	-9.2%
Year	1996	1997	1998	1999*	2000*	2001	2002	2003	%Chg
Percent Attending Worship	36.3%	38.0%	40.6%	40.6%	40.6%	39.7%	38.9%	34.4%	-5.3%
Racial/Ethnic Composition of Baptized Members
African American/Black	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Hispanic
Asian/Pacific Islander	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Non-Hispanic
Hispanic/Spanish	6	3	3	3	3	12	12	10
(All Races)
Amer. Indian/Native	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alaskan Non-Hisp
Arab/Middle Eastern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Non-Hispanic***
Multiethnic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Non-Hispanic***
White Non-Hispanic	346	367	375	375	375	297	304	327
Other Non-Hispanic	0	0	5	5	5	6	5	0
This data is collected to measure the ELCA's progress in becoming more diverse.
Regular Giving Per Confirmed-
Communing Member	521.62	751.58	494.25	494.25	494.25	627.11	603.45	772.09	48.0%
Regular Giving Per CC Member
in 1996 Dollars	521.62	734.73	475.75	465.47	450.33	555.58	526.30	658.38	26.2%
Regular Giving by Members	135620	184138	136412	136412	136412	132947	127932	163684	20.7%
Designated Giving by Members	0	0	0	0	0	0	40810	1025	0.0%
Grants & Partnership Support	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Total Income**	135620	184138	200905	200905	200905	132947	168742	173259	27.8%
Current Operating Expenses	97481	115115	135280	135280	135280	131947	127068	137114	40.7%
Payments on Debts	39000	37788	0	0	0	45963	40810	37509	-3.8%
Total Disbursements**	147581	164593	145234	145234	145234	190510	170878	187877	27.3%
Mission Support	9800	9600	9954	9954	9954	3000	3000	3000	-69.4%
Mission Support as % of Current
Operating Expenses, Debt
Expenses & Mission Support	6.7%	5.9%	6.9%	6.9%	6.9%	1.7%	1.8%	1.7%	-74.8%
Mission Support as % of
Regular Giving	7.2%	5.2%	7.3%	7.3%	7.3%	2.3%	2.3%	1.8%	-74.6%
Total ELCA Benevolence	11100	11690	9954	9954	9954	3000	3000	11600	4.5%
Other Benevolence	0	0	0	0	0	9600	0	1000	0.0%

Baptized Membership 1980 to 2003
0	0	0	0	279	294	381	380	352	358	371	384	384	384	315	321	343	22.9%
1980	1982	1984	1986	1988	1990	1992	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	%Chg
Population of Congregation's ZIP Code 84118 for 1990, 2000 and 2003
					56026	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	64002	-	-	65123	16.2%
					1990	1992	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	%Chg

2003 VALUE OF CONGREGATIONAL ASSETS
Church edifice and lot	$1,500,000		Parsonage(s) and lot(s)	$0
Parish house and lot	$0		Other real estate	$0
Endowment & memorial funds	$0		Other assets	$0
Cash, savings, bonds, etc.	$0
Total indebtedness	$236,678		Capital improvements this year	$0

Wheelchair accessible? Y    Community Context: Suburb of large city within 10 miles

Size of 2003 Sunday School:    81 Pupils and    14 Leaders

Zip Codes Served:    84118   84120   84119    84123   84084   84095

*No Congregational Report was received for this year.  The previous year's
data was carried forward.

**These totals include other income and expenses not displayed.

***Arab/Middle Eastern and Multiethnic were first collected in 2003.

To make corrections or updates, contact the ELCA Office of the Secretary.
E-mail  conginfo@elca.org  or call 800/638-3522 extension 2810
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