Luterilaisista yhä harvempi on eurooppalainen. Ydinalueellaan
"The Church of Sweden, the world's largest Lutheran church, accounted for 6,895,840 members in 2006, a decrease of 99,160 or 1.4 percent. The world's third largest Lutheran church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, saw its membership decrease by 15,999 to reach 4,556,612. Membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark, the fourth largest LWF member church, rose by 6,941 or 0.15 percent to 4,506,442. The Church of Norway registered an increase of 8,098 to reach 3,939,044."
"The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover, Germany's largest Lutheran church, reported 3,045,354 members, reflecting a decrease of 27,268 or roughly 0.9 percent.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria counted 2,640,724 members after a decrease of 59,276 or 2.2 percent. The Evangelical Church in Wuerttemberg reported a decrease of 24,014 or around 1 percent, to 2,322,865. The North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church was down by 19,140 members to 2,109,960, for a decrease of roughly 0.9 percent.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony registered 833,826 members, down by 9,470 or 1.1 percent. Membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thuringia fell by 18,371 or 4 percent, to 440,629, while the Evangelical Church of Pomerania lost 2.7 percent of its membership, falling by 2,836 to reach 103,751. Membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg fell by 4,455, around 2.1 percent, to 208,000.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick had a 1.2 percent decrease in membership last year, dropping by 4,886 to reach 405,614, while membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe declined by 950 members or 1.5 percent, to 61,350. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg reported a decrease of 7,023 members to reach 463,448 for a loss of roughly 1.5 percent. "
http://www.lutheranworld.org/News/LWI/EN/1999.EN.html
mutta luterilaisten määrä kasvaa kehitysmaissa. Kannettu vesi ei kaivossa pysy, joten kehitysmaissakin tulee ongelmia ellei yhteiskunta tue enempää lähetystoimintaa. Kirkon mahdollisuudet tukea lähetystyötä heikkenee.
"The Church of Sweden, the world's largest Lutheran church, accounted for 6,895,840 members in 2006, a decrease of 99,160 or 1.4 percent. The world's third largest Lutheran church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, saw its membership decrease by 15,999 to reach 4,556,612. Membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark, the fourth largest LWF member church, rose by 6,941 or 0.15 percent to 4,506,442. The Church of Norway registered an increase of 8,098 to reach 3,939,044."
"The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover, Germany's largest Lutheran church, reported 3,045,354 members, reflecting a decrease of 27,268 or roughly 0.9 percent.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria counted 2,640,724 members after a decrease of 59,276 or 2.2 percent. The Evangelical Church in Wuerttemberg reported a decrease of 24,014 or around 1 percent, to 2,322,865. The North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church was down by 19,140 members to 2,109,960, for a decrease of roughly 0.9 percent.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony registered 833,826 members, down by 9,470 or 1.1 percent. Membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thuringia fell by 18,371 or 4 percent, to 440,629, while the Evangelical Church of Pomerania lost 2.7 percent of its membership, falling by 2,836 to reach 103,751. Membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg fell by 4,455, around 2.1 percent, to 208,000.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick had a 1.2 percent decrease in membership last year, dropping by 4,886 to reach 405,614, while membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe declined by 950 members or 1.5 percent, to 61,350. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg reported a decrease of 7,023 members to reach 463,448 for a loss of roughly 1.5 percent. "
http://www.lutheranworld.org/News/LWI/EN/1999.EN.html
mutta luterilaisten määrä kasvaa kehitysmaissa. Kannettu vesi ei kaivossa pysy, joten kehitysmaissakin tulee ongelmia ellei yhteiskunta tue enempää lähetystoimintaa. Kirkon mahdollisuudet tukea lähetystyötä heikkenee.
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