What is the average contribution per member?
Total contributions for 1997 were $1,701,774,036, an increase of $86,544,331 (5.3 percent) over 1996. The average contribution per member was $652.22. The synod with the highest per member giving for 1997 was Southern California and Hawaii; their 103,708 members contributed a total of $103,406,169, averaging about $1,095 per member.
Total contributions for 2007 were $2,162,131,650, an increase of $28,953,655 (2.68 percent) over 2006. The average contribution per reporting member was $1,081.28. The synod with the highest per member giving for 2007 was Southern California and Hawaii; the synod’s 90,622 members contributed a total of $141,592,160 averaging about $1,562.45 per member.
