ELCA Congregation Reports / Forms A
Each year, every congregation, synod-authorized worshiping community (SAWC) and new start is asked to provide information about its people, finances, and resources through the Annual Congregation Report. This provides the churchwide organization and synods with a record of the congregations and worshiping communities that make up the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Form A provides crucial data that assist in assessing the success of existing programs and in preparation of new resources. This data is also shared on your congregation’s full trend report on the ELCA’s website. (To view a congregation’s trend report on the ELCA website, click Find a Congregation and type in the zip code, click on the congregation name
To fill out these forms you must have your congregation ID number and password. Your congregation should have received a packet in the mail mid-January 2025 from churchwide that includes the password. Passwords change from year to year.
FAQ: ELCA Annual Congregation Report
Starting Mid-Jan. 2025 congregations can file electronically by clicking here.
Resources
- Letter from Secretary Lucille "CeCee" Mills | Carta de Secretary Lucille "CeCee" Mills - PDF
- 2025 Form A | 2025 Formulario A - PDF
- General instructions | Instrucciones Generales - PDF
- Financial Stewardship Worksheet | Hoja de Trabajo de Administracion Financiera - PDF
- Financial Stewardship Worksheet | Hoja de Trabajo de Administracion Financiera - Excel