Lutherans welcoming adults

That's an average of over 7,500 per year. Plus, over 1.2 million people have been received into congregations by "Affirmation of Baptism" - affirmation of the baptized life.

[first name Jerry]

Who is kidding who? ELCA has lost 1,000,000 members since the merger and have lost over 350,000 the last two years. This is what we use to call whistling while going by the graveyard.