Mission Statement

In thanksgiving for God's gift of grace to us, our mission is to go to people proclaiming God's love through Christ by providing a place of worship, witnessing, teaching, and serving one another by our words and actions of love in the name of Jesus Christ.

Augustana was founded in 1870, if you wish to learn more about our heritage please read the history on the Heritage Page.

Membership Profile

Augustana Lutheran Church has more than 1600 members. In 2007, our membership grew by 31 people. See the table below for more details:

	Membership Catagories	Number of People
	Confirmed Members	1,299
	Baptized Members	1,662
	Sunday School Pupils	343
	Average weekly attendance	386

Becoming a Member

Only Baptism and instruction in the Christian faith is required. If you are already baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, you can attend a membership class and indicate your desire to become a part of our community. Active members of other Lutheran congregations need only to transfer their membership.

New member orientation sessions are held in January, May, August, and October. For more information contact the church office, augustana@augustanaboone.org or phone (515) 432-5910.

Congregational Demographics

For a detailed report on congregational trends please visit the ELCA web site for our Congregational Annual Report.

ELCA - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Augustana is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Southeastern Iowa Synod, to learn more about the ELCA please visit their web-site: www.elca.org.