Baptists’ CP, designated gifts increase in August

NASHVILLE — Gifts to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program (CP) in August of $14,578,070 were 2.99 percent above the total for August 2000, according to a news release from the treasurer of the SBC, Morris H. Chapman.

For the fiscal year to date, October 2000 through August 2001, CP giving now stands at 1.39 percent less than the same period a year ago, $160,592,711 compared to $162,851,541, to support CP missions and ministries globally and across North America.

August’s $14,578,070 in CP gifts total was $423,420 above August 2000 gifts of $14,154,649.

For the SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget, the year-to-date receipts are $6,596,024 above the budgeted $153,996,686, or 104.28 percent of budget. August’s receipts showed the $14,578,070 received as 104.13 percent of the budgeted amount of $13,999,698.