CP giving rises 2.52 percent over last year

NASHVILLE — Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program (CP) are up 2.52 percent compared to the same time in 2003, according to a news release from Morris H. Chapman, SBC Executive Committee president and chief executive officer.

As of March 31, the year-to-date total of $95,454,884.61 for the CP is $2,342,112.91 ahead of the $93,112,771.70 received at this same point in 2003. For the month, receipts of $15,115,122.37 were 6.46 percent, or $917,635.99, above the $14,197,486.38 received in March 2003.

For the SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget, the year-to-date total of $95,454,884.61 is 104.71 percent of the $91,161,555.00 budgeted, or $4,293,329.61 above budget to support Southern Baptist ministries globally and across North America.