NASHVILLE — Gifts to the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Cooperative Program (CP) in May were 42.10 percent above gifts for May 2001, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President and Chief Executive Officer Morris H. Chapman.
Year-to-date support for CP Missions has moved to 5.24 percent ahead of totals at this same point last year.
May’s $17,977,344.47 in CP gifts to support Southern Baptist ministries globally and across North America compared to $12,650,999.98 in May 2001, a difference of $5,326,344.49.
In year-to-date CP giving, $123,736,793.85 has been received, compared with $117,580,589.31 in 2000-01, an increase of 5.24 percent or $6,156,204.54. The SBC operates on an Oct. 1 through Sept. 30 fiscal year. For the SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget, the May receipts of $17,977,344.47 were 120.99 percent of the budgeted $14,858,239.92, or $3,119,104.55 above the budget goal.
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