ATLANTA — The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) reports contributions from churches and individuals slightly ahead of last year’s halfway mark. The Atlanta-based CBF received nearly $6.4 million in total contributions for July–December 2001, up 1.6 percent compared to the same period in 2000.  Undesignated gifts to CBF’s missions and ministries budget, meanwhile, increased 4.1 percent. Contributions to the 2001–02 Offering for…