Cooperative Program giving up from last year

Cooperative Program giving up from last year

NASHVILLE ­— Year-to-date contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program are up 0.41 percent compared to this same time frame in 2002, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President and Chief Executive Officer Morris H. Chapman.

As of June 30, the year-to-date total of $139,024,324.59 for Cooperative Program (CP) Missions is $574,558.28 ahead of the $138,449,766.31 received at this same point last year. For the month, receipts of $15,027,959.97 were 2.14 percent, or $314,987.51, above the $14,712,972.46 received in June 2002.

For the SBC Cooperative Program Allocation budget, the year-to-date total of $132,721,801.50 is 104.75 percent of the $139,024,324.59 budgeted, or $6,302,523.09 more to support Southern Baptist ministries globally and across North America.

The SBC operates on an Oct. 1-Sept. 30 fiscal year.