CP contributions 11.14 percent below last year

NASHVILLE — Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist national and international missions and ministries received by the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee are 11.14 percent below the same time frame last year, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President and Chief Executive Officer Frank Page. The total includes receipts from state conventions and fellowships, churches and individuals for distribution according to the 2011–12 SBC Cooperative Program (CP) Allocation Budget.

As of Nov. 30, gifts received by the Executive Committee for distribution through the CP Allocation Budget totaled $28,427,727.02, or $3,563,526.89 behind the $31,991,253.91 received at the end of November 2010.

November’s CP allocation receipts for SBC work totaled $13,846,198.10.