CP gifts up 11.88 percent for January

NASHVILLE — An increase of 11.88 percent in churches’ gifts to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program (CP) was recorded in January 2002 over January 2001, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President and Chief Executive Officer Morris H. Chapman.

January’s $17,427,725.96 in CP missions gifts to support Southern Baptist ministries globally and across North America was $1,850,903.91 above January 2001 gifts of $15,576,822.05.

In year-to-date CP giving, $60,791,298.29 has been received compared with $59,214,895.73 in 2000-01, marking an increase of 2.66 percent or $1,576,402.56.

For the SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget, the January receipts of $17,427,725.96 were 117.29 percent of budget, surpassing the budgeted $14,858,239.92 by $2,569,486.04.