CP giving below budget but ahead of last year

CP giving below budget but ahead of last year

NASHVILLE — Contributions to the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Cooperative Program (CP) in October were 0.07 percent above last year’s opening month of the convention’s fiscal year.

As of Oct. 31, gifts received by the Executive Committee for distribution through the CP Allocation Budget totaled $13,611,434.14, or $9,133.50 above the $13,602,300.64, received in October 2012.

Meanwhile designated giving of $3,204,233.24 during October was 4.82 percent, or $147,225.45, above gifts of $3,057,007.79 received last October. This total includes only those gifts received and distributed by the Executive Committee and does not reflect designated gifts contributed directly to SBC entities.

The October total of $13,611,434.14 is 85.29 percent of the $15,958,333.33 monthly allocation budget to support Southern Baptist ministries globally and across North America.

(TAB)