NASHVILLE — An increase of 7.49 percent in churches’ gifts to the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Cooperative Program (CP) was recorded in February 2002 over February 2001, according to a news release from SBC Executive Committee President and Chief Executive Officer Morris H. Chapman. February’s $16,886,897.19 in CP missions gifts was $1,176,564.36 above February 2001 gifts of $15,710,332.83. In year-to-date…