A group of Baptist leaders gathered in Memphis on May 13 to commemorate the centennial of the Cooperative Program through a time of prayer and signing of a Declaration of Cooperation. Three Alabama Baptists were among the 73 signees and “the hope is that every Southern Baptist can see themselves in a name on that sheet,” event organizer Tony Wolfe said.
The special event was held at the Renasant Convention Center downtown near the riverfront exactly 100 years to the date, time and nearby location of the launch of the CP in 1925.
Every SBC entity and state convention were represented by at least one staff member, said Wolfe, executive director of South Carolina Baptists.
Also represented were the various ethnic groups, pastors, pastors’ wives and other women serving in ministry positions as well as the current SBC officers.
“It’s one thing to say we work together … but it’s something else when something like this brings you together,” Wolfe said.
“You are reminded of the friendships. We really do want the same things and work for the same things. We also have a deep affection for one another across every divide you can name in the SBC.
“Moments like this really bring this out,” he noted, adding that “the hope and prayer is for unity.”
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