RICHMOND, Va. — Southern Baptists’ contributions to support international missions through the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering (LMCO) are 4.1 percent ahead of the same time frame as last year, according to a report by Rodney Freeman, International Mission Board (IMB) treasurer and vice president of Support Services.
At the end of 2017, IMB had received $15,221,629 so far for the 2017–18 campaign, which began Oct. 1, 2017. This total is $600,027 (4.1 percent) ahead of the 2016–17 LMCO receipts.
The LMCO campaign year historically ran from June 1 to May 31, but that did not align with IMB’s fiscal year, which runs Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. To help alleviate confusion, IMB finance leaders, in conjunction with the board of trustees, proposed to align the fiscal year and the LMCO campaign to Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Messengers voted to approve the fiscal year change during the 2017 SBC annual meeting in Phoenix. Therefore, gifts contributed from Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2018, will apply to the 2017–18 LMCO. (IMB)
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