NASHVILLE — November contributions through the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Cooperative Program (CP) of $16,383,149.98 were 6.46 percent, or $994,205.44, ahead of the $15,388,944.54 received in November 2008. The year-to-date total as of Nov. 30 of $33,244,504.13 for CP gifts is $60,306.33, or 0.18 percent, ahead of the $33,184,197.80 received at the same point in 2008. These figures were reported by SBC Executive Committee President and Chief Executive Officer Morris H. Chapman.
For the SBC CP Allocation Budget, the year-to-date total of $33,244,504.13 is 97.59 percent of the $34,064,265.44 budgeted to support Southern Baptist ministries globally and across North America. The SBC operates on an Oct. 1–Sept. 30 fiscal year.
During the last fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2008 — Sept. 30, 2009), CP receipts for the year declined 2.23 percent and combined CP and designated giving for the year declined 3.65 percent.
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