Prestonwood Baptist to resume giving to CP

PLANO, Texas — Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, Texas, has announced it will resume giving through the Cooperative Program (CP) after two months of evaluating its support of Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) missions and ministries.

Prestonwood Baptist had announced in mid-February it would escrow CP funds over “various significant positions taken by the leadership of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC).” During the escrow period, the congregation said it would evaluate how to proceed with future financial support of SBC and state convention ministries.

In a December 2016 interview with The Wall Street Journal, Prestonwood Pastor Jack Graham, a former SBC president, alleged “disrespectfulness” by ERLC President Russell Moore toward evangelical supporters of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. (BP)