The 2012 Alabama Baptist State Convention (ABSC) budget being proposed to messengers in November will send $215,000 more to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) than in 2011 if approved.
The proposed budget was approved by the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM) at its May 13 meeting in Montgomery.
“This shows a sense of movement and cooperative spirit with the SBC — that we are willing to be team players,” said Rick Lance, executive director of the SBOM.
The 2012 proposed base budget is $43 million, the same as 2011. The difference is the percentage in dividing up the funds.
In 2011, 57.5 percent goes to the ABSC and 42.5 percent to the SBC. In 2012, the proposed percentage is 57 percent to the ABSC and 43 percent to the SBC.
The half a percentage, equaling $215,000, will be taken from the Cooperative Program gifts to Samford University, Samford Extension, The Baptist Foundation of Alabama, the Alabama Baptist Retirement Centers and the SBOM.
“The lion’s share comes from Samford University,” Lance said. “I cannot begin to say just how cooperative our entities are in this critical time.
“This was not meant to punish anyone,” he said. “These were the ones in a position to make this kind of move.”
Also approved was a challenge budget goal of $44 million and a 50–50 percentage split for all income over the base budget. (TAB)
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