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Lost in the #SBC18 Noise: Cooperative Program Numbers

June 18, 2018 by William Thornton

Almost lost amid the more gaudy news out of Dallas this week is something that is assuredly more important to the SBC’s future: news on the Cooperative Program.

 Average percentage of undesignated receipts given to CP: 4.86% down from 5.16%. 

Although the decline is just a fraction, 3/10 of one percent, it’s a pretty steep one year drop, about 6%. Think what it would mean if we had five consecutive years of the same. We would be looking at a CP that is down to 3.5% of church receipts. Weeping and gnashing of teeth everywhere.

Churches have been giving on average around five percent (5.16%) of their undesignated offering plate dollars. Now we’re under five percent.

The combination of an increase of total undesignated gifts to churches, $9.52 billion, up about $300 million, and a decline in CP giving of about $14 million caused the percentage reduction.

As Augie Boto pointed out in his Executive Committee report, the national share of CP dollars actually increased by about $1.5 million while the state convention share dropped by $14 million. The states continued to cut the proportion of CP revenues that they keep in-state for their various ministries.

The state/national CP “split” is now 58.51 for states and 41.49 for national SBC.

This is pretty serious business. Look for state conventions to speak to the matter. They had $14 million less to work with last year (the reporting period ended with the 2016-2017 fiscal year, September 30th).

More later on this.

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About William Thornton

William Thornton is a lifelong Southern Baptist and semi-retired pastor who served churches in South Carolina and Georgia. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia. You may find him occasionally on Twitter @wmgthornton.

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