NASHVILLE (BP) – Several state conventions have reported increases in Cooperative Program receipts in 2025 and in the first few months of the current fiscal year.
The last five months have brought a 9.42 percent jump, Kentucky Baptist Convention Executive Director-Treasurer Todd Gray said recently.
“The Cooperative Program giving of Kentucky Baptist churches is nothing short of a testimony of the goodness of God toward His people and of their generosity to fund a global Gospel advancing enterprise. … When we give through the CP we are preaching the Gospel to all nations,” Gray said, noting that those nations reflect ministry fields at home and abroad.
A study of CP reports since October says Ohio Baptists have increased giving by 4.61 percent in that time. That reflects a yearslong trend, with Executive Director-Treasurer Jeremy Westbrook announcing to pastors in December that giving has increased by $350,000, or 8 percent, over the last three years.
North Carolina is among 25 state conventions reporting gains in CP gifts since October. Although receipts in 2025, when compared to 2024, were relatively flat, the state convention reported $2.57 million given, a 2.9 percent increase, in January as compared to January 2025.
The Florida Baptist Convention published a letter of appreciation to churches for a 2 percent increase in 2025, representing nearly $500,000 in additional gifts.
“The generosity of Florida Baptist churches is driven by a Kingdom commitment and obedience to the Great Commission,” the letter said. “The faithful giving of our churches is expressed through voluntary financial gifts to the Cooperative Program. In 2025, the unified stewardship of our churches through this offering impacted the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
A strong January brought national CP giving to just under 1 percent of the annual goal. However, giving since October has exceeded that of the last fiscal year by 2.38 percent. State conventions showing significant percentage gains include Alabama (6.93), Arkansas (26.31), Georgia (3.8), Illinois (54.76), Maryland-Delaware (6.65), Utah-Idaho (16.95) and Wyoming (7.29).
Toward the close of 2025, financial advisors spoke on upcoming changes to charitable giving by the Trump administration’s Big Beautiful Bill. The response may account for the increases in December that would have rolled over into January reporting.
Arkansas and Mississippi reported increases across all four months. Among 11 conventions that each gave more than $2 million in the four-month period, seven gave more than the same time frame the previous year.
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