New Mexico church’s Top 10 prayer requests show its priorities
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Eternity Baptist Church over the years has purchased all the land on its block. No. 8 of Eternity’s 10 prayer requests for 2026 is, “What should we do with it?”
Year-to-date CP totals close to last year’s at same point
NASHVILLE (BP) – Cooperative Program giving for April was below the budget goal for the month and total giving remains about 3.5 percent under budget for the year. However, in actual dollars, year-to-date giving ($110,336,543,27) is almost identical to the amount given through April of last year ($110,474,314.95) – a difference of .12 percent.
Historic first: Crossings to host Deaf, hard-of-hearing students this summer
BAGDAD, Ky. — For the first time in the history of the Kentucky Baptist Convention and Crossings Camps, a summer camp is scheduled June 4-8 at Cedarmore for Deaf and hard-of-hearing (HOH) students.
SBC DIGEST: Positive trends among Mississippi, Kentucky Baptists
Annual Church Profile data indicates encouraging trends for Mississippi Baptists; Kentucky Baptists continue generous CP giving.
Baptisms, CP giving break records in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Record increases in baptisms and Cooperative Program giving in 2025 are being celebrated at the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio (SCBO).
CP giving totals remain about 3% below budget through March
NASHVILLE (BP) – Cooperative Program giving remained under budget in March, keeping year-to-date totals around 3 percent below goals.
Wyoming church changes its name but not its mission
POWELL, Wyo. – Bill Harvison was called as pastor of First Southern Baptist Church of Powell (now Victory Baptist Church) two weeks before the COVID pandemic hit in 2020.
Oklahoma church adopts Acts 1:8 systematically
PONCA CITY, Okla. – An abundance of different kinds of food draws people to Northeast Baptist Church, where about 225 people participate in Sunday morning worship.
February CP giving below budget goals
NASHVILLE (BP) – Cooperative Program giving dipped in February, with receipts totaling about $1.5 million short of the $19 million goal. Year-to-date totals are around 2.5 percent below budget targets.
Proposed CP allocation budget moves IMB to 51 percent
NASHVILLE (BP) – SBC Executive Committee members voted today (Feb. 17) to approve a 2026-27 Cooperative Program allocation budget that places 51 percent of those gifts with the International Mission Board, a recommendation first approved in 2010 with the implementation of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force.
