What does God expect of you? A 10%? All you have… The average for an individual Alabama Baptist church member is only 2.3% of their income.
What does God expect of your church? 10%? 50%… The average gift from an Alabama Baptist church is 7.2% of undesignated
Where does my gift go? The first stop is the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions. 28% of the gift is put to work in Alabama for Great Commission Ministries: Evangelism Discipleship Church planting Church revitalization Global missions Disaster relief Leadership development …THE ALABAMA BAPTIST STATE BOARD OF MISSIONS
The next stop is the entities of the Alabama Baptist Convention. 27% of the gift is put to work in Alabama for Great Commission Ministries: The Alabama Baptist Ala Bapt Retirement Centers Board of Aid Children’s Homes & Family Ministries Education Commission Samford University Judson College University of Mobile Christian Life Commission Historical Commission Shocco Springs Plus: WMU ALCAP …THE ALABAMA BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION Messengers to the annual meetings of the ALABAMA BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION have created several entities to minister to Alabama and to strengthen churches as we work toward a common goal of sharing the gospel with every person on the planet.
Where does my gift go? The next stop is the entities of the Southern Baptist Convention. 43% of the gift is put to work in Great Commission Ministries. Since its launch in 1925, the effectiveness of the Cooperative Program has been dependent upon individuals, churches, state conventions, and SBC entities cooperating, working toward a common goal of sharing the gospel with every person on the planet.
Where does my gift go? The six seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention. 9.5%
Where does my gift go? The North American Mission Board. 9.8%
Where does my gift go? The IMB of the Southern Baptist Convention. 22%