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At Fiscal Year Mid-Point, CP Giving Lags Behind Target
03/21/2011
LOUISVILLE - Kentucky Baptists' gifts through the Cooperative Program dipped below the monthly budget goal in February, and at the halfway mark of the fiscal year, are running 6.79 percent behind the $23.5 million annual budget goal.
Giving for February totaled $1,857,349, just below the monthly goal of $1,958,333.
"The mid-year total is crucial as Kentucky Baptist Convention Mission Board staff adjust ministry activities and initiatives according to CP receipts," said Lowell Ashby, KBC Business Services Team leader.
In addition to falling short of budget goals, this year's contributions to missions through the Cooperative Program are down more than $530,000 compared to fiscal year 2009-2010, Ashby noted.
Rising gas prices and ongoing economic struggles are having an impact on giving, said Billy Compton, KBC's executive associate for Cooperative Program and Resources.
"We continue to appreciate the gifts to the Cooperative Program that make our ministries and missions causes possible, and continue to impact lives during a difficult economic environment," Compton said.
Among the ministries and resources provided by the Cooperative Program is KBC's annual Team Leader Training workshop, scheduled for April 8-9 at the Kentucky Baptist Building in Louisville.
"This is a free event and is absolutely critical for anyone leading an international mission trip," Compton said. "For those who complete the training and later lead a KBC-coordinated mission trip overseas, they will receive a $500 scholarship toward their in-country expenses."
Online registration for Team Leader Training is available at www.kybaptist.org/tlt.
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