Georgia Baptists recently adopted a 2025 budget that calls for more than $62 million to be given through the Cooperative Program and other offerings. That money, a 2.5% increase over the current year, will fund gospel-sharing efforts around the world, across the nation, and throughout the state.
The Cooperative Program, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2025, is the primary means through which Southern Baptists support missionaries and ministries at the state, national, and global levels.
Addressing messengers at the 202nd annual meeting of the GBC at First Baptist Statesboro, David Melber, chief operating officer for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, said, “The number for the Cooperative Program for next year is an increase over this year… You may not realize but across the SBC to be projecting an increase in CP dollars is a testimony to something only the Lord can do. And only He gets the credit for that!”
The annual budget, which was overwhelmingly approved, totals $62,908,500. Of that, more than half — $34,177,000 — will be from the Cooperative Program.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Henry Durand and originally published by the Christian Index.
