2023 CBF Impact Report by Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

IMPACT REPORT 2023

TOGETHER FOR

TRANSFORMATION 2023 CBF Impact Report

Edmond Jackson, graduate student at Mercer University and Student.Church intern is all smiles at Late Night Worship during the 2023 General Assembly in Atlanta, Ga.

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TOGETHER FOR TRANSFORMATION No matter how you are accessing this report, prepare yourself for a profound journey highlighting the transformative power of God working through our Fellowship. Even as we continue to navigate great change and growth, I am excited for you to witness the tangible impact of your involvement and support. These pages encapsulate our shared commitment to God’s transformation of the world through Jesus Christ. They serve as a narrative of our response to Holy invitations to community and being equipped for faithful ministry. Your contributions, whether through congregational support, individual engagement or partnerships, have been pivotal in shaping the stories that unfold here. Our Fellowship, grounded in the essence of “koinonia,” embodies a commitment to community that thrives on collaboration. We choose to be a Fellowship, signifying our dedication to a love that is sacrificial, relentless, encouraging and empowering. Your active participation has created an environment where congregations flourish, and the diversity of gifts is celebrated. Over the past year, CBF has displayed unwavering dedication to equipping leaders for ministry. Together—alongside our staff, state and regional leaders, partner churches and partner ministries—we have helped congregations discern their calling, address changing financial environments and live out their mission commitments. Our global witness has expanded, reaching communities far beyond our local borders. Your collective efforts have contributed to a vibrant tapestry of global impact, connecting local ministries with Christ’s work around the world. Our journey toward equity and inclusion remains an ongoing priority. And your support is crucial in fostering an environment where all gifts flourish. As you explore this report, do so with gratitude for the collective impact we’ve made and with anticipation of the transformative possibilities that lie ahead. Thank you for being part of this journey. I look forward to continuing to serve Christ together.

Paul Baxley Executive Coordinator Cooperative Baptist Fellowship December 2023

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Dennis Atwood, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Mount Olive, N.C. (left) receives a Mission Excellence Award from Tammy Snyder, Coordinator of CBF of Florida and the Caribbean Islands and 2022-23 Chair of the CBF Missions Council (right).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 OUR FELLOWSHIP 8 GLOBAL MISSIONS 12 CHAPLAINCY & PASTORAL COUNSELING 14 LOCAL CHURCHES 17 OUTREACH & GROWTH 20 YOUNG BAPTISTS 22 IDENTITY & EXPERIENCES 24 TOGETHER FOR HOPE 26 CBF FOUNDATION 28 CHURCH BENEFITS 30 STATES & REGIONS 2023 CBF Impact Report

OUR FELLOWSHIP The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is a network of churches, individuals and partners inviting each other into deeper community, equipping each other for ministry and seeking the transformation of God’s world. We pursue a bold and powerful witness in our communities and around the world that none of us can do on our own. As a Fellowship, we unleash all the powerful gifts we’ve been given to meet the urgent needs of our churches and our communities. Our diverse community includes partners all over the world, and our Fellowship supports a wide range of missions and ministries that give people meaningful opportunities to put their faith to action. With a deep respect for freedom, diversity and equality, we encourage autonomy while inviting dynamic collaboration. Our understanding of Baptist faith and practice is expressed by our emphasis on freedom in biblical interpretation and congregational governance, the participation of women and men in all aspects of church leadership and Christian ministry, and religious liberty for all people. CBF is innovative congregations, gifted and called field personnel bearing witness to Jesus Christ around the world, nearly 1,200 endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors, 16 state and regional organizations, dozens of theological schools and partner organizations and so much more. As Cooperative Baptists, God invites us and equips us to share and spread the hope of Christ. Whether we’re feeding the hungry, advocating for the unheard, nurturing a young person’s calling to ministry, endorsing a chaplain to serve or helping families get back on their feet after a disaster, we and those with whom we minister experience transformation. We invite you to join us. Become part of the story. Become part of this Fellowship.

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Elina lives in Jelšava, Slovakia, and was a regular participant in a Bible study led by Shane and Dianne McNary.

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GLOBAL MISSIONS SHARING GOD’S LOVE IN WORD & DEED CBF Global Missions shares God’s message of hope and love in real ways to some of the most marginalized and vulnerable people in the world—people living in extreme poverty, migrants and refugee children and families fleeing violence in search of a safe haven, persons who are trafficked, and families who have lost everything through a hurricane, earthquake or other natural disaster. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we cultivate beloved community, bear witness to Jesus Christ and seek transformational development among people and places otherwise forgotten and forsaken by the world. Our field personnel serve alongside congregations and organizations within three primary contexts: global poverty, global migration, and the Global Church.

Field personnel Brooke and Mike provide electricity to churches and communities in rural Indonesia through installation of solar energy panels like the ones pictured here.

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DISASTER RESPONSE 9 DISASTERS ENGAGED

12 DISASTER GRANTS

$168,040 WILDFIRES EARTHQUAKES TORNADO MAUI, TURKEY JACKSON, HAWAII SYRIA MISSISSIPPI MOROCCO

HURRICANES PUERTO RICO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FLORIDA

WAR REFUGEES UKRAINE

VALUE

OF DISASTER GRANTS

EBOLA OUTBREAK UGANDA

MIGRATION CRISIS U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

MISSION TRIPS

25 7,056 VOLUNTEERS 252 $224,380 MISSION TRIPS

VOLUNTEER HOURS

VALUE OF VOLUNTEER HOURS

ENCOURAGER CHURCHES 72 TOTAL

ENCOURAGER CHURCHES

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ENCOURAGER CHURCHES

LIFE-CHANGING IMPACT

ADVOCACY

1,351 PEOPLE SERVED 180 VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUED AT $5,724 124 SESSIONS/SERVICES 5,011 ITEMS/PROJECTS 38 LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS

AGRICULTURE & ECOLOGY

3,907 PEOPLE SERVED 3,154 VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUED AT $100,281 67 SESSIONS/SERVICES 40,325 ITEMS/PROJECTS 22 LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS

CHILDREN & YOUTH EDUCATION

3,697 PEOPLE SERVED 2,705 VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUED AT $86,019 18,354 SESSIONS/SERVICES 13,513 ITEMS/PROJECTS 31 LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS

CHURCH & DISCIPLESHIP

12,230 PEOPLE SERVED 3,531 VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUED AT $112,285 929 SESSIONS/SERVICES 2,874 ITEMS/PROJECTS 104 LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

1,905 PEOPLE SERVED 2,980 VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUED AT $94,764 34 SESSIONS/SERVICES 28 ITEMS/PROJECTS 7 LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS

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DISASTER RESPONSE & EMERGENCIES

14,439 PEOPLE SERVED 4,078 VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUED AT $129,680 705 SESSIONS/SERVICES 23,901 ITEMS/PROJECTS 46 LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS

EMPOWERMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING

3,918 PEOPLE SERVED 2,520 VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUED AT $80,136 1,205 SESSIONS/SERVICES 1,997 ITEMS/PROJECTS 48 LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS

HEALTH PROGRAMS

1,486 PEOPLE SERVED 633 VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUED AT $20,129 198 SESSIONS/SERVICES 1,440 ITEMS/PROJECTS 17 LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS

MENTAL HEALTH PASTORAL CARE & COUNSELING

739 PEOPLE SERVED 188 VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUED AT $5,978 596 SESSIONS/SERVICES 1,061 ITEMS/PROJECTS 28 LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS

MIGRATION SUPPORT & SERVICES

10,112 PEOPLE SERVED 4,469 VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUED AT $142,114 962 SESSIONS/SERVICES 47,235 ITEMS/PROJECTS 67 LOCAL CHURCH PARTNERS

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CHAPLAINCY & PASTORAL COUNSELING THE IMPACT OF COMPASSIONATE PRESENCE Since 1998, CBF has endorsed more than 1,200 chaplains and pastoral counselors to serve in specialized ministry settings. Endorsement denotes that a minister is ecclesiastically qualified and has been vetted as being spiritually, emotionally, educationally and clinically prepared to serve in specialized ministries. Ecclesiastical endorsement is an essential requirement of employment for chaplains and pastoral counselors. CBF-endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors represent our Fellowship with excellence, serving as a critical ministry of the Fellowship, embodying compassionate presence in our communities, offering God’s love and the hope of Christ to all, as together in fellowship, we work to further God’s kingdom.

Twenty-four chaplains and pastoral counselors were commissioned to ministry in specialized settings at the 2023 General Assembly in Atlanta, blessing them to their sacred ministry of spiritual and pastoral care with persons in times of crisis, trauma, loss and celebration.

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880

ACTIVE ENDORSED

CBF CHAPLAINS AND PASTORAL COUNSELORS SERVE IN ALL 50 STATES PLUS D.C. AND AROUND THE WORLD IN 9 OTHER LOCATIONS, INCLUDING GERMANY, GREECE, ITALY, JAPAN, SPAIN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM AS WELL AS IN AFRICA AND THE PACIFIC RIM.

ENDORSED IN 2023

SERVING WORLDWIDE 636

128

72.3%

14.5%

7.6%

3.9%

1.7%

HEALTHCARE

MILITARY

PASTORAL COUNSELING

COMMUNITY

PRISONS

35.8% ARMY 29.9% NAVY & MARINES 29.1% AIR FORCE & SPACE FORCE 4.5% SEEKING ACCESSION 0.7% COAST GUARD 62.3% HOSPITALS 22.2% HOSPICE 6.8% VETERANS AFFAIRS 4.6% CONTINUING CARE 4.1% OTHER

CONTINUING EDUCATION

TRAININGS TRAININGS OFFERED AT GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND IN COLLABORATION WITH CBF NORTH CAROLINA, CBF SOUTH CAROLINA AND CBF HEARTLAND.

15 EDUCATION HOURS CHAPLAINS AND PASTORAL COUNSELORS MUST COMPLETE AROUND 50 CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS ANNUALLY TO MAINTAIN THEIR CREDENTIALS.

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LOCAL CHURCHES CONGREGATIONAL SUPPORT CBF’s core commitment is supporting congregations and encouraging their leaders. CBF staff members offer support to congregations seeking a deeper sense of God’s calling for their life together, discerning how to faithfully navigate changing financial environments and exploring how best to live out their local mission commitments while also joining Christ in ministry around the world. Alongside state and regional leaders and partner ministries, we help congregations find new pastoral leadership. We develop resources to respond to urgent needs emerging from our congregations. We help churches learn from one another and navigate incredible change. We engage in all these ministries of equipping because we have a deep love for churches and a holy ambition for their futures.

Participants in CBF’s Thriving Congregations gathered to learn and to dream together about the process of holy experiments that lead to embracing the traits of compelling clarity, faithful agility, holy tenacity, rooted relationships, and dynamic collaboration in their churches.

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FINANCIAL WELLBEING 95 NEW RESOURCES DEVELOPED

CHURCHES ASSISTED

IN BUDGET PLANNING, FINANCIAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT, LEGACY/PLANNED GIVING SUPPORT & ENDOWMENT EDUCATION

1,277 SUBSCRIBERS

GENEROUS FELLOWSHIP MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER

PEER 130 ACTIVE LEARNING GROUPS GROUPS

40 GRANTS $20,000 DEVELOPMENT TOTALING

CULTIVATING GENEROUS CONGREGATIONS COHORT EXPERIENCE

47 INDIVIDUALS 104 CHURCHES

70% LAITY PARTICIPANTS

PARTICIPATING

OF PARTICIPANTS

100% GAINED A PRACTICAL VISION FOR THEIR CONGREGATION

PARTICIPATING

OF PARTICIPANTS FELT MORE

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MINISTERIAL TRANSITIONS 65 MINISTERS 80 SEMINARIES 14

STRONGLY SEARCH TEAM 100% AGREED CBF PROVIDED USEFUL INFORMATION SURVEY FOR THEIR SEARCH

TRAUMA-INFORMED MINISTRY TRAINING

ABUSE PREVENTION

SEARCH TEAMS SUPPORTED

SEEKING TRANSITIONS SUPPORTED

FELT

LOWER 80% ANXIETY

RECRUITING VISITS TO

GAINED

STRATEGIES

FOR ADDING TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TO THEIR MINISTRY

FELT MORE

CONFIDENT IN RECOGNIZING SIGNS

ABOUT THEIR SEARCH

81% 95%

100%

90%

100%

OF TRAUMA

FELT MORE

EQUIPPED TO FACE MINISTRY CHALLENGES

500 TRAINED AGREED THEY LEARNED NEW SKILLS FOR PROTECTING THE CHILDREN IN THEIR LIFE FELT THE TRAINING STIMULATED DISCUSSION AND CREATED COMMUNITY

THRIVING CONGREGATIONS 3

COMMUNITIES

TEACHERS

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CHURCHES

PARTICIPANTS

Participants in the pilot program of CBF’s Pan African Koinonia and CBF of South Carolina’s Fellowship Focus Groups, which brought together churches in black and white communities to become partners in ministry.

OUTREACH & GROWTH Outreach and Growth celebrates the interest of new CBF partner congregations. CBF invites churches to form new, vital, loving, just and needed church partnerships. The team encourages partnerships during times of prayerful discernment and discovery and strives to create relationships with existing CBF organizations to make the Fellowship home for all. The work of the Outreach and Growth team includes leadership of the Pan African Koinonia, as well as FAMILIA, CBF’s Latino Network.

NEW PARTNERS

8 CHURCHES

141

INDIVIDUALS

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CONTACTS

WITH PROSPECTIVE INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

CHURCHES

185

141

INDIVIDUALS

GENERAL ASSEMBLY FIRST-TIME ATTENDERS

350

INDIVIDUALS AND CHURCHES

CBF OUTREACH EVENTS

3 61 PARTICIPANTS EVENTS

PARTNERS

PAN AFRICAN KOINONIA (PAK) LEADERS IN CBF 17 PAK GOVERNANCE BODIES 8 SCHOLARSHIPS $10,000 AWARDED WORTH

MCCALL RACIAL JUSTICE TRAILBLAZER LUNCHEON NEARLY

600 ATTENDEES 18

100% INCREASE 2023 CBF Impact Report

Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III offers the keynote address at the Dr. Emmanuel McCall Trailblazer Awards Luncheon during the 2023 General Assembly in Atlanta.

Members of Familia, CBF’s Latino Network, gathered for opportunities presented in their heart language throughout the 2023 General Assembly in Atlanta.

FAMILIA

5 34 YEARS NURTURING

COVENANT PARTNERSHIPS

PARTICIPANTS

IN CBF’S ANNUAL MINISTERIAL REST AND RENEWAL RETREAT

100%

WITH

140 CHURCHES

100%

SAID THE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THEIR HOLISTIC AND MINISTERIAL HEALTH SAID IT HELPED THEM CONNECT BETTER WITH THE MINISTRIES AND WORK OF CBF AND THE FAMILIA NETWORK

“The FAMILIA retreat has been a balm for my family and me. It has provided us with a space of tranquility, recreation, peace and connection that we lack away from the rest of our FAMILIA.” – Retreat participant

STATEWIDE, NATIONAL AND LATIN AMERICAN

ORGANIZATIONS

MCCALL INITIATIVE CHURCHES RACIAL 3 6 JUSTICE RESOURCES VIDEOS

DEVELOPED FOR CHURCHES

DOWNLOAD

COMPLETED FIRST

RACIAL REPAIR COHORT PRODUCING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ASSET REPORTS AND A STRATEGY FOR ONE-YEAR MINISTRY FOCUS AREA

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College and graduate students from Virginia gather after a sunset worship service at Selah Vie, CBF’s end of summer retreat that allows students to pause and reflect before busy semesters begin.

YOUNG BAPTISTS Resourcing and networking Young Baptists for the Christian journey is at the heart of the Young Baptist ecosystem. Through experiences, internships, ministries, programs, connections and local church support, CBF is encouraging and creating an environment in which students and young adults can thrive, be energized and have opportunities to give life to the world around them as they use their gifts in service of God and others. Young Baptists matter to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and CBF is being shaped by their presence among us.

SUMMER TRANSFORMATIONS

“I am more caring than I used to be. I have seen real people who are really hurting who really need to be cared for. That has made me more empathetic.”

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“I have become better at cultivating relationships with strangers and finding a way to make those relationships deeper over time.”

SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOLARSHIPS 49 1,500+ SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIPS

IN 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

18 $196,000

TOTALING ABOUT

$6.5 MILLION SINCE 1998

SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT IN 2022-2023

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS MY EXPERIENCES HELPED TO

CLARIFY

100%

MY CALLING

I FEEL BETTER

CONNECTED TO CBF

I GREW IN MY

FAITH

THIS SUMMER

94% 94%

RECOMMEND

100%

“I am more excited and proud to announce myself as a Baptist.”

“I’ve grown in faith and knowledge in the Bible.”

I WOULD

THIS EXPERIENCE

“I have noticed that I have become more peoplefirst in my life. I am learning how to love those around me well while setting healthy boundaries and taking care of my own needs, too.”

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Attendees at the CBF General Assembly participated in Learning Labs focused on Ministry Innovation, Global Missions, Cultivating Calling, Missions & Community, Vida Hispana, Advocacy, Spiritual Care & Trauma-Sensitive Ministry, Racial Justice, Financial Wellness & Fund Development, and (Cooperative) Baptist Identity.

IDENTITY & EXPERIENCES At the heart of our Fellowship is our work together to embrace our calling to support the thriving of congregations, participate in Jesus’ mission and offer a Christian public witness. Connection and community thrive among the people and churches of this Fellowship when we invite each other into relationships of equipping as we seek God’s transformation of the world. Fellowship gatherings, including General Assembly, held across CBF life, as well as the production of timely information, publications and resources help communicate the values and identity of CBF.

RELIGION COMMUNICATORS COUNCIL AWARDS AWARDS

INCLUDING

AWARD OF MERIT FUNDRAISING

BEST IN CLASS OFFERING FOR GLOBAL MISSIONS CAMPAIGN

AWARD OF MERIT MAGAZINE SERIES

AWARD OF MERIT CATEGORY

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PODCAST

BOOKLETS

GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGISTRANTS 1,392 12 350 EXHIBITORS 39

FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES

AND SPONSORS

“I am encouraged by the diversity of those attending and the number of younger attendees! The future is bright.”

STATE & REGIONAL EVENTS

10 PARTNER 2 WOMEN EVENTS

PREACHERS

SPANISH LANGUAGE RESOURCES

1,317

SPANISH LANGUAGE

DOWNLOADS

905 73 RECESSION EQUALLY DAWNINGS 25 CALLED 314

PATHLIGHT

NAVIGATING A

CURRICULUM

157,000+ ANNUAL

CIRCULATION 2023 CBF Impact Report

TOGETHER FOR HOPE Hope, simply put, is the belief that things can change for the better. This is more than optimism; this is real conviction. Together for Hope is a rural development coalition engaging the 338 counties of persistent rural poverty in America. We believe assets-based community development is the best first step in fighting poverty in rural space. To that end, we work with communities to hear their dreams and begin to take steps toward those visions. Within these communities, Together for Hope holistically fights poverty focusing on four priorities of hope: Education, Health & Nutrition, Housing & Environment and Social Enterprise.

Together for Hope has hosted Together for Better Health summits throughout the year around the state of Mississippi, which culminated in a meeting in Jackson, Miss. The gathering brought together faith leaders, medical experts and health care advocates.

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COMMUNITY COLLABORATION 29

NEW PARTNERS

11,021 VOLUNTEERS 360,906 HOURS VOLUNTEER

COMMUNITY IMPACT 2,326 FOOD BOXES DISTRIBUTED

CAPACITY-BUILDING TRAININGS

7,071 FAMILIES IN SAFE HOUSING

THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP “Jason Coker and Together for Hope first became involved with American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) through our inaugural Mississippi faith leaders’ short film expressing support for Medicaid expansion. Jason’s involvement in the short film led to a great partnership between Together for Hope and ACS CAN—not only in Mississippi but in many other non-expansion states.” — Lucy Dagneau, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network 2023 CBF Impact Report

Shauw Chin Capps, CBF Foundation President and CBF Chief Development Officer, leads a two-day intensive workshop experience “Show Me the Money: Equipping our Leaders for Excellence in Fundraising.”

CBF FOUNDATION SUPPORTING YOUR MISSION AND MINISTRY CAUSES The CBF Foundation’s mission is to work alongside individuals, churches and organizations to cultivate, receive, invest and steward long-term sustaining assets and legacy gifts to support CBF mission and ministry causes. Through partnership with HighGround Advisors, it offers a comprehensive array of investment, legal and gift-planning expertise and services for churches, nonprofit organizations and individuals. Funding the Great Commission and the Greatest Commandment within the Fellowship is the vision and ministry of the CBF Foundation.

FREEWILL PARTNERSHIP

$7.58 MILLION BEQUEST AND LEGACY COMMITMENTS RAISED IN THREE YEARS FOR CBF, PARTNER CHURCHES AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH FREEWILL ONLINE TOOLS

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NEW FEE STRUCTURE Thanks to a catalytic grant from the Baugh Family Foundation, CBF Foundation eliminated its management fees for all church accounts beginning June 1, 2022.

32 ACCOUNTS 11 FUNDS WORTH $4.7MILLION $523,700

$5.6 MILLION DISTRIBUTED IN 2023

BENEFITING THE MISSION AND MINISTRIES OF CBF, STATES & REGIONS, CBF PARTNER CHURCHES, CBF PARTNER SEMINARIES AND OTHER CBF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW FUNDS

$2.6 MILLION

NEW

NEW IRREVOCABLE

SINCE JUNE 2022

$59.9 MILLION TOTAL FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT

$3.5 MILLION ASSET GROWTH

251 ACCOUNTS FUND

45.91% CHURCHES 20.18% CBF FOUNDATION 14.78% STATES & REGIONS 13.35% CBF 5.78% PARTNERS

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CHURCH BENEFITS YOUR BENEFITS ARE OUR MINISTRY The Church Benefits Board, Inc. (CBB), is a ministry of CBF, created in 1998 by the General Assembly to provide retirement benefits for ministers and staff members of churches that are affiliated with CBF, along with CBF field personnel serving worldwide. Our mission goes beyond delivering a robust and comprehensive retirement plan benefit. CBB can help its clients maintain their benefit packages, including life and disability benefits, as well as provide medical insurance for international missions. CBB also recently launched the Financial Wellness Initiative to assist ministers in tackling debt and building a financial plan.

CBF Church Benefits hosted a financial wellness retreat for ministers in Texas ahead of the CBF Texas spring gathering at Seventh and James Baptist Church in Waco, Texas.

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1,308

250

PARTICIPANTS

EMPLOYERS

$6.6 MILLION $107 MILLION TOTAL ROLLOVERS

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

GROWING AND SERVING FOR 25 YEARS Church Benefits Board is experiencing unprecedented growth. In 2008, the total participants in our church retirement plan was 326. After years of steady growth—each year an increase over the previous year—as of September 30, 2023, the total number of participants grew to 1,308. In 2008, the total assets were at $14,406,689. In 2023, they reached $107,448,743. As Church Benefits Board grows, we are able to leverage greater collective strength to serve our participants and employers better.

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ALL FIGURES AS OF 9/30/23

STATES & REGIONS Sixteen autonomous state and regional organizations serve people and churches across the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. These SROs harness the geographic proximity they share with people and churches to form vital relationships. They provide grants to churches and organizations to support ministry, equip pastors and lay leaders, provide opportunities for growth for young Baptists and support pastors and churches across a lifetime of ministry service. CBF Global has sought to work alongside SROs and build their capacity to serve congregations and our Fellowship even better.

Leaders from Iglesia Bautista de Metrópolis in Carolina, Puerto Rico, share about their approach to worship and leadership with Cooperative Baptists at the CBF of Florida and the Caribbean Islands Spring Celebration at Bayshore Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla.

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LOCAL MINISTRY PROJECTS & GRANTS

TOTAL AWARDED

PARTNERS

COLLEGE & SEMINARY SCHOLARSHIPS

$178,119

AWARDS

139

ADVOCACY

1,450+

EVENTS

PARTICIPANTS

1,400+ PARTICIPANTS

EVENTS

138

MINISTERIAL TRANSITIONS

DISASTER RESPONSE

$104,400 AMOUNT AWARDED

SCHOLARSHIPS

CLERGY TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

YOUTH EVENTS

$1,193,450 AMOUNT GIVEN

AWARDS

CHURCHES

PROJECTS

MINISTERS

EVENTS

INITIATIVES OR EVENTS

CHURCHES

200+

CHURCHES

25 CHURCHES

INDIVIDUALS

1,595

INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS

IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALABAMA CBF BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP OF THE NORTHEAST CBF OF FLORIDA AND THE CARIBBEAN CBF HEARTLAND CBF KENTUCKY CBF OF GEORGIA CBF OF NORTH CAROLINA CBF OF OKLAHOMA 2023 CBF Impact Report

CBF OF SOUTH CAROLINA CBF OF TEXAS CBF OF VIRGINIA CBF WEST FELLOWSHIP SOUTHWEST GREAT RIVERS FELLOWSHIP (ARK., LA. AND MISS.) MID-ATLANTIC CBF TENNESSEE CBF 31

160 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 300 Decatur, GA 30030 800-352-8741 fellowship@cbf.net

www.cbf.net 32

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