This information is updated two to three times a year based on information received from entities and the SBC Executive Committee.
Last updated 11/21/2022.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a fellowship of over 47,000 Baptist churches scattered across the United States and its territories. These congregations, comprised of numerous racial, ethnic, language, and socioeconomic people groups, are called “cooperating churches.” They have organized themselves to accomplish a specific set of missions and ministry initiatives, all for the purpose of proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people everywhere.
Cooperating Churches | 47,614 |
Total membership in the SBC network of churches | 13,680,493 |
Weekly worship attendance* in the SBC network * indicates in-person attendance; online also reported, see 2022 SBC Annual, p. 124 | 3,607,530 |
Total baptisms (reported by Southern Baptist churches) | 154,701 |
Cooperating state conventions | 41 |
Cooperating local associations | 1,110 |
MISSION BOARD REPORTS
The International Mission Board (IMB) and North American Mission Board (NAMB) assist churches in evangelizing, discipling, and planting reproducing churches in our nation and around the world in fulfillment of the Great Commission.
Overseas missionaries reported by IMB, (imb.org/fast-facts) | 3,532 |
Unengaged Unreached People Groups reported by IMB, (imb.org/fast-facts) | 3,175 |
Domestic missionaries reported by NAMB in the 2022 SBC Annual, *see p. 133 | 2,469* |
New churches planted reported by NAMB in the 2022 SBC Annual | 600 |
Existing churches joining with the SBC reported by NAMB in the 2022 SBC Annual | 201 |
SEMINARY STUDENTS TRAINED
The Convention operates six seminaries and a Seminary Extension program to train its ministers and Christian workers.
Gateway Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention | 1,995 |
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | 4,723 |
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | 3,056 |
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 5,909 |
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 6,151 |
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | 3,703 |
Total | 25,537 |
Seminary Extension Division, Nashville | 516 |
MISSION:DIGNITY
Mission:Dignity, a ministry of GuideStone Financial Resources, provides financial assistance to retired ministers, denominational workers, their spouses, and widows.
Individuals or couples receiving financial assistance | 1,955 |
Distributed in 2021 | $8,834,237 |
RACIAL/ETHNIC DIVERSITY
Dominant Ethnic Composition | Churches | Congregations* |
Anglo churches | 38,297 | 39,139 |
African American churches | 3,492 | 3,904 |
Hispanic churches | 2,458 | 3,368 |
Korean churches | 792 | 882 |
Native American churches | 393 | 418 |
Haitian churches | 404 | 421 |
Chinese churches | 242 | 278 |
Filipino churches | 135 | 160 |
Multi-ethnic churches | 242 | 348 |
20+ other ethnic and language groups | 1,156 | 1,502 |
provided by NAMB from 2021 Annual Church Profile Data.
REGULAR CHURCH GIVING
Total reported undesignated receipts given in Southern Baptist churches in 2020–2021 reported by the churches on the 2021 Annual Church Profile, April 2022 | $9,774,807,128 |
Total Cooperative Program dollars given by Southern Baptist churches in fiscal 2020-2021 reported to the Executive Committee by the cooperating state Baptist conventions, May 2022 | $457,928,996 |
Cooperative Program Allocation Budget gifts received for SBC causes reported by the Executive Committee via Baptist Press, October 2022 | $200,452,607 |
Average percentage of undesignated receipts churches gave through the Cooperative Program in 2021 reported by the SBC Executive Committee, 2020-2021 fiscal year | 4.68 percent |
DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL GIVING
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions—100% goes to support overseas missionaries updated by IMB as of October 2022 | $203.7 million |
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions—100% goes to support North American missionaries updated by NAMB as of October 2022 | $68.9 million |
Global Hunger Relief—100% goes to fight hunger in North America and around the world amount received through the SBC Executive Committee, 2020-2021 fiscal year; does not include direct gifts to IMB and NAMB for GHR | $2,062,506 |
The Cooperative Program is Southern Baptists’ unified plan of giving through which cooperating Southern Baptist churches give a percentage of their undesignated receipts in support of their respective state convention and the Southern Baptist Convention missions and ministries.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE CONVENTIONS
DISASTER RELIEF
The North American Mission Board and state convention partners organize Southern Baptists’ response to disasters. They contribute manpower, ministry, and financial help during floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, earthquakes, and urban disasters.
Volunteer days | 93,248 |
Work hours | 574,710 |
Gospel presentations | 7,617 |
Professions of faith | 735 |
Meals prepared | 966,735 |
CHILDREN’S AND FAMILY MINISTRIES
The Baptist Coalition for Children and Families represents twenty-one ministries established by state Baptist conventions to serve at-risk children and their families through residential care, counseling, foster care enlistment, and adoption assistance.
Number of children in residential care | 1,581 |
Number of others served | 435,848 |
Spiritual decisions reported | 630 |
BAPTIST COLLEGIATE MINISTRIES
LifeWay Christian Resources and state conventions collaborate to make disciples on college campuses across the nation through Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM).
Number of Baptist Collegiate Ministries | 768 |
Total number of students involved | 70,472 |
Total number of reported salvations through BCM | 7,025 |