Southern Baptist Convention

Southern Baptist Convention

901 Commerce St.
Nashville, TN 37203
United States

(615)244-2355
soldham@sbc.net
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Attesting Officer
Dr. Roger S. Oldham
VP, Convention Communications, and Relations SBC Executive Committee
(615)782-8609
soldham@sbc.net


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The Southern Baptist Convention was organized on May 10, 1845, in Augusta, Georgia. Cooperating Baptist churches are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the Virgin Islands. The members of the churches work together through 1,136 district associations and 42 state conventions or fellowships. The Southern Baptist Convention has an Executive Committee and 12 national entities - four boards, six seminaries, one commission, and one auxiliary organization.
The purpose of the Southern Baptist Convention is "to provide a general organization for Baptists in the United States and its territories for the promotion of Christian missions at home and abroad and any other objects such as Christian education, benevolent enterprises, and social services which it may deem proper and advisable for the furtherance of the Kingdom of God" (Constitution, Article II).
The Convention exists in order to help the churches lead people to God through Jesus Christ.
From the beginning, there has been a mission desire to share the Gospel with the peoples of the world. The Cooperative Program is the basic channel of mission support. In addition, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions support Southern Baptists' world mission programs.
As of June 2017, there were 3,582 missionaries serving in foreign countries and 5,262 missionaries serving in North America.


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Full Communicants Average Attendance Other Members Total Inclusive Members Total Churches Membership Calculation Method
1980
13,600,126
13,600,126
35,778
1979
13,372,757
13,372,757
35,552
1978
13,191,394
0
0
13,191,394
35,357
1977
13,078,239
0
0
13,078,239
35,212
1976
12,917,992
0
0
12,917,992
35,031
1975
12,733,124
0
0
12,733,124
34,880
1974
12,513,378
0
0
12,513,378
34,710
1973
12,295,400
0
0
12,295,400
34,643
1972
12,065,333
0
0
12,065,333
34,512
1971
11,824,676
11,824,676
34,420
1970
11,628,032
11,628,032
34,340
1969
11,487,708
11,487,708
34,313
1968
11,330,481
11,330,481
34,275
1967
11,140,486
11,140,486
34,123
1966
10,947,389
10,947,389
33,926
1965
10,770,573
33,774
1964
10,598,429
33,362
1963
10,393,039
33,101
1962
10,191,303
32,878
1961
9,978,488
32,598
1960
9,731,591
32,251
1959
9,485,276
31,906
1958
9,202,205
31,477
1957
8,956,756
31,257
1956
0
0
0
8,700,481
30,797
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Serving Churches Retired Other Service to the Church Total Clergy
1979
33,600
56,200
1978
33,500
 0
0
56,000
1977
31,400
 0
0
55,500
1976
31,300
 0
0
55,100
1975
31,200
 0
0
55,000
1974
30,500
 0
0
54,150
1973
30,500
 0
0
54,150
1972
30,500
 0
0
54,150
1971
31,000
0
1970
31,000
0
1969
29,500
0
1968
28,300
0
1967
28,400
0
1966
30,278
0
1965
30,522
35,000
1964
30,392
35,000
1963
30,133
35,000
1962
29,967
34,939
1961
30,000
36,260
1960
29,200
34,147
1959
29,500
34,130
1958
25,600
29,959
1957
25,500
29,490
1956
24,896
 0
0
28,373
1955
24,130
 0
0
27,600
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Total Schools Staff Pupils Total Individuals
1979
34,705
7,310,694
1978
34,450
0
0
7,331,954
1977
34,320
0
0
7,424,965
1976
34,161
0
0
7,453,729
1975
33,979
0
0
7,279,007
1974
33,738
0
0
7,188,054
1973
33,519
0
0
7,180,147
1972
33,549
0
0
7,175,186
1971
33,435
7,138,741
1970
33,297
7,287,937
1969
33,339
7,415,519
1968
33,359
7,542,941
1967
33,256
7,576,100
1966
33,062
7,601,095
1965
32,921
817,465
6,839,422
7,656,887
1964
32,937
820,139
6,847,794
7,667,933
1963
32,712
815,423
6,791,122
7,606,545
1962
32,481
806,876
6,761,446
7,568,322
1961
32,189
796,721
6,710,125
7,506,846
1960
31,762
784,742
6,597,808
7,382,550
1959
31,412
774,498
6,502,004
7,276,502
1958
30,631
751,880
6,336,318
7,088,198
1957
30,387
717,743
6,242,508
6,960,251
1956
29,905
702,591
6,110,323
6,812,914
1955
29,461
684,653
5,947,765
6,632,418
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Total Benevolences Total Financials Total Giving Local Expenses Method
1980
$400,976,072
$2,481,351,330
$2,080,375,258
1979
$355,885,769
$2,220,099,638
$1,864,213,869
1978
$316,462,385
$1,984,583,145
$1,668,120,760
1977
$289,179,711
$1,796,057,632
$1,506,877,921
1976
$262,144,889
$1,644,939,383
$1,382,794,494
1975
$237,452,055
$1,475,046,092
$1,237,594,037
1974
$219,214,770
$1,342,479,619
$1,123,264,849
1973
$193,511,983
$1,204,979,552
$1,011,467,569
1972
$174,711,648
$1,071,138,856
$896,427,208
1971
$160,510,775
$974,917,401
$814,406,626
1970
$138,480,329
$891,991,302
$753,510,973
1969
$133,203,885
$842,450,475
$709,246,590
1968
$128,004,850
$794,724,381
$666,719,531
1967
$128,004,850
$794,724,381
$666,719,531
1966
$10
$61
$50
1965
$591,587,981
1964
$556,042,694
1963
$540,811,457
1962
$501,301,714
1961
$480,608,972
1960
$453,338,720
1959
$419,619,438
1958
$397,540,347
1957
$372,136,675
1956
$58,360,247
$334,836,283
$276,476,036
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