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Report of
Associate Executive Director & CFO
James A. Wright Jr.
Gifts by South Carolina Baptist churches during 2005 set a new record
for gifts to world missions causes. For 2005 gifts received through the South
Carolina Baptist Convention totaled $48,95 1,867 which was an increase of
$1,653,925 over2OO4.
The 2005 South Carolina Baptist Convention Empowering Kingdom
Growth budget goal of $32, I 50,000 was met and exceeded. Budget gifts totaled
$32,193,209 which was $43,209 more than the budget goal.
Each year the Convention engages an independent accounting firm to
audit the financial records of the Convention. The fim of JW Hunt and
Company conducted the audit ofthe 2005 financial records ofthe Convention.
Cooperative Program gifts totaled $31,868,531 which exceeded the budget goal
for Cooperative Program gifts by $43,53 l. Cooperative gifts for 2005 totaled
$324,678 which was an increase of $68,628.
Gifts to the three Weeks of Prayer offerings from South Carolina
Baptist churches totaled $13,288,773. Gifts for the Lottie Moon offering totaled
$7,999,494 or a decrease of $373, I 60 or 4.46Vo. The Annie Armstrong offering
received $3,554,499 which was a decrease of $117,322 or 3.2OVo. The Janie
Chapman offering totaled $1,734,780 which was a decrease of $36,437, or
2.06Vo.
There were two significant needs during 2005 that caused South
Carolina Baptists to respond in an extraordinary way. The financial crisis at SC
Baptist Ministries for the Aging led SC Baptists to give $367,667 through the
Convention's Accounting office for the Mother's Day Offering. The impact of
hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused South Carolina to give in an unprecedented
way to disaster relief. Churches gave very generously for disaster relief
providing atotal of $1,843,244for victims of hurricanes in the Gulf coast area.
The budget goal for the 2006 South Carolina Baptist Convention
Empowering Kingdom Growth budget totals $32,150,000. It is anticipated that
the budget goal will be met by the end ofthe year.
Arrangements are underway for the annual meeting of the South
Carolina Baptist Convention in 2006 at Taylors First Baptist Church. This will
be the first meeting outside of the Columbia area since 1999.
Assistance has been provided to the Executive Director Appreciation
Committee in planning a time of recognition for Dr. B. Carlisle Driggers during
the Tuesday evening session of the Convention.