Well, I finally got around to making my first few phone calls. I figured I'd start right here at home. I called four men (three of them members of my church) who I thought might know how the money gets spent. One out of four had an inkling, and he was the one who was not a member of my church. He happened to be one who had served on the Executive Committee (I think that's what he said, maybe Executive Board) of the Alabama Baptist Convention. I didn't really get any good information on exactly how the money gets spent, except that at the state Convention level we have somewhere around 100 employees at the "Baptist building" on the Southern Bypass here in Montgomery.
Thanks to "Gunny" from a previous post for this link to a great article on national contribution comparisons to the SBC.
I found this article noting that $2.4 mil had been given in relief for Katrina. Also includes some other general Alabama Baptist info that is good to know. More to come.
2 comments:
Greg, I am confident you can get the answers to your questions concerning the monies of the SBC.
I am writing our DOM, State Ex Dir, and SBC president to procure this info for you.
Glad to help. Bob
Thank you bro. I'm sorry to say that I haven't had the time to devote to this that I had hoped I would when I first wrote. I certainly appreciate your help here. I've found in the little research I've tried to do that the most frustrating thing has been my inability to find folks - I mean average SBC members - who have any idea about the financials of the various conventions and who to talk to, etc. I'm certainly not thinking that anybody is trying to hide anything or something like that - I've just been convicted about my own ignorance in this area. Thank you for being willing to help me!
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