August 7, 2000

Where Texas Baptists sent money in 1999
___The chart below shows budget allocations for Cooperative Program giving through the Baptist General Convention of Texas in 1999. Funding for Texas ministries is based on the BGCT Cooperative Program budget for Texas missions and ministries. Funding for Southern Baptist Convention ministries was calculated by applying the SBC's own distribution formula to the total of $23,735,632 sent to the SBC from the BGCT as undesignated Cooperative Program offerings. These totals do not include any designated giving or special offerings passed through the BGCT.

___Rank_______Amount_____Recipient
___1_______$27,053,401______Texas missions and ministries*
_________________(excluding Christian education & human welfare)
___2_______$11,644,701______SBC International Mission Board
___3_______$5,392,735_______SBC North American Mission Board
___4_______$3,721,616_______Baylor University
___5_______$2,063,504_______Wayland Baptist University
___6_______$1,737,844_______Dallas Baptist University
___7_______$1,616,070_______Hardin-Simmons University
___8_______$1,538,075_______East Texas Baptist University
___9_______$1,533,494_______University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
___10_______$1,500,091______SBC Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
___11_______$1,451,833______Howard Payne University
___12_______$1,451,504______Houston Baptist University
___13_______$1,018,258______SBC Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
___14_______$982,655_______SBC New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
___15_______$953,000_______South Texas Children's Home
___16_______$953,000_______Texas Baptist Children's Home at Round Rock
___17_______$906,000_______Baptist Child & Family Services, San Antonio
___18_______$894,000_______Buckner Child Care
___19_______$856,856_______SBC Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
___20_______$776,155_______SBC Executive Committee
___21_______$515,063_______SBC Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
___22_______$467,592_______SBC Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
___23_______$436,412_______San Marcos Baptist Academy
___24_______$346,540_______SBC Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
___25_______$315,000_______Baptist Health System, San Antonio
___26_______$288,000_______Truett Seminary (tuition assistance)
___27_______$265,000_______Baylor Health Care System, Dallas
___28_______$260,000_______Baptist Memorials Ministry, San Angelo
___29_______$255,000_______Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene
___30_______$255,000_______Valley Baptist Medical Center
___31_______$235,000_______Baptist Healthcare System, Beaumont
___32_______$215,000_______Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, Waco
___33_______$178,071_______SBC Annuity Board^**
___34_______$70,000_______Logsdon School of Theology (tuition assistance)
___35_______$63,000_______Baptist Joint Committee
___36_______$56,966_______SBC Historical Library and Archives
___37_______$55,000_______Baptist Community Services, Amarillo
___38_______$55,000_______Buckner Retirement Services
__________$0_______SBC LifeWay Christian Resources
__________$0_______Baptist Standard
__________$0_______Baptist Foundation of Texas

___In addition to the budgeted amounts listed above, the BGCT in 1999 processed unbudgeted, designated gifts from churches totaling $2,645,800 for worldwide missions. Of this total, $1,263,000 was designated for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Both CBF and SBC received additional amounts designated for special offerings such as the CBF Global Missions Offering, SBC Lottie Moon Offering and SBC Annie Armstrong Offering that are not reflected anywhere on this chart.

___^* Texas missions and ministries includes BGCT work in evangelism, missions, church starting, Sunday School, Discipleship Training, associational missions, ethnic missions, black church development, bivocational/smaller church support, Texas Baptist Men, minister/church relations, Texas Partnerships, Mission Service Corps, prayer and spiritual awakening, Baptist Student Ministry, Christian Life Commission, ministers' counseling, ministers' protection plan, Texas Baptist Missions Foundation, Texas Baptist Historical Collection and general administration.
___^** Annuity Board receives Cooperative Program only for ministerial relief efforts, not for operating budget.

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