How do you get involved in Missions at Central?

The moment you join you already are involved.

Every member at Central partners with millions of other believers all around the world who also call themselves Southern Baptists.  Through our tithes and offerings, prayers, and participation, we also partner with every New Testament church that believes in the Bible and the Great Commission. 

Here is an excerpt out of our budget about how much money our church sends to missions.

·10% of all of our undesignated offerings goes to the Cooperative Program, which totaled $118,375.45 in 2008. BGCO missions and ministries includes: evangelism, volunteer and partnership missions, disaster relief, church planting, collegiate ministries, Falls Creek and CrossTimbers camps, and much more. Through this program, Central is also a part of the work of four affiliate organizations: Oklahoma Baptist University, Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children, Baptist Village Retirement Communities and Baptist Foundation of Oklahoma. On a national level we are a part of the work of the North American Mission Board, which includes close to 7,500 missionaries, as well as six seminaries and the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Through our International Mission Board we make it possible for the gospel to be shared worldwide by over 5,000 fulltime missionaries overseas.

·1% goes to local Associational Missions, which totaled $11,283.75 in 2008.

·1% goes to Tulakogee, which totaled $11,823.75 in 2008.

·.75% goes to Hospitality House, which totaled $8,867.82 in 2008.

·.50% goes to Misc. Missions, which totaled $5,911.88 in 2008.

·In addition, out of our Building & Faith offerings, 5% goes to missions. The Missions Committee designates where those funds go. In 2008 we gave 3% to New Salem Baptist Church in New Orleans, which totaled $6,869.69, and 2% to Sudan, which totaled $4,579.68.

·Once a year (during the Christmas Season) we take a special offering just for International Missions.  It is called the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and Central gave $9,225.85 through this offering in 2008.

·Once a year (during the Easter Season) we take a special offering just for National Missions.  It is called the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and Central gave $4,114.49 through this offering in 2008.

·There are other special offering taken throughout the year for other mission projects.

Within the network of all southern Baptist churches this is how we partner with them.  There are three levels of partnership with other Southern Baptist Churches.

·The Tulsa Metro Baptist Association                 www.tmabc.org

155 churches that fellowship together and work together to reach Tulsa County.

·The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma             www.bgco.com

1711 churches that fellowship together with the goal of evangelizing our state.

·The Southern Baptist Convention                      www.sbc.net

40,000 churches that cooperate together in a world-wide effort of missions.