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CSBC Facts

Here are a number of facts to help with promoting the California Mission Offering in your church. These facts could be used in sermons, learning sessions for different age groups, presentations to Sunday School, small group, Bible study classes, etc.

CSBC Churches/Missions 2,084
     Anglo 738
     African-American 422
     Hispanic 314
     Korean 199
     Chinese 71
     Other Ethnic 340
New Congregations in 2008 125
Total Church Baptisms in 2008 12,874 (10th in SBC)
10-Year Baptism Total 162,032
Total Membership Approximately 500,000
Languages Preached/Distinct Ethnic Groups Reached Weekly 75
Percent of CMO used for California Missions 100%
CSBC Missionaries/Ministry Resource Center Staff 100
Associations 31
Schools 1 – California Baptist University
Foundations 1 – California Baptist Foundation
Christian Camps 1 – Jenness Park
Professions of Faith at Jenness Park in 2008  411
Number of Baptist Community Centers 2 – Page  Street, San Francisco; Telegraph, Oakland
Disaster Relief Units 27, including 6 mobile kitchens, 1 child-care unit, 2 shower units, 1 medical unit, 1 dental unit and 2 clean-up units
Trained Disaster Relief Workers 2,300+
Ministry Evangelism – Meals Served in 2008 3,215,489
Ministry Evangelism – Professions of Faith in 2008 22,461
Ministry Evangelism – Baptisms in 2008 6,945
Number of Christian Women's Job Corps Sites 5 – San Diego (2), Sacramento, Fresno, El Monte
Number of Partnership Mission Endeavors 5 – Georgia, Hawaii, Panama, Russia, Ukraine
CSBC Budget for 2009 $12,198,154
Cooperative Program Objective for 2009 $8,316,471
Percentage for World Missions 30%
10-Year Cooperative Program Total $75.1 million
Cooperative Program Gifts in 2008 $7,998,231
2009 CMO Goal $450,000
CMO Gifts in 2008 $417,947
Largest CMO Total (2005) $516,392
10-Year CMO Total $3.67 million
California Population 38 million
California's Unchurched Population 33 million
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