HBA DEADLINE for ACPs according to our new By-laws is December 31st.  The Association Office will be closed December 24th - January 1st and will reopen on the 3rd. So if you need help, please contact the office prior to December 24th. 

It has come to our attention here at the Association Office that a list of the churches who give to the Cooperative Program is sent to the IRS each year.  As part of the Florida Baptist Convention By-laws, each church who chooses to fall under the umbrella of the FL Baptist Convention must follow their by-laws. 
 
To be a cooperating church, your church must do the following:

1. Cooperating Local Church:  The State Convention declares that a cooperating Southern Baptist church shall be that autonomous body of Christian believers, which by its free will makes a commitment to and demonstrates cooperation according to the following criteria:
   

1. Theological:  The church shall have specified within its adopted Statement of Faith and Practice and/or governing documents, a declaration that the basis for its theology, faith, practice and polity is the Bible, with The Baptist Faith and Message, revised in the year 2000, or any other declaration of faith which is consistent with the tenets of our historic Baptist faith, as the theological framework.
2. Declaration:  The church shall express its intent and commitment to cooperate with the Florida Baptist State Convention by delivering a written communication to the Florida Baptist Convention, Inc.
3. Financial:  The church shall consistently make a meaningful financial contribution through the Cooperative Program. For the purposes of this bylaw, a meaningful contribution recognizes the principle of equal sacrifice and commitment by all local churches.
   
4. Statistical:  The church shall provide an annual church statistical profile (a/k/a an ACP) to the local association with which it is associated and/or the State Convention.

 If you would like to see if you are current with your CP giving, please call the Association Office (547-4079). 
 
If you would like a copy of the Florida Baptist Convention, please contact me and I will e-mail you a copy of it.
Thanks,
Tanya

You can contact Tanya at the Association Office if you need your login information, need help completing the ACP, would like a paper copy or have questions.  HBA Office 547-4079 or email. You can also send the paper copy of the completed ACP to Tanya and she will enter it into the computer for you.