COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIVING Doing More Together PACE-SETTING CHURCHES IN 2017

TOP TWENTY-FIVE LEADERS IN CP GIVING LEADERS IN CP CALCULATED PERCENTS

Calculated Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Congregation Association Pastor Percents* OKC, Quail Springs Capital No Pastor 910,287.00 Madill, Grantham Johnston-Marshall Claud Williams 26% OKC, Southern Hills Capital Douglas Melton 566,402.00 Red Oak, Cedar Choctaw-Chickasaw Melvin Palmer 24% Ardmore, First Enon Alton Fannin 524,938.00 Crawford, Magnolia Great Plains Charles Wyatt 23% Broken Arrow, First Tulsa Metro Nick Garland 484,608.00 Hinton, First Caddo Keith Gillham 22% Moore, First Union Kevin Clarkson 446,049.00 Lamar, Carson South Canadian Ron Black 22% Tulsa, South Tulsa Tulsa Metro Eric Costanzo 369,562.00 Albany Bryan Clark Harp 21% Tulsa, First Tulsa Metro Deron Spoo 336,714.00 Minco, First Grady James White 21% Bartlesville, First Washington-Osage James Biesiadecki 310,872.00 Moore, First Indian Union Victor Cope 20% Altus, First Great Plains Jeff Moore 279,934.00 Cyril, Midway Caddo Robert Bohn 20% Marlow, First Mullins Joe Ligon 259,246.00 Fletcher, First Comanche-Cotton Rodney Campbell 20% Jenks, First Tulsa Metro Rick Frie 247,168.00 Hickory, First Arbuckle Terry Neal 20% Claremore, First Rogers Keith Wiginton 246,291.00 Pocasset, First Missionary Grady David Treadaway 19% Mustang, Chisholm Heights Capital Dave Bryan 240,816.00 Felt, First Panhandle Orden Hartley 19% Shawnee, Immanuel Pottawatomie-Lincoln Todd Fisher 239,659.00 Prague, First Pottawatomie-Lincoln Tim Emmons 19% Edmond, First Capital Blake Gideon 215,536.00 Ardmore, First Enon Alton Fannin 18% Bixby, Evergreen Tulsa Metro Michael Gabbert 215,199.00 Sand Springs, Angus Acres Tulsa Metro Paul Taylor 18% Weatherford, First Concord-Kiowa Earl Stephenson 206,907.00 Ninnekah, First Grady Richard Kerr 18% Elk City, First Great Plains Russell Duck 200,000.00 Indiahoma Comanche-Cotton Les Banks 18% Owasso, First Tulsa Metro Chris Wall 180,881.00 Ramona, First Washington-Osage Kevin Baker 18% Duncan, New Hope West Mullins Randy Southerland 177,105.00 Velma Mullins Jeremy Higle 18% Newcastle, First Union Jeremy Freeman 173,062.00 Bartlesville, New Harmony Washington-Osage Lonnie Hoelscher 17% Choctaw, Choctaw Road Capital Richard Sowell 171,652.00 OKC, Casa de Dios Capital Vicente Reyes 17% Mustang, First Capital Michael Staton 157,403.00 Apache, First Caddo Kerry Glasgow 17% Sapulpa, First Tulsa Metro Darrick Hurst 152,873.00 Prague, Pleasant Home Pottawatomie-Lincoln Nathan Howard 17% Muskogee, First Muskogee Johnny Derouen 149,911.00 Krebs, Richville Pittsburg No Pastor 17% Willow, First Great Plains Alvin Funkhouser 17% bgco.org/cp /cpisok @cpisok Wilburton, Bowers Sans Bois Randy Waldrop 17% Guymon, Sunset Lane Panhandle David Moore 17% *% Given To CP Calculating Using 2017 ACP Data

More than 50,000 attend Falls Creek Youth Camps Rusty Gunn, pastor of Sand Springs, Church That Established in 1917, Falls Creek hosts summer youth each summer. Matters, baptizes a new church member. camps eight weeks each year for students 6th grade through high school.

Edmond, Grove Community is one of the many Participants run a 5K during the Rewired Men’s Disaster Relief workers prepare thousands of meals successful church plants that is funded by Conference weekend. each year. Cooperative Program dollars. 2017 LEADERS IN COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIVING BY SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

SS Attendance less than 25 SS Attendance 75-99 Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Butler, First Concord-Kiowa Terry Beals 19,088.00 Hollis, First Great Plains No Pastor 56,695.00 Kaw City, Oak Grove Kay Baptist Gary Wilburn 13,201.00 Ardmore, Mary Niblack Enon Derek Crawford 39,295.00 Avant Washington-Osage Ricky Casillas 11,700.00 Durant, Silo Bryan Scott Hamilton 39,050.00 Hammon, First Great Plains Scott Showers 10,460.00 Anadarko, Bethel Caddo Glenn Alley 31,061.00 Enid, Bethlehem Cherokee Strip Tom Donaldson 10,179.00 Sand Springs, Angus Acres Tulsa Metro Paul Taylor 29,087.00 Mcloud, Emmanuel Pottawatomie-Lincoln Mike Taylor 9,789.00 Marlow, Central Mullins Darrell Blaine 27,853.00 Big Cabin Craig-Mayes Shane Culp 9,640.00 Lone Grove, First Enon Bill Black 27,719.00 Hydro, Pleasant Valley Caddo Baptist Terry Flansburg 9,311.00 Davenport, First Pottawatomie-Lincoln Michael Mitchell 27,285.00 Atwood, First South Canadian Darrell Brown 9,029.00 Thomas, First Concord-Kiowa Tim Billy 27,176.00 Ada, Oak Avenue Banner No Pastor 8,750.00 Valliant, First Frisco Micheal Mings 27,140.00 SS Attendance 25-49 SS Attendance 100-149 Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Durham Great Plains Darryl Moore 32,801.00 Hinton, First Caddo Keith Gillham 144,779.00 Wilburton, Bowers Sans Bois Randy Waldrop 32,435.00 Washington, First Union Marvin Kehl 78,826.00 Bartlesville, New Harmony Washington-Osage Lonnie Hoelscher 28,084.00 Anadarko, First Caddo Lynn Bellamy 76,922.00 Healdton, First Enon Bob Cloyde 24,814.00 Velma Mullins Jeremy Higle 76,528.00 Felt, First Panhandle Orden Hartley 24,229.00 Cherokee, First Cherokee Strip Garry McNeill 75,093.00 Crawford, Magnolia Great Plains Charles Wyatt 20,945.00 Fletcher, First Comanche-Cotton Rodney Campbell 71,460.00 Tulsa, Skelly Drive Tulsa Metro No Pastor 20,268.00 Shawnee, Rock Creek Pottawatomie-Lincoln Danny Napier 61,956.00 Wilson, Rexroat Enon Ben Wise 20,181.00 Walters, First Comanche-Cotton Jack Jacob 57,739.00 Cushing, Park Place Cimarron No Pastor 18,890.00 Fitzhugh, First Banner Steve Wilburn 56,309.00 Elk City, Main Street Great Plains Larry Parvin 17,534.00 Cheyenne, First Great Plains Dennis Hooper 54,728.00 SS Attendance 50-74 SS Attendance 150-199 Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Ninnekah, First Grady Richard Kerr 55,386.00 Prague, First Pottawatomie-Lincoln Tim Emmons 108,363.00 Bartlesville, Highland Park Washington-Osage Mike Scrivani 32,979.00 Duncan, First Mullins Bryan Pain 88,539.00 Poteau, First LeFlore Gentry Hill 31,687.00 Minco, First Grady James White 86,881.00 Arcadia, First Southern Capital Larry Breeden 31,106.00 Tulsa, Woodland Acres Tulsa Metro Kriss Haymes 80,799.00 Pauls Valley, Beaty Arbuckle Gerald Biswell 30,592.00 Hugo, First Frisco Doug McClure 75,815.00 McAlester, Victory Park Pittsburg Jody Domingue 26,198.00 Pryor, Life Fellowship Craig-Mayes Redacted 75,133.00 Guymon, Sunset Lane Panhandle David Moore 26,129.00 Tuttle, First Grady Fred King 74,429.00 Meeker, Mammoth Pottawatomie-Lincoln Mike Hazelwood 25,284.00 Broken Bow, First Frisco No Pastor 72,952.00 Watonga, First Central Jim Westmoreland 24,497.00 Edmond, Oakdale Capital Justin Ford 69,972.00 Norman, Blue Lakes Union Mat McIntosh 24,368.00 Pauls Valley, Trinity Arbuckle Dwayne Johnson 66,203.00

The 2018 Women’s Retreat will be held April 20-21 Ministry Wives’ Weekend is made possible through Students and young adults, 18 to 24, gather in the at Falls Creek. your donations to the Cooperative Program. Mathena Event Center at Spring Retreat thanks to the generous donations of Oklahoma Baptists.

Thanks to the Cooperative Program, local churches The Rewired Men’s Conference, which will be held Blake Gideon, pastor of Edmond, First, baptizes a new are able to partner with pastors in Latvia and April 27-28 at Falls Creek, focuses on transforming the church member. Guerrero, Mexico. lives of men through a relationship with Jesus Christ. 2017 LEADERS IN COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIVING BY SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE *Sunday School Attendance Taken From 2017 ACP SS Attendance 200-249 SS Attendance 400-599 Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Ponca City, Northeast Kay Larry Nigh 147,169.00 Bartlesville, First Washington-Osage James Biesiadecki 310,872.00 Bartlesville, Southern Washington-Osage Gregg Fort 93,486.00 Mustang, Chisholm Heights Capital Dave Bryan 240,816.00 Midwc, First Capital Mike Tignor 79,107.00 Bixby, Evergreen Tulsa Metro Michael Gabbert 215,199.00 Grove, First Northeastern Jim Paslay 77,553.00 Midwc, Meadowood Capital Bob Rutherford 149,702.00 Purcell, First Union James Wilder 76,927.00 Edmond, Waterloo Road Capital Griff Henderson 142,909.00 Edmond, North Pointe Capital Mark Sinor 75,548.00 Norman, Bethel Union Matthew Brown 141,595.00 Tulsa, Memorial Tulsa Metro Jacob Bice 73,478.00 Del City, First Southern Capital No Pastor 135,696.00 Ardmore, Emmanuel Enon Donny Custar 70,115.00 Lawton, First East Comanche-Cotton Doug Passmore 135,581.00 Yukon, First Capital Clark Wrather 69,127.00 OKC, Emmaus Union Owen Nease 116,329.00 Inola, First Rogers Justin Sampler 63,833.00 Tulsa, Olivet Tulsa Metro David Palmer 85,554.00 SS Attendance 250-299 SS Attendance 600-799 Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Sapulpa, First Tulsa Metro Darrick Hurst 152,873.00 Ardmore, First Enon Alton Fannin 524,938.00 Chickasha, First Grady Michael Butler 142,805.00 Tulsa, South Tulsa Tulsa Metro Eric Costanzo 369,562.00 Collinsville, First Tulsa Metro Tim Prock 132,327.00 Marlow, First Mullins Joe Ligon 259,246.00 Kingfisher, First Central Scott Watkins 109,185.00 Claremore, First Rogers Keith Wiginton 246,291.00 OKC, Village Capital James Swain 84,832.00 Shawnee, Immanuel Pottawatomie-Lincoln Todd Fisher 239,659.00 Skiatook, First Washington-Osage Heath Tucker 81,863.00 Edmond, First Capital William Gideon 215,536.00 Seminole, First South Canadian Nick Atyia 74,606.00 Weatherford, First Concord-Kiowa Earl Stephenson 206,907.00 Blanchard, First Union Travis Markes 71,557.00 Newcastle, First Union Jeremy Freeman 173,062.00 Tulsa, Southwood Tulsa Metro Darrin McKnight 63,697.00 Muskogee, First Muskogee Johnny Derouen 149,911.00 Muskogee, Southeast Muskogee Mike Murray 59,967.00 Ada, Trinity Banner Rusty Fuller 95,540.00 SS Attendance 300-399 SS Attendance 800 and above Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Congregation Association Pastor CP Gifts Duncan, New Hope West Mullins Randy Southerland 177,105.00 OKC, Quail Springs Capital No Pastor 910,287.00 Ada, First Banner Brad Graves 133,884.00 OKC, Southern Hills Capital Douglas Melton 566,402.00 Tulsa, Parkview Tulsa Metro Steve Lewis 132,852.00 Broken Arrow, First Tulsa Metro Nick Garland 484,608.00 Broken Arrow, Arrow Heights Tulsa Metro Roger Taylor 128,076.00 Moore, First Union Kevin Clarkson 446,049.00 Ponca City, First Kay Michael Taylor 125,578.00 Tulsa, First Tulsa Metro Deron Spoo 336,714.00 Lawton, First Comanche-Cotton Patrick Latham 116,798.00 Altus, First Great Plains Jeff Moore 279,934.00 OKC, Brookwood Capital Bryan Gilbert 101,157.00 Jenks, First Tulsa Metro Rick Frie 247,168.00 Durant, First Bryan James Robinson 95,660.00 Owasso, First Tulsa Metro Chris Wall 180,881.00 Enid, First Cherokee Strip Kelly Russell 94,796.00 Choctaw, Choctaw Road Capital Richard Sowell 171,652.00 OKC, Capitol Hill Capital Mark DeMoss 93,412.00 Mustang, First Capital Michael Staton 157,403.00

Each day through the Cooperative Program, we impact lostness by bringing the Gospel to people all over the world. Through your church’s generous giving, hearts are transformed for eternity. Together we are pushing back the darkness and changing lives with the light of the Gospel.

Oklahoma Baptists doing more together

COOPERATIVE PROGRAM Doing More Together BOOM-OR-BUST OILFIELDS DON’T IMPAIR CHURCH’S CP Written by Karen L. Willoughby ELK CITY, Okla. (BP) -- First Baptist Church in Elk City sets its A major interest of many in the church is Southern Baptist sights on its Oklahoma oil field community and beyond. Disaster Relief. A large-scale storage building and three vehicles -- including a feeding unit -- are located at the church, and First Baptist is heavily invested in missions and ministries probably 100 men and women are trained as volunteers. locally, nationally and internationally. The congregation started a Hispanic church 10 years ago, its third church plant in Elk City; connected in Ovid, Colo., with a church they could come alongside seven years ago; and has had international missions commitments for several years in Canada with the North American Mission Board, Eastern Europe and South Asia with the International Mission Board, and Cambodia with a faith We want to come up with new missionary from the church family. methods and new structures to reach All the while, the church has had a firm commitment to the new people. We’re trying to reach Cooperative Program, pastor Russell Duck told Baptist Press. The church -- “for decades,” he said -- has given up to 15 percent of its the younger generations because undesignated offerings to Southern Baptist missions through the they’re the future of the church. Cooperative Program, and another 3 percent to the Great Plains Baptist Association.

“We’re just a regular Southern Baptist church,” said Duck, now in his 17th year of leading the western Oklahoma congregation that began in 1899. “We’re touching the world through the First Baptist gave five acres of its land to Baptist Village Cooperative Program in addition to hands-on missions. It’s been Communities, Inc., which opened an $8 million, 60-unit Elk City a proven program since 1925. retirement location in December 2016. The church provides a Sunday School class at Baptist Village, the children’s choir “We consider our Cooperative Program giving our tithe to the performs there four times a year, and “we do a lot of ministry over Southern Baptist Convention,” the pastor continued. “We ask our there,” Duck said. members to tithe, and we tithe. We know we can do more linking with other churches than we could as one church.” All the while, First Baptist focuses on meeting the spiritual needs of its members. First Baptist -- and the 12,000-population Elk City -- is just beginning to come out of another downturn in the oil economy, The six pastors on staff focus on First Kids, First Youth, First Duck said. When the most recent “bust” happened some three Seniors, Worship, Missions and the Hispanic church. As a result, years ago, perhaps 3,000 residents -- and 100 church members nearly as many people participate on Wednesday evenings as -- left town for employment elsewhere. Now with 50 others who Sunday mornings. have joined in recent months, First Baptist is back to 450 for its Sunday morning worship. Children’s programming is an example of the planning that goes into every aspect of First Baptist’s ministries. Age-graded Sunday School classes use The Gospel Project curriculum from LifeWay Christian Resources, which sets the stage for a church-wide weeklong (or longer) theme. First Kids meet on Sunday morning for either preschool or children’s worship, with fifth- and sixth- graders doing the sound and lights and helping with worship. On We’re touching the world through Wednesdays, about 200 First Kids -- including some from other the Cooperative Program in addition churches and no church -- learn a different aspect of the same lesson. to hands-on missions. It’s been a First Baptist will be 120 years old in 2019. “We’re a missions- proven program since 1925. minded church; it’s just the heart of the people,” Duck said. “The congregation just always had a heart for missions locally and globally. It’s in the DNA of the people and I can’t take any credit for it. They were missions-minded before I got here.”

What’s next for First Elk City? “We’re always trying to find new First Baptist’s budget is modified when its income is reduced, but wineskins to reach more people,” Duck said. “We want to come giving its “tithe” through the Cooperative Program is a constant, up with new methods and new structures to reach new people. Duck said. We’re trying to reach the younger generations because they’re the future of the church.” Karen L. Willoughby “It’s just ingrained in us to put the Cooperative Program first,” he said.

First Baptist’s local initiatives include supporting -- again, “for decades” -- Baptist Collegiate Ministries in Weatherford and Sayre, Okla.; community ministries HELP INC. and the Western Oklahoma Family Centers; and the local pregnancy center. And the church has its own food pantry, open during regular office hours and staffed by volunteers.

Through Cooperative Program gifts, Oklahoma Disaster Relief teams are able to serve those in crisis around the world.