IMB TRUSTEES APPOINT 31 MISSIONARIES

Baptist Press

PHOENIX — Through Southern Baptists’ “faithful, generous and consistent giving” of more than $98 million to the Cooperative Program and approximately $153 million to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, the International Mission Board has reached financial stability, IMB President David Platt told the entity’s trustees June 12.

“That’s breathtaking: over $250 million given from Southern Baptist churches for the spread of the gospel among the nations,” Platt said. “And as a result of that giving, I am glad to report to trustees and the broader SBC that IMB is standing on firm financial ground.”

In addition to the financial update, IMB trustees approved the appointment of 31 missionaries; recognized 10 trustees (including outgoing trustee chairman Scott Harris of Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood) as they completed their terms; and elected 2017-2018 officers during their meeting in Phoenix.