The Baptist General Association of Virginia has announced that it will no longer directly provide funds to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship after the 1,800-church network changed its policy to allow the hiring of practicing homosexuals for staff positions.
The BGAV, which consists of over 1,400 autonomous churches throughout the commonwealth and worldwide, will stop facilitating cooperative giving to the CBF. The association will now require its affiliated churches with a giving relationship to CBF to provide contributions directly to the CBF national office.
Previously, churches could contribute to CBF through giving to the BGAV Cooperative Program.
“The Executive Board believes this action serves the BGAV, while respecting CBF,” a BGAV statement reads.
The decision was finalized during a BGAV executive board meeting on Monday in Henrico.
“The Virginia Baptist Executive Board regrets it has had to address the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s approval of the Illumination Project Committee’s report permitting the hiring of LGBT personnel for certain staff positions in the organization,” a BGAV statement released on Monday explains. “Though the BGAV respects CBF’s right to change its hiring…
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