Giving FAQs
Most frequent questions and answers
Why do we give?
As a church, we believe that we are called to respond to the generosity of the gospel by giving extravagantly to the progress of the gospel in our community and world. Biblical generosity is not about meeting budget needs, it is about a rich and trusting relationship with a living God. We express our faith and love to Him by honoring Him as the source of everything we have. Scriptural giving is performed with regularity, from the first portion of all we are given, as a proportion of our income, cheerfully, and without pressure or manipulation.
What is tithing?
Tithing is our starting place in giving. The Bible teaches us about a baseline standard for giving: the tithe (a word that literally means a “tenth”). When we give the first 10% of our income through the local church, we put God first in our lives. Tithing is an act of worship that expresses our gratitude, faith, and love for others.
What is the Cooperative Program?
At Brookwood, we believe giving is an act of worship and obedience to the Lord. As God calls His people to faithfully tithe, we believe the church should lead by example. Because of this, we joyfully give the first 10% of every dollar received toward missions and ministry through the Cooperative Program of the Southern Baptist Convention.
The Cooperative Program is Southern Baptists’ unified plan of giving through which cooperating Southern Baptist churches give a percentage of their undesignated receipts in support of their respective state convention and the Southern Baptist Convention missions and ministries.
The church also gives an additional 2% of every dollar received to the Metro Baptist Network of OKC.
The Metro Baptist Network (formerly the Capital Baptist Association) is a growing network of nearly 170 Southern Baptist Churches in greater OKC who are working together to do ministry.