‘Advancing the mission together’: Churches top Reach Texas challenge goal, set another record

GRAPEVINE—Southern Baptists of Texas Convention churches are making a strong statement when it comes to the Reach Texas State Missions Offering: advancing the mission matters.

SBTC churches gave $1,752,383 to Reach Texas this past year—the most collected in a single year in its history. The offering period covers September 2023 to August 2024. 

Last year, a record $1,673,560 was given by SBTC churches, topping the $1.6 million challenge goal that was set prior to the offering. Reach Texas has now received record giving in three of the past four years. The goal for the current campaign is $2 million.

SBTC Executive Director Nathan Lorick thanked churches for “advancing the mission together” and expressed gratitude for the record offering.

“We are excited about churches partnering together to see the gospel advance across Texas,” Lorick said. “We remain committed to church planting, missions, and evangelism as a top priority in practice and in principle.” 

Reach Texas funds a variety of gospel-fueled efforts, including church planting, disaster relief, missions mobilization, and the SBTC’s annual Empower Conference. The need for evangelism is as urgent as ever, with 19 million of the state’s 30 million residents estimated to be lost.

For more information or to order promotional materials, visit sbtexas.com/reachtexas.