Kentucky Baptist Convention

What Kentucky Baptist Convention does

The Kentucky Baptist Convention (KBC) is a non-profit religious cooperative organization headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Founded in 1837, it is one of the oldest state Baptist conventions in the United States and serves as the recognized Kentucky state partner of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). KBC coordinates missions, disaster relief, campus ministry, church planting, and ministerial support on behalf of approximately 2,400 autonomous member churches representing roughly 700,000-750,000 individuals across Kentucky. Governance flows through 66 local associations and a 34+ person staff organized into functional teams, led by an Executive Director (Todd Gray).

KBC's economic engine is the Cooperative Program, the Southern Baptist unified funding mechanism originated in 1925, under which member churches voluntarily forward a percentage of their budgets to the state convention. KBC distributes pooled receipts on a 55/45 split: 55% funds Kentucky-state ministries and 45% is forwarded to the SBC for national and international mission work. There is no commercial pricing model or revenue transaction; the entire income stream is voluntary cooperative contributions from member congregations. Designated giving supplements this base, particularly through disaster relief donations and special offerings.

Operationally, KBC operates branded sub-initiatives including Church Multiplied (church planting and revitalization), Kentucky Disaster Relief (KYDR) with 2,600+ trained volunteers, Kentucky Baptist Women, Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM) on more than 100 campuses, a Multi-Language Ministries effort serving immigrant congregations, and an Evangelism Team. Field operations are delivered through regional ministry consultants across five geographic regions of Kentucky, with formal partnerships with The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) for ministerial pipeline, GuideStone Financial Resources for pastoral benefits, mission organizations including Renew World Outreach, and equipment partners such as Lowe's and Home Depot. KBC relies on third-party volunteer management software (Volgistics) rather than proprietary technology platforms, and there is no disclosed AI/ML capability, mobile application, or commercial SaaS product in the organization's stack.

Name

Kentucky Baptist Convention

Legal name

Kentucky Baptist Convention

Website

https://kybaptist.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1837

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Kentucky Baptist Convention is a non-profit religious cooperative headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, coordinating missions, disaster relief, campus ministry, and church planting on behalf of approximately 2,400 autonomous Baptist member churches and 700,000-750,000 adherents across Kentucky.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Cooperative Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Denominational Theological Colleges (e.g., Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical) (EDAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Church consulting services
• Disaster relief ministries
• Missions mobilization
• Evangelism training
• Theological education support

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Cooperative Program Contributions: Kentucky Baptist churches contribute a portion of their budgets to the Cooperative Program (CP). The KBC distributes 55% to state ministries and sends 45% to the Southern Baptist Convention. Funds support church planting, revitalization, disaster relief, compassion ministries, leadership development, theological training, global missions, and evangelism. The CP distribution includes: Church Consulting & Revitalization (11.67%), Evangelism (9.93%), Executive Office (13.54%), Missions Mobilization (3.94%), and allocations to Clear Creek Baptist Bible College, Crossings/KY Baptist Assemblies, Kentucky Baptist Foundation, Oneida Baptist Institute, Sunrise Children's Services, and Woman's Missionary Union.
2. Disaster Relief Contributions: The convention collects donations specifically designated for Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief efforts, which include 2,600+ trained volunteers responding to disasters. Funds support Kentucky C.A.R.E. (Churches Assisting Rebuild Efforts) grants for churches rebuilding damaged buildings and church-led community rebuild projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Kentucky Baptist Convention is a cooperative missions and ministry organization that provides resources, consulting, training, and support services to nearly 2,400 autonomous Baptist churches across Kentucky. It distributes Cooperative Program funding for church planting, revitalization, disaster relief, evangelism, leadership development, and theological education, while operating specialized teams in church consulting, evangelism, missions mobilization, campus ministry, and pastoral wellness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Church Multiplied: Church multiplication initiative focused on church planting, replanting, and multi-language church planting to help churches take next steps in making disciples, developing leaders, and starting new churches.
• Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief (KYDR)
• Kentucky Baptist Women
• Kentucky Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM)
• KBC Evangelism Team

Products and services

• Church Consulting and Revitalization Services Resources, consultations, and training provided to Kentucky Baptist churches to address church decline, pastoral transitions, conflict, and ministry challenges. Services are delivered through the Church Consulting and Revitalization Team and regional consultants across five Kentucky regions.
• Evangelism Strategies and Training Support and resources to help churches develop and execute evangelism strategies, including church planting, replanting, multi-language ministries, and gospel outreach programs. Led by the Evangelism Team.
• Missions Mobilization and Partnerships Encourages and equips Kentucky Baptist churches to engage in local, national, and international missions partnerships, including support for Kentucky missionaries and connection with the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board and North American Mission Board.
• Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief Active disaster response ministry coordinating 2,600+ trained volunteers to respond to disasters in Kentucky, including Kentucky C.A.R.E. grants for churches rebuilding damaged buildings and church-led community rebuild projects.
• Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM) Ministry to reach students on 100+ university and college campuses across Kentucky with the gospel and connect them to local churches. Includes programs such as Converge, Connect, YES, and Thrive retreats.
• Pastoral Wellness Program Support for pastors and ministry leaders including wellness assessments, counseling fund access, pastoral care cohorts, mentorship programs, and sabbatical resources to address loneliness, burnout, and ministry resilience.
• Women's Ministry (Kentucky Baptist Women) Ministry initiative focused on helping women believe in Jesus Christ, belong to biblical communities, and become maturing disciples, including the annual Cultivate women's ministry training event.
• Theological Education Scholarships and Ministry Placement Scholarships such as the Calling Out the Called Scholarship for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary students, church planting networks, and ministry job placement support connecting seminary students with Kentucky Baptist churches.
• Multi-Language Ministries Church planting, evangelism, and translation services for non-English speaking communities and multi-language congregations in Kentucky, including deaf ministry and cultural integration support.
• Church Multiplied Initiative Church multiplication initiative focused on church planting, replanting, and multi-language church planting to help churches take next steps in making disciples, developing leaders, and starting new churches.
• EQUIP Regional Training Tour Annual statewide training tour visiting 6 locations covering 14 ministry tracks including children's ministry, evangelism, missions, student ministry, worship, and more. Priced at $15 per person with a $75 maximum per church including dinner.
• Church Financial Benefits Services Coordination with GuideStone Financial Resources to provide ministers and church employees with compensation structuring, tax guidance, insurance, retirement planning, and property and casualty insurance through Brotherhood Mutual.
• Kentucky Today News Platform News platform covering Baptist Life stories in Kentucky, including the Kentucky Today Podcast, The Starting Well Podcast for new pastors, and Leadership Lessons with Dr. Todd Gray.

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Kentucky Baptist Convention works in cooperation with the Southern Baptist Convention. The KBC sends 45% of Cooperative Program funds to SBC entities including International Mission Board (22.68%), North American Mission Board (10.26%), Baptist Seminaries (9.86%), and SBC agencies and operations (2.20%). Kentucky Baptists serve on SBC boards, committees, and entities through trustee representation.
• Clear Creek Baptist Bible CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClear Creek Baptist Bible College in Pineville, KY is a theological training institution supported through KBC Cooperative Program funding (3.47% allocation). The college prepares students for ministry and hosts mission groups and volunteers for summer camps serving ages 6 through high school.
• Oneida Baptist InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOneida Baptist Institute receives 2.65% of KBC Cooperative Program distribution for theological education and ministry training support.
• Sunrise Children's ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceives 2.16% of KBC Cooperative Program distribution. Sunrise Children's Services provides child welfare and adoption services aligned with Baptist ministry values.
• Woman's Missionary Union (WMU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceives 2.43% of KBC Cooperative Program distribution. WMU supports missions education and women's involvement in Baptist missions work.
• Lowe's and Home DepotminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Lowe's and Home Depot provides building materials for disaster relief rebuilding efforts through Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief.
• GuideStone Financial ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKBC partners with GuideStone for minister and church employee financial support including compensation structuring, tax guidance, insurance, retirement planning, and GuideStone's property and casualty insurance through Brotherhood Mutual.
• GuideStone Financial ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides ministers and church leaders with information on GuideStone products and services including health insurance, retirement contributions, housing allowance structuring, and ministerial tax provisions.
• Mission SafeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecommended travel insurance provider for mission trips: www.missionsafe.com, [email protected], 1-800-682-3461
• STG Travel, Isle Travel, and Mission City TravelminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecommended travel agents for mission trip coordination: STG Travel (Renee Singh), Isle Travel (Mark Finch), Mission City Travel LLC (Kevin Cabe). These partners assist with logistics for vision tours and international mission trips.
• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKBC serves SBTS students through scholarships (Calling Out the Called Scholarship), church planting networks, experienced consultants, and ministry opportunities in Kentucky Baptist churches. The seminary relocated from Greenville, SC to Louisville in 1877.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Virginia Baptist Mission Board: State Baptist cooperative supporting affiliated churches through church planting, missions mobilization, and shared ministry services in Virginia. Directly comparable Southern Baptist state-level peer.
• Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions: State Baptist missions organization supporting affiliated churches through CP giving, church planting, and disaster relief in Alabama. Operates under the same Southern Baptist cooperative framework as KBC.
• Georgia Baptist Mission Board: State-level Southern Baptist cooperative that supports autonomous churches through CP funding, missions mobilization, and church consulting — operating the same model as KBC across a different state.
• Tennessee Baptist Mission Board: State Baptist convention serving Tennessee Baptist churches with a similar cooperative program structure, church planting and revitalization focus, and disaster relief ministry. Closest geographic and structural peer to KBC.
• Baptist State Convention of North Carolina: State Baptist convention operating a Cooperative Program-style funding model, church planting network, and disaster relief ministry for affiliated Baptist churches in North Carolina. Direct structural peer to KBC.
• Florida Baptist Convention: State Baptist cooperative providing church consulting, missions support, CP funding, and disaster relief for affiliated Florida Baptist churches. Comparable cooperative structure and ministry mix to KBC.
• Baptist General Convention of Texas: Largest Southern Baptist state convention, operating a similar CP-funded cooperative model with church planting, missions mobilization, and disaster relief. Comparable in structure, though much larger in scale than KBC.
• Missouri Baptist Convention: Southern Baptist state convention with similar autonomous-church cooperative model, church planting, and theological education partnerships. Direct operational peer to KBC.

Others

• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: Core KBC strategic partner located in Louisville that trains future Kentucky Baptist pastors and receives scholarships, church planting networks, and ministry placement support from KBC. Comparable as an adjacent SBC ecosystem institution deeply intertwined with KBC's pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• Southern Baptist Convention: National denominational body that KBC cooperates with as a state affiliate and to which KBC forwards 45% of Cooperative Program receipts. Directly comparable as a Southern Baptist cooperative body serving autonomous churches through pooled funding and shared mission programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/kentuckybaptist
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kentucky-baptist-convention

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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