Mississippi Baptist

What Mississippi Baptist does

Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB) is the coordinating body for Mississippi Baptist churches, serving a network of 2,082 affiliated churches organized into 65 regional associations with 524,752 total members. Founded in 1836 and headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, MBCB operates as a private nonprofit religious organization affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The organization delivers ministry support across five core departments (Leadership, Discipleship, Worship, Missions, and Get Support services) plus business services, disaster relief, and stewardship programs.

MBCB's core service portfolio includes church planting and revitalization (242 Network), pastoral leadership development, bivocational minister support, collegiate ministry through Baptist Student Unions on 25 campuses (serving 2,130 students), and music/worship programs spanning choirs, orchestras, and camps. The organization operates two camp/retreat facilities (Central Hills Baptist Retreat and Garaywa Camp & Conference Center), publishes The Baptist Record (since 1877) and CP Connections Magazine, produces the Around the Table podcast, and hosts the Annual Convention Meeting. Specialized services include disaster relief (capacity for 20,000 meals/day), sexual abuse advisory services (SAAT), demographic analytics via MissionInsite, and leadership assessments through Ministry Insights.

Revenue is generated primarily through the Cooperative Program (unified church giving), designated mission offerings (Lottie Moon, Annie Armstrong, Margaret Lackey, Edwina Robinson WMU), and disaster relief donations. Limited published allocations show $2,246,872 for collegiate ministry, $712,024 for discipleship, and $531,278 for women's ministry. Ancillary revenue includes nominal fees for camps ($145-$190) and training programs ($75). MBCB has strategic partnerships with NAMB, GuideStone, LifeWay, and BSCLN, and employs approximately 36 core staff per firmographic data, though the staff directory suggests a broader operational headcount.

Name

Mississippi Baptist

Legal name

Mississippi Baptist Convention Board

Website

https://mbcb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1836

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Mississippi Baptist Convention Board coordinates and equips a network of 2,082 affiliated Baptist churches across Mississippi through 65 regional associations, providing leadership development, church planting, disaster relief, collegiate ministry, and worship resources since 1836.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Denominational Administration

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Church network coordination
• Ministry support services
• Pastoral leadership development
• Disaster relief services
• Missions mobilization

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cooperative Program Contributions: Unified plan of giving from Southern Baptist churches that funds the convention's operations and mission work across Mississippi, domestic, and international missions
2. Lottie Moon International Missions Offering: Primary funding stream for international missions, described as the lifeline of international missions
3. Annie Armstrong Easter Offering: Offering for North American missions supporting missionaries in complex cultural environments
4. Margaret Lackey State Offering: Primary funding for key mission efforts within Mississippi
5. Edwina Robinson WMU Offering: Churchwide offering sponsored by MS Women's Ministries/WMU for women's missions initiatives
6. Disaster Relief Donations: Donations supporting disaster relief operations capable of providing up to 20,000 meals a day

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB) is the coordinating body for 2,082 affiliated Baptist churches across Mississippi, providing ministry programs, leadership development, discipleship resources, worship training, missions mobilization, disaster relief, and camp/retreat services. It operates through multiple ministry departments (Discipleship, Leadership, Worship, Missions) and support services (Business Services, Stewardship, Prayer, Sexual Abuse Advisory Team) to equip local churches to make disciples.

Product overview

Mississippi Baptist Convention Board is a denominational network providing a comprehensive portfolio of ministry programs and support services to over 2,082 churches across Mississippi. The organization operates through multiple ministry departments (Discipleship/Sunday School, Leadership, Worship Ministries, Missions) and specialized programs including Baptist Student Unions on 25 campuses, music programs (MBASYCO, Symphony Orchestra, Singing Churchmen, Singing Churchwomen), and two camp/retreat centers (Central Hills Baptist Retreat and Garaywa Camp). Business services include stewardship, disaster relief, insurance, and retirement planning. Additional offerings encompass publications (The Baptist Record, CP Connections Magazine), podcasts (Around the Table), the annual convention meeting, job board services, and demographic/assessment tools for church planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Discipleship/Sunday School Department
• Worship Ministries
• Leadership Department
• Missions Department
• Church Planting/Revitalization Program
• Central Hills Baptist Retreat
• Garaywa Camp & Conference Center
• Mississippi Baptist All-State Youth Choir and Orchestra (MBASYCO)
• HeartSong Youth Music & Worship Arts Camp
• SMACK (Summer Music and Arts Camp for Kids)
• Mississippi Baptist Symphony Orchestra
• Business Services
• Disaster Relief
• Prayer Ministry
• Sexual Abuse Advisory Team (SAAT)
• Baptist Student Unions (BSU)
• Woman's Missionary Union (WMU)
• Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Baptist Convention
• Women's Ministry
• Job Board/Ministry Employment Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Disaster Relief capable of providing up to 20,000 meals per day
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) - GaraywacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1947WMU owns and operates Garaywa Camp & Conference Center in Clinton, MS since 1947. The space supports spiritual growth and rest for kids and adults, designed as a year-round retreat center and summer camp ministry.
• LifeWay / Lifeway WomenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResources and content partnership for women's ministry materials and curriculum support for Mississippi Baptist churches.
• GuideStoneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSouthern Baptist Convention insurance and benefits resource providing compensation survey data and retirement planning tools for churches and ministers.
• LifeWay ResearchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvider of the Southern Baptist Convention Minister's Compensation Study used by Mississippi churches for compensation guidance.
• Ministry InsightsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvider of Leading From Your Strengths assessment used by MBCB's Church Health Division to help churches discover team member strengths.
• MissionInsiteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDemographic services provider offering multi-dimensional demographics and analysis for 125,000+ faith-based institutions. MBCB offers these reports to partnering churches.
• NAMB (North American Mission Board)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch planting and replanting support through 242 Network and Church Fostering Manual. Southern Baptist Convention mission board supporting church multiplication efforts.
• BSCLN (Bivocational Ministers Network)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerResource network providing support and resources for bivocational pastors and ministers serving in Mississippi churches.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• North American Mission Board (NAMB): SBC-affiliated national missions agency providing church planting, Send Network, and replanting resources to MBCB and other state conventions — operates at broader geographic scale but overlapping mission focus.
• Southern Baptist Convention (SBC): The national denominational body to which MBCB is affiliated; provides national-scale coordination of Cooperative Program, oversees entities like NAMB and IMB, and sets broader conventions for state bodies like MBCB.

Emerging players

• GuideStone Financial Resources: SBC-affiliated insurance, retirement, and benefits provider partnering with MBCB to deliver financial services to member churches and ministers — comparable in mission-aligned service delivery to churches.
• LifeWay Christian Resources: SBC-affiliated publisher of curricula, events, and women's ministry resources that supplies MBCB and other state conventions with content and programming material — comparable ministry resource provider.

Regional players

• Baptist State Convention of North Carolina: Another large SBC state convention body operating in the Southeast US with similar ministry programs, associational structure, and disaster relief capabilities — comparable as a peer state convention outside MBCB's home geography.

Direct peers

• Tennessee Baptist Mission Board: Tennessee's state Baptist convention coordinating churches through Cooperative Program giving, missions mobilization, disaster relief, and camp ministries — directly parallel in denomination, structure, and ministry portfolio to MBCB.
• Georgia Baptist Mission Board: State-level Baptist convention board coordinating affiliated churches in Georgia with similar ministry departments, Cooperative Program giving model, and disaster relief capabilities — directly comparable in mission and operating structure to MBCB.
• Woman's Missionary Union (WMU): National missions discipleship organization that partners with state Baptist conventions including MBCB; operates Garaywa Camp directly and coordinates age-level missions education — a close ministry model peer.
• Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions: Alabama's state Baptist convention body providing church planting, missions, leadership development, and collegiate ministry to affiliated congregations — operates with an analogous associational structure and Southern Baptist affiliation to MBCB.
• Louisiana Baptist Convention: Louisiana's state Baptist convention serving affiliated churches with similar missions, discipleship, leadership, and worship ministry departments — a geographic and denominational peer to MBCB.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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