State Convention of Baptists in Ohio

What State Convention of Baptists in Ohio does

The State Convention of Baptists in Ohio (SCBO) is a not-for-profit religious organization that coordinates the cooperative efforts of approximately 600 Southern Baptist churches across Ohio, operating from its headquarters at 9000 Antares Avenue, Columbus. Founded on the Cooperative Program model launched in 1925 (with Ohio Disaster Relief established in 1986), SCBO's primary function is to enable member churches to fulfill the Great Commission collectively through unified giving, church planting, revitalization, disaster relief, leadership development, and missions support. Six regional catalysts (West, Northwest, Northeast, Central, Southwest, Southeast) provide on-the-ground coordination, supported by 17 local Baptist associations.

SCBO's core services are organized around three platforms: the Cooperative Program (a unified giving initiative through which churches allocate a portion of undesignated offerings, with 50% forwarded to the Southern Baptist Convention and 50% retained for Ohio ministries); Ohio Disaster Relief (a credentialed volunteer network of approximately 440 volunteers delivering feeding, chainsaw, flood recovery, and chaplain services); and Send Network Ohio (church planting in partnership with NAMB, including Send City missionaries in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus). Adjacent programs include Super Summer (student leadership at Cedarville University, 475 attendees in 2025), CampUCan (urban youth camp), Church Revitalization Services, the Ohio Baptist Messenger monthly publication, Worship Resources, Women's Missionary Union, and the Pastor Health Initiative. The business model is donation- and cooperative-giving-based with no commercial pricing; in 2024, SCBO churches contributed $4,719,175 to the Cooperative Program. GTM is primarily sales-led through regional catalysts and event-driven through flagship gatherings (Annual Celebration, Super Summer, CampUCan, Lead Well Conference, regional worship events). SCBO's technology footprint is minimal — a SnapPages-built website, email newsletter, and traditional print publication — with no proprietary software products or AI capabilities.

Name

State Convention of Baptists in Ohio

Legal name

The State Convention of Baptists in Ohio

Website

https://scbo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SCBO is a not-for-profit religious convention coordinating approximately 600 Southern Baptist churches across Ohio through the Cooperative Program, regional catalysts, disaster relief, church planting, and leadership development, headquartered in Columbus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Convention Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI)

Keywords

• Church planting coordination
• Disaster relief services
• Missions cooperative giving
• Pastoral health support
• Youth ministry camps

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Cooperative Program Contributions: The primary revenue stream comes from Southern Baptist churches allocating a portion of their undesignated offerings through the Cooperative Program. SCBO churches gave $4,719,175 in 2024 and $4,569,386 in 2023. 50% of CP gifts are forwarded to the Southern Baptist Convention, with 50% invested in Ohio ministries.
2. Individual Donations: Individual church members can make gifts via mail, online banking, or credit card to support SCBO ministry areas including the Cooperative Program, disaster relief, and specific missions initiatives.
3. Golf Tournament Proceeds: Urbancrest Baptist Church and other churches hold fundraising events like the 27th Annual Urbancrest Golf Classic, with proceeds donated to Ohio Disaster Relief.
4. Event Sponsorships: The Ohio Baptist Foundation Invitational Golf Tournament offers sponsorship levels (Title Sponsor $10,000, Gold Sponsor $5,000, Silver $2,500, etc.) to support CampUCan ministry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SCBO coordinates cooperative Southern Baptist ministry across Ohio through the Cooperative Program, in which member churches allocate a portion of undesignated offerings. It delivers ministry services including church planting, church revitalization consulting, disaster relief response, youth leadership development (Super Summer, CampUCan), worship and pastoral health resources, women's missions support, and the Ohio Baptist Messenger publication to 600+ affiliated churches.

Product overview

The State Convention of Baptists in Ohio (SCBO) is a not-for-profit religious organization that serves as the missionary organization coordinating Southern Baptist cooperative efforts in Ohio. Rather than a commercial product company, SCBO provides a portfolio of ministry services organized around the Cooperative Program as its central giving mechanism. Key offerings include: the Cooperative Program (unified giving initiative), Ohio Baptist Messenger (monthly publication), Worship Resources (Worship 4:24, Practice to Platform), Super Summer (student leadership camp), CampUCan (urban youth camp), Ohio Disaster Relief, Send Network Ohio (church planting), Church Revitalization Services, Regional Catalyst support across six regions, Ohio WMU, and various other ministry resources including Christmas Backpacks, Prayer initiatives, and Pastor Health support. These programs work together to help churches fulfill the Great Commission through financial partnership, training, evangelism, and compassion ministry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Send Network Ohio: Church planting partnership in partnership with North American Mission Board (NAMB) helping churches plant churches everywhere for everyone.
• Ohio Baptist Messenger
• Ohio Disaster Relief
• Super Summer
• CampUCan
• Cooperative Program

Products and services

• Cooperative Program A unified giving initiative enabling Southern Baptist churches to allocate a portion of their undesignated offerings to support state and global missions, theological education, and ministry endeavors. 50% of CP gifts are forwarded to the SBC.
• Ohio Baptist Messenger Monthly publication providing news, resources, and encouragement for Ohio Baptist churches, available in print and mobile digital formats.
• Worship Resources Comprehensive worship ministry support including Worship 4:24 conference, Practice to Platform online courses, The Worship Initiative, and Worship Team Coach for developing worship leaders and teams.
• Super Summer Premier student leadership program for students completing grades 7-12, held at Cedarville University. Develops Christian leaders through biblical truth teaching, grade-level electives, and worship experiences. 475 students and staff attended Super Summer 2025.
• CampUCan One-week summer camp for young men ages 9-16 from urban areas in Ohio. Provides opportunity for campers to encounter the love of God, hear the gospel message, and form life-long relationships with Christian mentors. 90 youth served in 2025 with 25 decisions for Christ and 13 baptisms.
• Ohio Disaster Relief Disaster response ministry bringing help, hope, and healing to people in crisis through feeding units, chainsaw recovery, flood recovery, shower units, and chaplain services. Operates under the Ray Roberts State Missions Offering. 46 teams served 7,500 hours in 2024.
• Send Network Ohio Partnership with North American Mission Board to help churches plant churches across Ohio, including Send City missionaries in Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus.
• Church Revitalization Services Free resilience coaching, revitalization coaching, biblical counseling, and customizable processes to help congregations on the path to health and growth.
• Ohio Women's Missionary Union (WMU) Women's ministry resources including discipleship tools, leadership training, mission opportunities, and partnerships with Baptist Nursing Fellowship, Christmas Backpacks, and WorldCrafts.
• SCBO Learning Lab Educational resources and training materials for church leaders and members, providing online courses and ministry training content.
• Church Planting Resources Support for church planters including training, coaching, and connections to Send Network Ohio for starting new churches across Ohio.
• Pastor Health Initiative Resources and support for pastoral wellness including counseling, resilience coaching, and pastoral health conferences to address the high rate of pastors considering leaving ministry.
• Regional Catalyst Support Six state catalysts across Ohio's regions (West, Northwest, Northeast, Central, Southwest, Southeast) providing on-the-ground support, training, and partnership opportunities for churches.

Quantifiable outcome

• SCBO churches gave $4,719,175 to the Cooperative Program in 2024, up 3.3% from $4,569,386 in 2023
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1925SCBO is part of the SBC network of 50,000+ cooperating churches. Through the Cooperative Program, SCBO forwards 50% of church contributions to SBC entities supporting global missionaries (IMB), North American missionaries (NAMB), and six theological seminaries educating 16,000+ future church leaders annually.
• International Mission Board (IMB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the Cooperative Program, SCBO supports thousands of IMB missionaries serving globally. Send Relief is a collaboration between IMB and NAMB for global compassion ministry.
• North American Mission Board (NAMB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAMB coordinates North American missionaries and supports church planting through Send Network. SCBO partners with NAMB for Send Network Ohio church planting coordination. Send Relief collaboration between IMB and NAMB provides global compassion ministry.
• Six Southern Baptist Theological SeminariescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix SBC seminaries (Southern, Southeastern, Midwestern, Southwestern, Gateway, and New Orleans) educate over 16,000 pastors, missionaries, and future church leaders annually. SCBO supports these through CP giving.
• Send Network OhiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with NAMB to help churches plant churches everywhere for everyone across Ohio. Includes Send City Missionaries serving Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus.
• Women's Missionary Union (WMU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAuxiliary of SBC assisting churches in developing comprehensive missions strategy through prayer, discipleship, and hands-on missions involvement including Baptist Nursing Fellowship, Christmas Backpacks, and WorldCrafts.
• Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)minorOthersSCBO provides churches access to free legal support through ADF for religious liberty issues.
• Send ReliefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration between IMB and NAMB, Send Relief is Southern Baptists' global compassion ministry responding to natural disasters, caring for refugees, fighting human trafficking, supporting adoption/foster care, and providing clean water and medical attention.
• Cedarville UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuper Summer student leadership program held at Cedarville University. Partnership for Worship 4:24 conference co-led with Cedarville. SCBO churches access Practice to Platform online courses free through CP giving.
• Florida Baptist ConventionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlorida-Ohio partnership between Ohio's Southwest Region and Florida's Central Region connecting churches for mutual support, mission trips, and church revitalization/replanting collaboration.
• Center for Christian VirtuesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOhio's largest Christian public policy organization. SCBO participates in Prayer at the Statehouse events sponsored by CCV to connect pastors with state lawmakers and pray for government wisdom.
• Kentucky Disaster ReliefminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOhio DR partnered with Kentucky DR during Cleveland tornado response, with Kentucky loaning heavy equipment (wheeled loader 'Kermit' with 2000 lb capacity) to assist with debris removal.
• Indiana and Illinois Disaster ReliefminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeams from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois responded to West Virginia flood recovery deployment at East Williamson Baptist Church.
• Pecos Valley Association and SBC Disaster Relief of New MexicominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDonated shower-laundry trailer (6 showers, 2 washer/dryers) valued at ~$80,000 new. Will serve Ohio churches hosting mission teams and disaster relief deployments.
• Dawson Baptist Church, Birmingham, AlabamaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor162 Southern Baptist volunteers including 130 students from Dawson Baptist Church participated in CABA international soccer camps in Ohio.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Baptist State Convention of North Carolina: One of the largest SBC state conventions with identical cooperative giving, missions, church planting, and disaster relief architecture. Comparable in operational structure though at materially larger scale.
• State Convention of Baptists in Indiana: Indiana's SBC state convention operating with the same cooperative giving structure, regional catalyst model, and church planting focus. SCBO has co-deployed with Indiana DR teams on West Virginia flood response, confirming tight operational and structural alignment.
• Florida Baptist Convention: Florida's SBC state convention, directly comparable in cooperative giving, church planting, and missions support structure. SCBO has an active Florida-Ohio regional partnership for church revitalization, demonstrating close peer alignment.
• Tennessee Baptist Mission Board: Tennessee's SBC-affiliated state mission board, structurally identical in missions funding, church planting, and DR coordination. A standard SBC state convention peer with similar program breadth.
• Kentucky Baptist Convention: Kentucky's Southern Baptist state convention with comparable structure, Cooperative Program funding model, regional catalysts, church planting and disaster relief programs. Ohio DR has partnered directly with Kentucky DR on Cleveland tornado response, confirming operational similarity.
• Georgia Baptist Mission Board: Georgia's SBC state mission board, a structural peer operating Cooperative Program funding, church planting networks, and disaster relief. Closely matches SCBO's operating model within a larger state context.
• Illinois Baptist State Association: Another Midwestern SBC state convention with parallel structure — Cooperative Program funding, regional church support, and cooperative missions distribution. SCBO and Illinois DR have co-deployed on out-of-state disaster response.

Broad incumbents

• American Baptist Churches USA: A separate Baptist denominational body (not SBC) operating regional offices and a similar missions/church planting structure. Functions in the same broad faith-based coordination category but with a distinct theological identity.
• North American Mission Board (NAMB): The SBC's national North American missions entity that funds Send Network church planting in which SCBO directly participates. Several SCBO regional catalysts (Adam Pursel, Chad Grigsby) carry NAMB email addresses, indicating it is both partner and parent-like umbrella organization.

Others

• Send Relief: SBC's global compassion ministry (IMB/NAMB collaboration) that coordinates disaster relief, refugee care, and human trafficking response — the same functional space as SCBO's Ohio DR program. Acts as the national-level peer for SCBO's disaster relief function.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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