You're at Home with BGAV, No matter where you are!

For 200 years, BGAV has been a place where like-hearted Baptists can come together to do Kingdom work. Churches can do more together than separately, and BGAV enables that kind of cooperation through a rich network of ministers and lay leaders united in their desire to serve Jesus Christ through the local church.

As such, BGAV is a cooperative missions and ministry organization that consists of more than 1,300 autonomous churches—in the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond, including:

Arizona
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota

New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Washington
West Virginia
Seoul, South Korea
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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How Can My Church Become Part of BGAV?

HOLD A VOTE

Your church votes to become a cooperating church of the BGAV.
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Download a printable brochure on how to participate with BGAV to share with your congregation.

WRITE US A LETTER

Your church writes a letter to the Executive Director that you have voted to become a cooperating church of the BGAV.

GIVE TO BGAV

To confirm your participation with BGAV, your church contributes financially to BGAV’s Cooperative Missions budget.

Your church will determine how to distribute your gifts based upon your ministry and missions preferences, and you’ll choose either one of our standard giving plans or customize your own.

What Benefits Will My Church Have as a Cooperating Church?

Depending upon your church’s level of financial contribution to the Virginia portion of the Cooperative Missions budget, available benefits include:
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Messengers to the BGAV Annual Meeting, including voting privileges;

Tax-exempt status by being named on BGAV’s group exemption roster for IRS as exempt from federal income tax under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;