Ray Roberts Offering & Season of Prayer

Event Date(s): 
Sunday, September 17, 2023 (All day) to Sunday, September 24, 2023 (All day)
Week of Prayer 2023
Event Date(s): 
Sunday, September 15, 2024 (All day) to Sunday, September 22, 2024 (All day)
Week of Prayer 2024

New Content Available!  Fresh, new resources have been added for the 2023 offering!  Watch the new videos, download the Prayer Guide, and lend your support to these ministries in Ohio...


Thank you for participating in the Ray Roberts State Missions Offering.

Ohio Baptists have an incredible opportunity to support mission work right here in Ohio through the Ray Roberts Offering. This year we invite you and your church to partner with the SCBO in supporting the ministries of 'Church Planting/Revitalization' and 'Disaster Relief'. So join us to pray during the week of September 17-24, 2023, and give generously to strengthen the foundation of these crucial ministries in Ohio.

The Ray Roberts State Missions Offering is a fund supported by Ohio Southern Baptists and managed by the SCBO to further God's Kingdom in the state of Ohio. It is named after one of the earliest pioneers of Southern Baptist Cooperation in Ohio who also served as the first Executive Director of the SCBO.

Dr. Ray Roberts

Dr. Ray Roberts, a native of North Carolina, first visited Ohio in 1951. In July of 1952, Dr. Roberts began serving as a missionary in Ohio for the Home Mission Board, Kentucky Baptist Convention, and White Water Baptist Association. On January 8, 1954, the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio was organized under Dr. Roberts’ supervision - with thirty-nine churches representing ten thousand members. Roberts served the SCBO as Executive Secretary for twenty-five years, during which time the convention grew to include fourteen associations and 449 churches. Upon his retirement, the SCBO State Missions Offering was renamed the Ray Roberts State Missions Offering in his honor.

Churches and individuals can contribute financially to state missions any time, but one week of September is set aside each year to emphasize the importance of mission work in Ohio. Many churches around the state will take this opportunity to join together in prayer, to share stories and testimonies of God's continued work in Ohio, and to collect financial gifts in support of the Ray Roberts Offering

Ohio Churches have several options to make financial contributions. Click the button below for details.

Many individuals give through a local church by simply designating a special gift to the Ray Roberts Offering.  If you prefer, the link above can be used for online giving.

Fresh, new resources have been added for the 2023 offering.  Please check out the links below.

Click the button below to download.

If you would like to ensure that you are receiving the latest updates, please visit www.scbo.org/connect to sign up and begin receiving all the latest news & resources from us. You may also wish to follow the SCBO via Facebook or Instagram - links to those websites can be found later on this page.

Watch the videos below to learn more about the impact of the Ray Roberts State Missions Offering. 
Then, consider how you can encourage others by sharing online or at your church.

If you would like to ensure that you are receiving the latest updates, please visit www.scbo.org/connect to sign up and begin receiving all the latest news & resources from us. You may also wish to follow the SCBO via Facebook or Instagram - links to those websites can be found later on this page.

I am pleased to announce that the proceeds of the offering will be distributed evenly between our Disaster Relief efforts and our Send Network Ohio church planting, replanting, and revitalization efforts. Therefore, 50% of the offering will benefit DR and the other 50% will help us start new churches and replant existing ones. 

Thank you in advance for your faithfulness to support prayerfully and financially the Ray Roberts State Missions Offering.

Moving Forward,

Dr. Jeremy Westbrook
Executive Director-Treasurer

Ohio Churches have several options to make financial contributions. Click the button below for details.

Many individuals give through a local church by simply designating a special gift to the Ray Roberts Offering.  If you prefer, the link above can be used for online giving.