Celebrating the Cooperative Program Episode Three: "CP100 - Gary Frost"

Throughout 2025, SCBO is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Cooperative Program with “CP100,” a series of interviews highlighting the impact of the Cooperative Program on churches and individuals in each of Ohio’s six regions.

This month, CP100 visits the Northeast Region of Ohio.

The Cooperative Program isn’t like a club membership, according to Pastor Gary Frost, The Open Door Church, Youngstown. “The issue is not what you get out of it. It’s what you are joining others to do in advancing the kingdom,” he said. As a longtime Southern Baptist pastor, association leader, state leader, and NAMB vice president, Frost has a deep love for the SBC and the Cooperative Program. “I love this convention. I believe in the purpose and the vision. Just watching how the Cooperative Program operates – we call it a ‘program,’ but it’s a cooperative culture.”

Don’t miss episode three: CP100: Gary Frost.