SBC sets aside last Sunday in September for sexual abuse awareness

NASHVILLE (BP) – The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee voted Tuesday to establish a sexual abuse awareness day that will be known as Caring Well Sunday.

It will be recognized annually on the last Sunday in September beginning next year.

Executive Committee Chairman Jared Wellman said it's important that churches foster awareness of sexual abuse.

“In our churches, obviously we want to be building a culture that addresses and prevents abuse,” he said.

The Executive Committee also voted Tuesday to transfer $500,000 from investments into its operating budget, in part to respond to a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into sexual abuse in the SBC.