26 Ministries Supported through the 2025 Iowa Ministry Fund

Each year, BCI churches are invited to submit applications on behalf of ministries that they support financially and through volunteering. We are pleased to report that, in 2025, 26 gospel-centered ministries will receive a generous grant through the BCI Iowa Ministry Fund.

Iowa Ministry Fund

Strengthening Churches & Ministries to Meet Needs in Iowa

The idea behind the Iowa Ministry Fund is to strengthen the connection between churches who share the gospel and disciple people in their community, and gospel-centered serving ministries, who meet needs in the community that would be difficult or impossible for a single church to meet. IMF exists to accelerate the volunteering and giving that BCI churches are already doing with the ministries that are working in their communities. For 2025, IMF will provide matching funds with maximums of $2k per ministry. The two sources of funds for this grant are 1) The Iowa Missions Offering which takes place each September and 2) The NAMB Evangelism Projects Fund.

2025 IMF Quick Stats

  • 30 applications were received

  • 20 churches submitted applications

  • 26 serving ministries were represented

  • $259,446 committed to be given by churches

  • $48,500 contributed through IMF grants

2025 IMF Matching Fund Allocation

The following 26 gospel-centered serving ministries have been awarded a BCI Iowa Ministry Fund grant for 2025:

  • AGAPE Des Moines
  • Anchored Hope
  • Bridgehaven Pregnancy Support Center
  • CareNetworkCR
  • Centerville Food Share
  • Change Course
  • Child Evangelism Fellowship
  • Faith Academy
  • Foundations Learning Center
  • Freedom for Youth – Knoxville Site
  • Generations Church Community Meals
  • God’s Love House of Hope
  • Her Health Women’s Center
  • Home For Awhile
  • Kingdom Community Center
  • Lifewise Academy Chariton
  • Love INC Cedar Valley
  • Love INC Des Moines
  • NW Iowa Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  • Obria Medical Center
  • One Hope Lane County
  • Ruth Harbor Ministries
  • Shiloh Baptist Church Food Ministry
  • The Refuge
  • Together for Good
  • Wings of Refuge

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