Foster Care Initiative
In Iowa last year Four Oaks Family Connections received 1,729 referrals for children that needed homes, and only 1,305 families were licensed. (I can provide statistics for individual counties as well). We need more families that could provide a safe, loving,...
Pray for Community Baptist Church, Marion
Pray for Community Baptist Church CITY: Marion, Iowa PASTOR: Darin Ulmer WORSHIP: Sundays at 10:30am INTERESTING FACTS This is our 11th year as a church which was planted in August 2009. Darin Ulmer was called to be the first pastor shortly after the church was...
Focus on Jesus in the Days to Come
by Bob Allen, Pastor & Church Support Staff at BCI, Associate Pastor at New Life Baptist Church The devastation is tangible. I’m not referring to the physical wasteland left behind by the derecho that razed East-Central Iowa between I-80 and Highway 30. The...
Disaster Relief Updates
did you sustain damage & need help with repairs for your church facility? We would love to serve BCI churches by coordinating help between church leaders to do storm repairs on your church facility. Many Iowa communities were impacted by the devastating derecho...
Tipping Point – What kind of a church should we plant now?
by Chase Abner, BCI Lead Church Planting Catalyst In 2010, Pew Research estimated that there were 67 million Christians in China. Other organizations estimate that number to be over 100 million. These numbers can be hard to nail down for a country that has a vested...
DR goes local in aftermath of storm
did you sustain damage & need help with repairs for your church facility? We would love to serve BCI churches by coordinating help between church leaders to do storm repairs on your church facility. With many national disaster response delayed or locked down,...
Tipping Point – Does “faith” mean everything will go back to normal?
by Ben Bradley, BCI Communications Director As the worldwide pandemic stretches on, one sentiment that I see popping up over and over again is “Faith Over Fear.” It’s a short and catchy phrase that can provide much needed courage and comfort in challenging times. It...
Pray for Calvary Baptist Church, Indianola
Pray for Calvary Baptist Church CITY: Indianola, Iowa PASTOR: John Jakes WORSHIP: Sundays at 10:10am INTERESTING FACTS When Calvary Baptist Church was first planted in 1976, the church used to meet on campus at Simpson College. After that, the church met for worship...
Virtual VBS at Calvary Baptist Church in Indianola
by Ben Bradley, BCI Communications Director Vacation Bible School has always been a key ministry for Calvary Baptist Church in Indianola. It has consistently been a ministry that has yielded gospel fruit among the next generation. This year, when summer came around...
Is This the Right Time to Defy Authorities?
Is This the Right Time to Defy Authorities? by Chris Eller, BCI Associate Director How should we think about the recent decision by Grace Community Church in California to defy the order of the governor of California that banned in-person church meetings? Pastor John...
