The Tipping Point – Clarifying the Opportunity and Challenge for the Church in the Midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic
by Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director This week I heard that both North Point Community Church with Andy Stanley and The Summit Church with J. D. Greear have decided not to have in-person services for the rest of this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. These...
COVID-19 Survey
We are trying to get a sense from Iowa pastors how COVID is impacting their church and community. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey. We will share the results once the survey is completed. [wufoo username="bciowa" formhash="m10a8b7908fhaqi"...
MBTS disburses CARES Act funds to meet student needs
mbts disburses "cares act" funds to meet student needs Adapted from an article originally published on Baptist Press on July 21, 2020. In May, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary became a recipient of funds provided by the CARES Act. In accordance with the details...
Pray for Lincoln Street Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant
Pray for Lincoln Street Baptist Church CITY: Mt. Pleasant PASTOR: Jim Hughes WORSHIP: Sunday at 10:15am INTERESTING FACTS One interesting fact about Lincoln Street is that our church was started around 30 years ago in Mt. Pleasant, a city in Eastern Iowa of over 8,000...
Des Moines Church Raises $85,000 for Missions in Midst of Covid Shutdown
It’s a testimony to the gospel to see God’s people respond with faithfulness and generosity to a clear and compelling call to give. That’s exactly what happened at Grace Church in Des Moines with their recent missions offering. The missions offering had a short...
Pray for Grace Church, Des Moines
Pray for Grace Church CITY: Des Moines PASTOR: Phil Winfield WORSHIP: Sundays at 8:30am and 10:00am INTERESTING FACTS Grace Church was started in 1979 by Pastor Bob Winvene. Originally an independent Baptist church, Grace chose to join the Southern Baptist Convention...
New Pastor at First Baptist Church in Lamoni
First Baptist Church in Lamoni, Iowa has called Gaylord Mustin as pastor. Gaylord and his wife Rosalind began serving in Lamoni by providing interim preaching over a year ago in June 2019. Pastor Mustin was officially installed as pastor on Sunday, July 12th. Pastor...
Campers on Mission repair church facilities in Waterloo and Des Moines
need help with repairs or renovations for your church facility? Iowa Campers on Mission would love to serve BCI churches by providing free labor to do repairs or renovations on your church facility. Iowa Campers on Mission travel around the state of Iowa in their...
Pray for First Baptist Church, Lamoni
Pray for First Baptist Church CITY: Lamoni PASTOR: Gaylord Mustin WORSHIP: Sunday at 10:30am INTERESTING FACTS Lamoni is home to a campus of Graceland University just up the street from our church. So even though it is a small rural, farming community, it still has a...
New City, New Ministry: Sojourn Church, Bellevue, Nebraska
By Ben Bradley, BCI Communications Director Last summer when Sojourn Church learned their rented facility was to be sold, they needed to find a new meeting space. Pastor Jim Parker and his leadership team prayed they would not only find a new facility but new ministry...
