2019 BCI Annual Meeting Report: Iowa Baptists celebrate church planting and emphasize evangelism
By BCI Staff Affiliated churches of the Baptist Convention of Iowa gathered for the 2019 Baptist Convention of Iowa (BCI) Annual Meeting at First Family Church in Ankeny on November 2 under the theme of 'Together for Iowa.' Seventy-eight messengers from 36 churches...
Salt Company Iowa City fall retreat challenges students to follow Jesus
By Olivia Ginther, The Salt Company Coordinator During the month of October, the Salt Company Iowa City hosted its annual Fall Retreat. This year, the retreat took place at Honey Creek Resort with 320 Salt Company students in attendance. The weekend consisted of four...
Discipleship flows down at Salt Company Ankeny
by Rachel Havlak, Salt Resident, Keystone Church Since the start of the school year, twenty-six students have placed their faith in Jesus in The Salt Company at Ankeny! It has truly been such a sweet time to see the Lord working in the hearts of so many students and...
Students choosing Jesus above all else at the Salt Company Ames
by Purshia Gambles, The college ministry of Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa is devoted to building up the next generation of gospel-fueled college students to be on mission for Jesus Christ on Iowa State’s campus and all around the world. This endeavor is supposed to...
Salt DSM meets on Drake Campus
By Dakota Jackson, Salt Company Director For the third Salt Company of the year on September 12th we decided to have Salt on Drake’s campus! It had been over two years since Salt DSM was on Drake’s campus on a Thursday night and we were so blessed with the opportunity...
BCI Bi-Vocational Retreat
The second Bi-Vocational Retreat on September 7th and 8th was a time for bi-vocational or small church pastors and their wives to enjoy some fellowship and encouragement for their ministries. Special guest teacher Joe E. Wright, Executive Director of the Bivocational...
IMB trustees appoint 24 new missionaries, welcome 23 new trustees, and approve balanced budget
New IMB trustee Cory Gonyo, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Bettendorf, Iowa, prays during the board of trustees’ plenary session Sept. 26 near Richmond, Va. Dr. Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, called...
First Family Church in Ankeny celebrates 15th Anniversary
by Travis Walker, First Family Youth & Family Pastor On September 8th, First Family Church celebrated our 15 year anniversary! The whole day was a celebration of God’s faithful and goodness, which included baptisms, a documentary of the FFC story as well as ending...
Over 600 students pack Bender Field for Salt Company kick off
By Schae Geiter, TSC Coordinator, God is at it again, doing big things on the University of Northern Iowa campus! Cedar Falls Salt Company kicked off on Thursday, August 29th on Bender Field and the 600 people in attendance had the opportunity to worship, hear...
Celebrating 25 Years of Ministry in Creston
Congratulations to Pastor Chuck Spindler for 25 years of service at Crest Baptist Church in Creston! In 1994, Pastor Chuck and his wife Myra moved their family from a southern metropolitan city to Creston, which has a population of 7,800. They quickly grew to love...
