Disaster Relief Activates in Des Moines
If you would like to help financially with the disaster relief work going on in Des Moines CLICK HERE or make the check out to BCI and write disaster relief on the memo line. Mail to: Baptist Convention of Iowa, PO Box 619, Ankeny, IA 50021. On the evening of June 30,...
Stonebridge Church in Boone hosts “Explosive Science” VBS
By Chase Abner, Lead Church Planting Catalyst On June 18-21, Stonebridge Church hosted an "Explosive Science" VBS in Boone. The program featured many hands-on science experiments, dynamic worship songs that taught scripture, and other activities. Each night before...
Training, equipping, and development at the Salt Company Ames
By Kourtney Vier, Salt Ministry Leader June is generally a slower month for our ministry when it comes to student interaction. However, it is a busier month for staff training, equipping, and development. At the end of the semester, we sent out 11 fellow staff members...
Rock Island Bible Church launches
On June 24 Rock Island Bible Church held their first public services at the MLK Center in Rock Island, IL. Led by planter Doug Rowland, this church plant is the newest in the BCI family. Harvest Bible Chapel in Davenport serves as the Sending Church for this new...
Summer not a time for vacation at the Salt Company Des Moines
By Dakota Jackson For most Salt Companies in the Salt Network the summer months come with a dramatic decrease in attendance for Salt on Thursday nights. But here in Des Moines we have the unique opportunity to see more people attending during the summer than the...
Summers at West: Community-Focused Fun at Harvest Davenport
By Christina O'Connell, Administrative Assistant to Worship & Production Harvest Bible Chapel – Davenport kicked off the first of our “Summers at West” events on Sunday, June 3 with a block party on the lawn of our West Campus location! While our Summers at West...
Hispanic outreach at Kairos Church, Marshalltown
On May 28 through June 4, Kairos Church hosted a team of student missionaries from Rio Grande Bible College in Edinburg, TX. Kairos Church is led by Israel Becerra and is focused on reaching Hispanics in Marshalltown. This group shared the gospel through music,...
From suicide to surrender, a life changed by God
By Abbie, CST Resident Zoey is a sophomore at Iowa State who took the bold step of reaching out and asking for help when she needed it most. Zoey came to college carrying a lot of pain from a very difficult childhood and struggled with depression because of it. When...
First Family Church VBS Buys a Boat
By Tanner Battles, Communications Director, First Family Church We had a great week of VBS at First Family Church in Ankeny! Each night we learned different ways that Jesus Rescues! Over 200 kids heard the gospel, played games, and enjoyed snacks and craft time. Our...
Resonate Conference Des Moines
What if you could find a summer conference that would engage, equip, and empower your Middle School and High School students to be prepared to share their faith now and into the future? What if you could do that at a fantastic facility with great speakers, great...
