Since 2016, BCI churches have contributed over $500,000 to gospel ministries that meet tangible needs through the Iowa Ministry Fund. BCI desires to accelerate what BCI churches are already doing to support these serving ministries by matching their financial support through the IMF.
The Iowa Ministry Fund distributes funds to ministries that BCI churches support financially and through active participation (by serving as volunteers, staff, or board members). Ministries must meet the qualifications (listed below) to be eligible and choose a category that describes their ministry focus. These ministries can receive funds for up to 3 years in a row. Our goal is to provide matching funds, equal to the church’s contribution, as funds allow. If this is not possible based on the available funds, distributions will be determined by the BCI Foundation Committee with the goal to match all funds up to $5,000 and make grant amounts beyond that amount proportional to total church giving for each ministry.
The ministry must meet tangible needs in Iowa in one of ten ministry categories:
Since the IMF began in 2016, the Executive Board has approved around $100,000 for the Iowa Ministry Fund each year. The goal is to award grants to the effective, gospel-centered ministries across ten categories. Ongoing funding sources include the Hyde Iowa Missions Offering collected each September and allocation of Cooperative Program funds given to the BCI.
BCI Pastors & Churches, we invite YOU to submit an application on behalf of a ministry your church is supporting in your area. Ministry selections will be announced and then funds will be distributed directly to the selected ministries before the end of the year and churches will be able to renew the grant provided the grant requirements were met for the previous year.