CP undergirds ministry to local community
HARRISBURG, Pa. (BP) -- The 190 people who worship on Sunday mornings at East Shore Baptist Church are spread pretty thin. They minister at a halfway house, truck stop, school and race track. They're also involved in biblical counseling, community outreach and...
Cowboy Church Draws Crowd
John Shaull, D. Min. Associational Missionary/Church Planter Catalyst Metro Baptist Association After a horsemanship demonstration by a guest, Pastor Mike Stanley of Right Turn Cowboy Church in Adel, preached on the parallels. He explained the parallel between a rider...
November Ministry Report – The Salt Company Iowa City
Jenny Calsyn, Salt Company Coordinator We have continued to meet every Thursday night and are so amazed that God continues to bring students each week. We usually have a significant decrease during November and December, but this year the numbers haven’t dropped that...
Sharon Wu – The Salt Company Iowa City
This story is one that has been unfolding since Sharon gave her life to Christ a few years ago. She was the first Chinese student at the Salt Company to give her life to Christ. Since then, she has been witnessing to other students and recently her best friend gave...
Cristo Vive Formally Established
John Shaull, D. Min. Associational Missionary/Church Planter Catalyst Metro Baptist Association On Sunday evening, November 24th 2013, Iglesia Bautista Cristo Vive (Christ Lives Baptist Church) of Des Moines was constituted as an autonomous local church. Pastor...
Businessman leaves largest estate gift in IMB history
By Marie Curtis Francis Murphy understood something important: Most people like tomatoes, in some form. They like them on hamburgers, in salads and with tacos. Whole, sliced or chunked, people want tomatoes, and Francis learned how to provide them year-round. Working...
National Child ID Program
The Baptist Convention of Iowa is partnering with the AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) to encourage BCI churches to incorporate the National Child ID Program into their programs for member churches. We encourage BCI churches to provide Child ID Kits to...
Take the Urban Plunge
Over the past eight years, groups of youth from Baptist churches all over the country have gone, both to and from Iowa, to love the poor, serve the homeless and care for their communities. The Central Baptist Church Sioux City, Cornerstone Baptist Church Ames, First...
Ears to Hear – The Salt Company Ames
By Laura Benson, TSC Freshmen Women’s Ministry Leader Nicole is a freshman from eastern Iowa who grew up attending church on Christmas and Easter. Her ears had never before been open to the message of the gospel. Once Nicole came to Iowa State, many of the new friends...
Whole Again – The Salt Company Ames
By Laura Hulsart, TSC Student I grew up in a Christian home, but in high school I didn't feel accepted by the church. As a result, I rejected the Lord and found acceptance in bad influences at school where I experienced physical, verbal, and sexual assault. I fell...
