Reopening church without sacrificing unity
by Chris Eller, BCI Associate Director Recently, I read an article by Eric Geiger on "2 Reasons Re-Opening the Church Will Be More Challenging than Closing the Church." In the article, Geiger states, Other than a few crazy voicemails to our church telling us that we...
Pray for First Baptist Church, Bettendorf
Pray for First Baptist Church CITY: Bettendorf PASTOR: Cory Gonyo WORSHIP: Sundays at 10:15am INTERESTING FACTS For over sixty years, First Baptist Church has been a gospel witness in Bettendorf, Iowa. Pastor Cory Gonyo and his family have been here since 2014 after...
Iowa Ministry Fund Call for Applications
Do you know a gospel-centered ministry that is serving those in need in Iowa? We are now accepting applications for the Iowa Ministry Fund. Each year, the BCI Foundation Committee reviews applications from over a dozen ministries and selects ministries to receive IMF...
Church Giving and COVID-19
As the COVID-19 health crisis stretches on, giving to churches through tithes and offerings continues to be an area of concern. For pastors and church leaders trying to make decisions in these ever-changing circumstances, it may be helpful to see concrete figures that...
Pray for Sojourn Church, Bellevue
Pray for Sojourn Church CITY: Bellevue, Nebraska PASTOR: Jim Parker WORSHIP: Sundays online at 10:30am INTERESTING FACTS Sojourn spent its first 10 years located in a mall. We wanted to be where people who weren't thinking about Jesus could run across Him. We started...
April Cooperative giving more than double last year’s
One of the most significant ways BCI churches partner together is through giving toward gospel ministry through the SBC Cooperative Program. We are pleased to report that, in spite of these challenging times, Cooperative Program giving from BCI affiliated churches was...
Foundation Committee Report – April 28th
The BCI Foundation Committee met on Tuesday, April 28th to discuss plans for the 2020 Iowa Ministry Fund. The Iowa Ministry Fund (IMF) provides financial grants to Christian non-church organizations that meet tangible physical, mental, and spiritual needs in Iowa in a...
Thank You Jon Olsen
Communications Coordinator Jon "Ole" Olsen transitioning out after 8 years of faithful service After 9 years of faithful service on BCI staff, Jon "Ole" Olsen will be transitioning out of the role of Communications Coordinator as of May. As Communications...
Pray for CityPoint Church, Urbandale
Pray for CityPoint Church CITY: Urbandale PASTOR: Nick Reed WORSHIP: Sunday evening at 5:00pmLife Groups meet on Wednesday at 6:00pm & 6:30pm INTERESTING FACTS One interesting fact about CityPoint is that 70% of our church is new Christians within the last 5...
“God is doing a work in this time”
By Ben McKim, Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church, Clarinda “If your church was shut down tomorrow, would your city notice?” This is the question that many pastors, elders and congregants are wrestling with during this quarantine. How do we do church without meeting?...
