Rethinking, Revising, & Refining what is Essential
CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH, GRIMES by Ben Bradley, BCI Communications Director Like many young churches that utilizes rented facilities, Crossroads Community Church in Grimes hasn’t yet been given approval to hold in-person services inside their facility. Pastor...
Reaching students through “Campfire Movie Night”
By Kristi Hepp, Sacred Mission Church Worship & Student Ministry Director During the month of May, “The Well,” our ministry for 6th-12th grade students, gathered together every Sunday night for what we called “Campfire Movie Night.” Our church partners with...
Pray for Three Rivers Church, Carlisle
Pray for Three Rivers Community Church CITY: Carlisle PASTOR: CJ Nissen WORSHIP: Sunday morning at 10:00am INTERESTING FACTS Three Rivers Community Church was planted just under 5 years ago in Carlisle, in the southeast of the Des Moines metro area. One interesting...
Three ways the Baptist Faith & Message speaks to racial justice
On May 25, George Floyd was killed in the street by a Minneapolis police officer. Since that tragic event, people across the ethnic spectrum have protested across the country, calling for an end to systemic racism and asserting that black lives matter. Iowa has seen...
VBS…still possible?
by Ben Bradley, BCI Communications Director One of the many rhythms that has been disrupted this year is summer programming for kids and families. For decades, VBS has been a summer mainstay for many churches. Even though churches are in various stages of reopening,...
Pray for First Family Church, Bondurant
Pray for First Family, Bondurant CITY: Bondurant PASTOR: Mark Spencer WORSHIP: Sunday morning at 10:00am INTERESTING FACTS We are First Family Church Ankeny's first church plant and are now about 6 years old. A typical Sunday service will have around 90 people in...
“Directing our gaze at an unwavering God” – Salt Company Iowa City
by Olivia Ginther, Salt Company Coordinator, Iowa City While we are looking forward to safely reopening, we are very thankful for this past season and how it has further directed our gaze upon an unwavering God. May was a month of transition for the Iowa City Salt...
Pray for Grand Avenue Baptist Church, Ames
Pray for Grand Avenue Baptist Church CITY: Ames PASTOR: Michael Felkins WORSHIP: Sundays at 10:30am INTERESTING FACTS Grand Avenue was constituted as a church in February 1964 by the Missouri Baptist Convention. Grand has had 50 plus years of faithful gospel ministry...
So, how are Iowa pastors doing?
By Ben Bradley, BCI Communications Director One thing is certain: pastors are dealing with a lot. Even in ideal circumstances, being a pastor is a challenging calling and I wanted to learn how the pastors of the Baptist Convention of Iowa are holding up in the present...
“God did it” Salt Ankeny Evangelism Story
by Rachel Harsh, Salt Resident at Keystone Church, Ankeny It seems like all semester our leadership team has been praying for a student named Isabella. She got plugged into a connection group, loved coming, but still was not ready to place her faith in Jesus even...
