
First Family Church in Ankeny celebrates 15th Anniversary
by Travis Walker, First Family Youth & Family Pastor On September 8th, First Family Church celebrated our 15 year anniversary! The whole day was a celebration of God’s faithful and goodness, which included baptisms, a documentary of the FFC story as well as ending...

Over 600 students pack Bender Field for Salt Company kick off
By Schae Geiter, TSC Coordinator, God is at it again, doing big things on the University of Northern Iowa campus! Cedar Falls Salt Company kicked off on Thursday, August 29th on Bender Field and the 600 people in attendance had the opportunity to worship, hear...

Celebrating 25 Years of Ministry in Creston
Congratulations to Pastor Chuck Spindler for 25 years of service at Crest Baptist Church in Creston! In 1994, Pastor Chuck and his wife Myra moved their family from a southern metropolitan city to Creston, which has a population of 7,800. They quickly grew to love...

Evangelism and discernment training at The Good Life UNI
By Dirk Wiese, Pastor, Redeemer Church, Earlier this month we had the opportunity to continue equipping our students and community members who invest in the campus with practical tools for evangelism and discernment. Our tools for evangelism came from Beau Crosetto’s...

Free pizza and a scavenger hunt draws students together at Ankeny Salt
By Rachel Havlak, Salt Company Resident, Keystone Church The month of August is kickoff season for the Salt Company, and Ankeny Salt has been busy with new outreach events on campus to build momentum for the fall. For the first time, Salt Ankeny decided to give away...

Connecting With Students at UNI
Move-in week is always an exciting time on any campus. New students experience dorm life and returning students come with hopes for a new year. The University of Northern Iowa has programming throughout the week for students to get better acquainted and many other...

Restoration Church Launched in Adel
It was a great launch for Restoration Church in Adel on Sunday. There were more than 80 present at their first official worship service, including children, nearly all of whom were local residents from the Adel area. They are continuing to build their core team and...

August Kickoff at Salt DSM
by Dakota Jackson, Salt Company Director, Cottage Grove Church August is kickoff month for college ministries all across the country, and Salt DSM is no exception. As students returned to college we spend a great deal of the final two weeks in August on campus seeking...

Back 2 School Bash at LifeChange Church
By Steve Christiansen, Lead Pastor LifeChange Church’s mission statement is: “To connect the love of Jesus to the heart of the community”. We provide opportunities for our church to accomplish this mission in several different ways both individually and together as a...

Sacred Mission Church Launches in Collins
Congratulations to Sacred Mission Church who held their first worship service last Sunday, September 1. The service was held at Collins Elementary School in Collins, Iowa which is about 35 minutes northeast of Des Moines. The kickoff service had around 150 people in...