“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...
Pray for Rock Island Bible Church, Rock Island
Pray for Rock Island Bible Church CITY: Rock Island, Illinois PASTOR: Doug Rowland WORSHIP: Sunday morning at 10:00am INTERESTING FACTS For over five years, my family and I served in our neighborhood doing outreach events. Then we came to this realization: events...
What is the state of Iowa church planting?
With all the sweeping changes we see today, is this a good time to pursue church planting? What is the state of church planting in Iowa in light of recent events? ALL SYSTEMS GO? BCI Lead Church Planting Catalyst Chase Abner, says this is a great time to continue to...
IMB virtual Sending Celebration
IMB’s first virtual Sending Celebration scheduled for June 9by IMB Staff Since 1845, nearly 25,000 Southern Baptist missionaries have shared the gospel, made disciples, planted churches and settled their families in 185 countries around the world. Sending Celebrations...
Pray for Redeemer Church, Cedar Rapids & Cedar Falls
Pray for Redeemer Church CITY: Cedar Rapids & Cedar Falls PASTOR: Donovan Santamaria WORSHIP: Sundays online at 10:00am INTERESTING FACTS Redeemer Church is one church in two locations - Cedar Rapids and Cedar Falls. Redeemer was started 11 years ago and has had...
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...
