Friendship Center announces September fundraising Gala
By Joe Quick, Executive Director, Friendship Center We are working diligently on evaluating our ministries and seeking to add ministries that would help us reach more for Christ in 2019. We could not impact Des Moines without your prayers, financial support, donations...
Over 2300 students gather for the 2019 Salt Spring Conference.
The first weekend in February students that are a part of the Salt Network at colleges across the Midwest gathered for the Spring Conference. Over 2300 college students from around the country came together to worship the name of Jesus and hear incredible teaching...
Prayer moves the arm that moves the world
By J.D. Greear EDITOR'S NOTE: March 3-10 is the Southern Baptist Convention's Week of Prayer and Mission Study for North American Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. J.D. Greear is the president of the SBC and pastor of The Summit Church in the...
2019 BCI Men’s Conference challenged over 300 men to Biblical authentic manhood
Cornerstone Community Church of Chariton hosted its 5th annual Iowa Men’s Conference January 25-26th with approximately 200 men in attendance. More than 130 men and boys gathered at First Family Church in Ankeny the weekend of February 1-2 for their Iowa Men’s...
How the Mighty Have Fallen
By Chris Eller, Pastor of Small Groups at First Family Church, Ankeny This has been a difficult month for the American Church. On Sunday, Feb. 10, the Houston Chronicle published part one of a three-part investigative series on sexual abuse within SBC churches over a...
New year, new connections at Salt Company Cedar Falls
By Maddie Crichton Spring semester has kicked off at the University of Northern Iowa, and Salt Company is underway! Each new semester brings about fresh opportunities to meet people and get them connected. It is not uncommon for college students to move away from home...
Iowa church planters gain US citizenship
On January 16, 2019, Israel and Paola Becerra were sworn in as US citizens at the Federal Building in Des Moines. Israel, a native of Mexico, serves as the pastor of Kairos Church in Marshalltown and Iglesia Bautista Hispana in Waterloo. Paola, his wife, is a native...
Salt Iowa City students gearing up for summer missions
By Olivia Ginther, The Salt Company Coordinator In January, Salt Company started back up with our regular rhythm of Thursday night our gathering, connection groups weekly, and a one-on-one meeting with students and leaders. Since we began the summer team process in...
Christmas break and J Term yield fruit at Salt Company DSM
By Dakota Jackson, Salt Company Resident, Cottage Grove Church Right before Christmas break, Salt Company DSM staff got the contact info for a freshman student at Drake. This is not uncommon as connections are made and contact info is passed along. One of our Salt...
Personal relationships (and free Chick-Fil-A) drive growth at Salt Ankeny
At Salt Ankeny we started off the year with a Spring Semester Kickoff in order to cast a wide net and reach new students for the semester. Chick-Fil-A partnered with us and graciously donated chicken sandwiches to help draw in the students at DMACC. Our student...
