Stonebridge Church reaches Boone with Trunk-or-Treat event
by Joey Weber, Associate Pastor Stonebridge Church hosted their annual Trunk-or-Treat event in Boone, reaching nearly 3,000 people. Stonebridge partnered with the Boone Chamber and Shop With A Cop to highlight their church to the community. Previously Shop With A Cop...
An invitation to discipleship at the Light Company in Grinnell
By Nate Jones "Follow me." Those are Jesus's famous words to his Disciples as he calls them into a new life with him. In the book of John he is quoted as saying "come and see" with the same purpose. In 1 Corinthians 1:11, Paul tells his readers and listeners to "Be...
LifeChange Church reaches community through “Rock the Pumpkin” event
By Chase Abner, BCI Lead Church Planting Catalyst, On October 28, LifeChange Church hosted their second annual "Rock the Pumpkin" event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds to reach out to the East Des Moines community. Over 200 visitors came from the four area elementary...
Iowa WMU hosts Hispanic Women’s Congress
The first Iowa Hispanic Women’s Congress was held on September 29, 2018, at Community Baptist Church of Marion. Forty-six women from Storm Lake, Sioux City, and Cedar Rapids attended. Three topics were covered—1) Self-esteem in women, 2) Breaking roots of bitterness...
First Family Fall Festival to Love the Ankeny Community
By Travis Walker, First Family Church, Ankeny We hold the First Family Church Fall Festival in Ankeny each October. The goal is to use the Halloween season as an opportunity for our church members to extend an invitation to our community. We desire to continue to show...
Ministry expansion and life change at the Friendship Center, Des Moines
By Joe Quick, Executive Director of the Friendship Center Throughout the year, the Friendship Center works diligently to faithfully serve this vulnerable community in a variety of needed areas. From After-School Kids Club for grades Kindergarten through 5th Grade,...
Mission to Campus Week at the UNI Salt Company
By Jordan Classon August marked the start of a new school year, bringing freshman from all walks of life to campus. The first weeks of school are so vital to an individual because that is when friendships and connections are formed. During the week leading up to...
Officers to be nominated during the 2018 BCI Annual Meeting
Editors Note: In order to allow messengers to the BCI Annual Meeting to get to know candidates that will be nominated for officer positions during the Annual Meeting, we have encouraged registered messengers to submit a statement of their intent to nominate an...
Iowa Southern Baptist pioneer Irene McFerron goes home to be with her Lord & Savior
Irene McFerron passed away Friday, October 12th, she was 104 years old (would have been 105 in November). Irene and her husband Claude (who passed away last year), were prominent in the Baptist Convention of Iowa for many years. Many of you probably knew or have...
Reaching students and planting churches at The Salt Company Ames
By Luke Peterson, TSC Ministry Leader, September has been a month of settling into our normal rhythm while urgently pursuing the campus of Iowa State. Student led Connection Groups have been up and running all month. Our normal Thursday night gathering has seen the...
