Iowa Church Plants: Celebrating Gospel Success
Encouraging Updates from our Iowa church plants We are delighted to share some recent successes from Send Network Iowa's second-quarter church planter reports. Among our 6 current church plants, we are celebrating 4 salvations and 7 baptisms, with 260 people actively...
Save-the-Date for the 2024 BCI Annual Meeting
2024 BCI Pastors Conference & Annual Meeting FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1st & SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd • First Family Church, AnkenyIowa Southern Baptists will be gathering on November 1st & 2nd for the 2024 BCI Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is an important...
Flooding Relief in Northwest Iowa
Flooding Relief in NW Iowa – Give or Volunteer for Iowa Disaster Relief Iowa Disaster Relief (Iowa DR) has been very active this year. Recently, they responded to massive flooding in Northwest Iowa. Iowa DR Director Gared Shaffer has been busy, putting in around 20...
Pastor Resources on Loss of Child
Equipping Pastors for Grief and Crisis: A Resource List One of the most challenging roles of a pastor is to support families in their church who are experiencing childhood medical crises, death, or pregnancy loss. To help pastors in these difficult times, Eric...
Corridor Church Helps Flood Victims in Spencer
New Church Plant Responds to Flood in Spencer Last weekend, faced with catastrophic flooding in nearby cities, Church Planter Daniel Clements led Corridor Church to skip their Sunday service and aid victims by organizing a donation center. Last weekend, church planter...
Tim Lubinus Awarded MBTS 2024 Alumnus of Year
Tim Lubinus Awarded MBTS 2024 Alumnus of the YearJune 12th, 2024 • SBC Annual Meeting • Indianapolis Last week, Dr. Jason Allen, President of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, presented Dr. Tim Lubinus, our Executive Director, with the award for 2024 Alumnus of...
Save-the-Date for the CP Centennial in 2025
Save-the-Date for the Cooperative Program Centennial in 20252025 SBC Annual Meeting • June 9–11, 2025 • Dallas, TX As the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting kicks off in Indianapolis, excitement fills the air for the inspiring events and gatherings that await church leaders from...
Major Progress in Disaster Relief!
major Progress in Iowa Disaster Relief Pastor Gared Shaffer from Solid Rock Baptist Church in Wapello has recently joined forces with the Baptist Convention of Iowa (BCI) as our Iowa Disaster Relief Director, infusing new energy into the ministry. We're gearing up for...
2024 Iowa Ministry Fund – Applications Due May 31st
2024 Application Period Ends May 31st While the application for the Iowa Ministry Fund is open year-round, the primary application period will end on May 31st, 2024. After this time, applications will be processed, evaluated, and grants awarded while funds remain. Do...
Engaging Hearts: Iowa’s Call to Disaster Relief
Engaging Hearts: Iowa's Call to Disaster Relief See BCI's Reinvigorated Disaster Relief Initiative in action Disaster relief is at the heart of Southern Baptist life across the country as a leading compassion ministry. We are working towards reinvigorating a passion...
