Salt Summer Series – Jesus is the better King
By Dakota Jackson, God used this summer at Salt DSM in some incredible ways! The Lord brought people together from all over Iowa and the Midwest to Cottage Grove Church and Salt DSM every Thursday night this summer. Here at Salt we felt the Lord calling us to be good...
The Southern Baptist Convention Exists For This – History of the IMB
Since it's beginning, IMB has had one goal: bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost peoples of the world. At the first Southern Baptist Convention in 1845, the Foreign Mission Board (FMB) was founded as part of “one sacred effort, for the propagation of the...
Salt Company students see lives changed while serving in Asia
By Abbie Gonzalez, CST Resident Every summer, Salt Company sends students overseas to Asia on a mission trip where they have the opportunity to meet university students, make friends and share the gospel with those that otherwise might not have the chance to hear it....
Twelve kids choose to trust in Christ at Friendship Center Basketball Camp
By Joe Quick, Executive Director of the Friendship Center The Friendship Center recently set an attendance record for Food Pantry night with 49 individuals coming to receive a blessing provided by donations to the Center. One woman, with two small kids, walked an hour...
A Youth Camp that will “Resonate” for a Lifetime
Resonate Youth Camp kicked off last week at Grandview University in Des Moines. It was a time of extreme fun and hands-on experience of being "on mission" with God. The week-long event for middle school and high school students combines relevant and inspiring times of...
Iowa tornado devastation triggers Baptist DR response
by Tobin Perry MASHALLTOWN, Iowa (BP) -- Southern Baptist Disaster Relief teams have begun cleanup work in Marshalltown, Iowa, following a devastating tornado July 19. A Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief team arrived Tuesday to set up incident command at Iglesia Karios...
Love shines amidst hopelessness as good news reaches the Deaf
Thanks to Southern Baptists’ gifts through the Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering®, believers can live and work among Deaf Peoples. This enables them to join God in making disciples and multiplying churches among unreached peoples and places...
Disaster Relief Response to Marshalltown Tornado
Iowa Disaster Relief began work in Marshalltown on Monday June 24, just three days after the Iowa community was hit by a tornado. A chainsaw team from Missouri began work on affected homes. Iowa volunteers are working with the chainsaw teams carrying limbs and debris...
Kari Minter joins BCI as Planter Spouse Care Advocate
BCI is pleased to announce that Kari Minter has joined our team as the Planter Spouse Care Advocate. Kari will work alongside Chase Abner and our church planting team with a focus on supporting planters' wives and developing them as leaders for their unique role in...
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief responds to Des Moines area flooding
Twenty-one volunteers from Iowa and forty-seven volunteers from Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas have been helping flooding victims in the Des Moines area for the past 10 days. They have been assessing homes for damage, cleaning out homes, providing...
