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...
Iowa WMU Annual Meeting
October 20, 2018 Van Meter Baptist Church 309 Main Street, Van Meter, Iowa 10:00am to 2:00pm Encouraging Generosity Please encourage your church to collect donations of toothpaste, individual toothbrushes, shampoo, deodorant, and body wash and bring them to the...
Southern Baptists asked to join in day of prayer and fasting
Executive directors of Baptist state conventions pray for SBC President J.D. Greear (left) and First Vice President A.B. Vines during an Aug. 20 meeting in Atlanta. Photo by Todd Unzicker. From the moment our 2018 Convention convened, I have sensed that God is doing...
Des Moines Salt Company Kickoff shows God moving mightily
By Dakota Jackson This month started off with a bang as we had our Salt Company Fall Kickoff at the very end of August. Kickoff events are always such a joy as we are able to see so many new people coming into the doors of Cottage Grove Church and hearing the gospel...
2018 BCI Annual Meeting – November 10
2018 BCI ANNUAL MEETING Saturday, November 10 Hilton Garden Inn, West Des Moines Join us Saturday, November 10 at Hilton Garden Inn, West Des Moines, for the 2018 Baptist Convention of Iowa Annual Meeting. We are excited to welcome Wes Searcy as a featured...
DARE2SHARE LIVE IOWA – October 13, Grace Church, Des Moines
In just a few weeks Dare2Share Live will be hosted at Grace Church in Des Moines, IA, and you are invited to join us on October 13, 2018! You can learn more about Dare2Share at dare2share.org. Dare 2 Share Live is a national, live, multi-site training and outreach...
Intent to Nominate an Officer Procedure
Approved by the BCI Administrative Committee Officer nominations can be made between two months and one week before the date of the annual convention. A one-page written statement (no more than 150 words) can be submitted with the nomination that will be published no...
