Swahili Baptist Church celebrates Pentecost by baptizing fifteen
On Saturday, May 19, Swahili Baptist Church in Des Moines baptized fifteen youth as part of a weekend celebrating Pentecost. In addition to the baptisms, some youth from the church shared memorized scriptures and were awarded gifts recognizing their growth as...
Salt DSM prepares students for international ministry.
The month of May has been a much needed time of rest, reflection, and rejuvenation. Here at Salt DSM we had our final Salt Company of the school year on May 5th, which was an incredible ending to the year. As Salt came to a close we were preparing for Summer Salt to...
Fourteen Baptized at CityPoint Church, Urbandale
By Chase Abner, Lead Church Planting Catalyst On Sunday, May 20, CityPoint Church baptized fourteen people as part of their first baptism service at the Ramada Inn in Urbandale. CityPoint Church launched on March 11 and is the latest church plant launched as part of...
All Nations WMU hosts Korean Food Bazaar
by Joni Wilkinson, Iowa WMU Coordinator On Saturday, April 28, All Nations Baptist Church, Iowa City, hosted their annual Korean Food Bazaar. In all but 2 years since 1991, the church has invited friends, family and their community into the church for a traditional...
Laurel Anne Eccles of Ames Graduates from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Graduates of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary can draw strength for ministry from the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and their obedience to his calling on their lives, said President R. Albert Mohler Jr. in his May 18 commencement address to the 2018...
Work connection leads to Gospel conversation at the Salt Company Ames
By Kourtney Vier, Salt Ministry Leader Jacob, one of our Salt students, began talking with a coworker at his part time job. After Jacob and Aidan had worked together for a year, Aidan finally came to a Salt Company service for the first time this April. After the...
Craziness and Joy at the Salt Company Des Moines
By Dakota Jackson, Salt Company Resident April was a crazy, but an incredibly joy-filled month in the life of Salt DSM. April started off with a bang as Easter was the first day of the month. During the Easter service every year at Cottage Grove we scheduled baptisms...
Faithfulness leads to connections and life change at the Salt Company Ames
By Kourtney and Stephen, Salt Company leaders Jacob, one of our Salt students, began talking with a coworker at his part time job. After Jacob and Aidan had worked together for a year, Aidan finally came to a Salt Company service for the first time this April. After...
Class of 2017 church plants proclaim Jesus, change lives
By Brandon Elrod ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- One October morning in 2017, a young lady visited a new church in Montréal. She didn’t have a positive view of Christianity, but something struck a chord with her that morning. “She came up to me after the service and...
Alaska Student Ministry: A Vacation Bible School Offering Opportunity
by Ed Gregory, BCI Pastor/Church Support Staff Vacation Bible School is a great ministry in many of our Churches across Iowa. In fact, it was for many years the time when we saw more people come to Christ than in any other ongoing program. Many of our churches use...
