Fall Retreat at The Salt Company Cedar Rapids
By Jenny Calsyn We had our Fall Retreat during the second weekend of October. As a staff, we prayed for 50 students. God really challenged our hearts when we were a week out and had 35. He helped us to remember that the number of students we have isn’t up to us – it’s...
“Hitting the Mark: Tactical Precision for Generational Impact” 2018 Men’s Conference
Hitting the Mark: Tactical Precision for Generational Impact Men's Conference January 26-27 Cornerstone Community Church 120 Northwestern Ave. Chariton, IA 50049 (641) 774-5683 Information & Registration: cornerstonecommunitychurch.net/men February 2-3...
Lives Changed at Fall Retreat – The Salt Company Des Moines
By Dakota Jackson This month God did some incredible things through our ministry here at The Salt Company Des Moines. At the start of the month we had our annual fall retreat. We saw over 50 students give up their weekends in order to come out and learn more about the...
Campers On Mission Rally at Muscatine Baptist Chapel
Iowa Campers on Mission worked at Muscatine Baptist Chapel in Muscatine, Iowa. The weather was nasty but our hearts were willing. Seven members attended to remove an old handicap ramp and install a new one. We started on Monday in the rain and we completed the ramp...
Pastor Robert Knight to be nominated for the position of President of the Baptist Convention of Iowa
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...
Fall Kickoff at the Salt Company Cedar Rapids
by Jenny Calsyn, The Salt Company Coordinator It has been such a great semester so far and we have seen God move in so many big ways! As we planned our fall kickoff this past year, we wanted to do something big. We wanted an event that would draw many students to...
The Salt Company DSM hosts “Amazing Race”
By Datoka Jackson One awesome outreach event that was put on during September was our freshman “Amazing Race DSM”. At Salt Company we love to focus on freshman a lot because they are at the point, especially at the beginning of the year, where they are making a lot...
Swahili Baptist Church Des Moines celebrates launch
By Chase Abner Des Moines - On August 5-6, over 200 people gathered to celebrate the launch of Swahili Baptist Church in Des Moines. The two-day event featured speakers and music from Swahili-speaking churches across the continent - Atlanta, Nashville, Sioux Falls,...
Paragon Church, Grinnell celebrating one year
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! - 1 Chronicles 16:34 The Lord has been faithful and has poured out His blessing on us this past month. On Sept 10th, Paragon Church celebrated one year of being in Grinnell and serving...
Campers On Mission Fall Rally 2017 at Pine Lake Camp
Iowa Campers on Mission recently went to Pine Lake Camp in Eldora, Iowa. We had five in attendance but accomplished much work for a wonderful church camp that ministers to many children and adults. Some of the work we did was: siding on three buildings, mow the...