Annie Armstrong Easter Offering: Reaching the Nations in small town Georgia
CLARKSTON, Georgia – More than 1,000 refugees come to Clarkston, Ga., each year. Send Relief missionaries Trent DeLoach; his wife, Elizabeth; and the believers at Clarkston International Bible Church (CIBC) have made it their mission to help these men, women and...
Pursued with the love of Christ at the Salt Company Ames
Mikaela is a fifth year architect student at Iowa State University. She was adopted into an unbelieving family. Her entire life she was fairly apprehensive towards the gospel. She remembers in third grade telling a classmate that there was no way a God created...
“Hitting the Mark” Men’s Conference held at FBC Bettendorf
“Hitting the Mark: Tactical Precision for Generational Impact” was the theme for this years Men’s Conference held at First Baptist Church Bettendorf over the weekend of February 9th-10th. Practicing biblical manhood is of vital importance if the local church seeks to...
Always Be Ready
By Mandy Stenberg, BCI Administrative Assistant It was a normal, rushed day . . . all that was on my mind was getting to the airport in Springfield, Illinois, following Midwest ADVANCE for an afternoon flight to my next adventure helping to equip women in Texas. But...
Jamison Auditorium dedicated at the Friendship Center
By Joe Quick, Director, Friendship Center On February 1st the Friendship Center officially dedicated the Jamison Auditorium in honor of past directors, Jon and Mindy Jamison for their years of service from June 1, 1999, to July 1, 2017.
Skywalk shenanigans and more at the Salt Company Des Moines
By Dakota Jackson January saw our ministry navigate through some unique kickoff situations and come out with flying colors. Because we are a campus ministry of more than one campus we must operate on multiple campus schedules. Drake, the campus that we are closest to,...
Hope shines in the despairing city of East St. Louis
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- “The worst thing we can do is ignore this place,” said Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville professor Andrew Theising. The quote comes from a discussion with St. Louis Public Radio about the East St. Louis riots that took place in July...
4th annual Men’s Conference challenges men to make generational impact
By Pastor Paul Miller, Cornerstone Community Church Cornerstone Community Church of Chariton would like to praise the Lord for all the ways the Lord blessed their 4th annual Men’s Conference. For the past three years, Cornerstone has been enjoying a partnership with...
2018 BCI Ministry Life Retreat
Ministry can be hard! Do you need to refresh and recharge? The 2018 BCI Ministry Life Retreat, for pastors and church staff and their spouses, will include encouraging talks, fellowship, discussion, good food, and some free time to just rest and relax. Thursday, April...
Building connections at Salt Company Cedar Falls
By Reed Smith Getting new and young students in a community with peers they’re able to connect with is always a joy to facilitate. As of late, there have been a few gatherings that have accomplished just that as students continue to get to know each other. While we...
