My First SBC Annual Meeting
by Todd Stiles, Lead Pastor, First Family Church, Ankeny I grew up in an “independent, fundamental, Bible-believing” church. Personally, it was very good for me and, though that phrase has a legalistic, controlling ring to it when it rolls off the tongue, I benefitted...
A New Chapter for the Jamisons and the Friendship Baptist Center
by Jon Jamison, Co-Director, Friendship Baptist Center Friends and Ministry Partners, We need to make an announcement that impacts the Friendship Center. On July 1, for the first time since 1999, we will no longer be the Directors of the Friendship Baptist Center. A...
Hungry & Homeless Outreach in Des Moines
By Jon "Ole" Olsen, Administrative Pastor, Crestwood Baptist Church Crestwood Baptist Church in the Drake neighborhood of Des Moines hosts a Hungry and Homeless Outreach every Wednesday evening providing a meal for forty to sixty needy in the area. It is not only the...
Amazing School Year at Salt Company Cedar Rapids
We can’t believe Salt Company is done for the school year. It has been an amazing year where we got to see God do things we could never even imagine or do on our own. This month has included our last two Thursday night gatherings and our leadership team celebration....
Neal McRae Accepts Call as Associate Pastor at Crest Baptist Church
Crest Baptist Church is excited to announce the call of Neal McRae as Associate Pastor as of June 1. Pastor Chuck Spindler commented, “In the 50+ years of Crest’s ministry, this is the first time a second full-time staff member has served here. It is exciting to see...
Start planning your Vacation Bible School Today
Every summer from kindergarten through sixth grade I attended Vacation Bible School at my family's church in Dermott, AR. In full disclosure, I actually attended a few weeks of VBS in our small town at different churches. See, I LOVED VBS when I was a kid. And I'm...
Pastor Paul Miller earns Doctor of Ministry Degree
Pastor Paul Miller, Lead Pastor of Cornerstone Community Church of Chariton graduated on December 17, 2016 earning a Doctor of Ministry Degree with a specialization in expository preaching from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Miller earned his B.S...
Laborers ready for the Harvest at Salt Company Cedar Falls
At 10:02 every day, phone alarms are going off throughout the Candeo Church building. Luke 10:2 declares that “the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few” and that earnest prayers to the Lord of the harvest should be for laborers to send out into his harvest....
Iowa Campers On Mission Spring Rally
Iowa Campers On Mission (COM) recently went to Calvary Baptist Church in Clinton, Iowa. We had nine Iowa COM members in attendance plus two couples from Missouri COM. This was the most Iowa members we have had in several years. Praise the Lord. We couldn't have...
BCI Foundation Committee Announces 2017-2018 Iowa Ministry Fund Recipients
In order to better reach our state for Christ, to help the hurting, and to provide more opportunities for service, the Baptist Convention of Iowa has established the Iowa Ministry Fund. In April, various ministries applied for the funds and in May our Foundation...
