Remembering Jack Parrish
On December 22, 2022, one of our own, Pastor Jack Parrish of Centerville Baptist Fellowship, Centerville, Iowa was called home to be with his Lord.Remembering the Life & Ministry of Pastor Jack Parrish Jack was the pastor of Centerville Baptist Fellowship in...
2022 BCI Impact Report
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. – Philippians 1:3-5 One of the things we are the most excited about as we look...
“Let’s Plant Churches!” – Frontier Church
A Passion for church planting – by Pastor Cole Deike, Frontier Church in Des Moines (originally posted on FB) When we planted Frontier Church in 2016, the second sermon we ever preached was about tithing 10% of our church to church planting: 10% of our time, 10% of...
Generations Church Launches in Cedar Falls
Generations Church launched on Sunday, January 8th, 2022 with the mission to be the hands and feet of Jesus and reach the Cedar Valley with the gospel. “Our launch service was amazing. We feel so blessed,” said Church Planter and Pastor Jeff Ream. “We had 149 people...
Chris McRae Retiring After 8 Years Faithful Service
Chris McRae celebrated his retirement from BCI on December 31st, 2022. Chris has served at BCI for the last 8 years, most recently as a member of the Church & Pastor Support Team. Chris and his wife Sue moved to Iowa to serve BCI in December of 2014 to provide...
New BCI Staff – Todd Stiles
TODD STILES – NEW PART-TIME ROLE AT BCI Todd Stiles joined the BCI staff in a part-time role January 1 to lead the Pastor & Church Connection Team. The focus of this team is to connect with BCI pastors, churches, and staff to support them in a variety of ways,...
New BCI Staff – Molly Wierck
New BCI Administrative Assistant – Molly WierckWe have a new Administrative Assistant at the BCI office. Molly Wierck will be serving at BCI part-time providing office help and coordinating BCI events this year.Molly currently serves part-time at First Family...
VIDEO: How does the Cooperative Program work at BCI?
Since January 2022, BCI has sent 75% of all contributed funds to the SBC Cooperative Program Did you know that 75% of every dollar that is contributed to BCI is passed along to support gospel-centered ministry at the highest level of the Southern Baptist Convention?...
What’s Next for Your Church in 2023?
what's next for your church? What's one thing that your church can do in 2023 to fulfill the Great Commission in a greater way? The New Year is a great time to reconsider what will produce the most gospel fruit for the Kingdom. The mission of BCI is to help church...
Restoration Adel – Family Gives to LMCO
by Anna Trout, Restoration Church, Adel When your church announces an offering and encourages the congregation to give to it generously, what is your plan to give sacrificially? Buy less groceries? Make less trips to conserve gas? Cut out daily coffee stops? What...
