Harvest Bible Chapel Hosts Record High Five VBS Week
By Ryan Jorgenson, Senior Pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel God has done great work at Harvest Bible...
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Student Leaders raised up at Salt Company Cedar Falls
By Hailey Koerperich, Freshman Women’s Ministry Leader 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...
Read MoreEC Young Leaders Advisory Council Seeks Input
by Roger S. Oldham Many younger pastors highly value both the name “Cooperative Program” and the ministries funded through CP, according to the “2017 SBC EC Young Leaders Advisory Council Survey.” Released in March and slated to...
Read MoreMy 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...
Read MoreA 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...
Read MoreHungry & 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...
Read MoreAmazing 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...
Read MoreNeal 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...
Read MoreStart 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....
Read MorePastor 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...
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SEND Network Iowa: One Day – August 28th
Friday, August 28 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm at First Family Church Ankeny2026 “For The Church” Conference – MBTS
Monday, September 28 @ 4:00 pm - Tuesday, September 29 @ 4:45 pm at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary2026 BCI Annual Meeting
Friday, November 6 @ 11:00 am - Saturday, November 7 @ 1:30 pm at Grace Church Des MoinesFortify: Abuse Prevention & Response Training – Feb 22 – Iowa City
February 22, 2027 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm at All Nations Baptist ChurchFortify: Abuse Prevention & Response Training – Feb 23 – Adel
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