Iowa Baptists celebrate 10 years as a convention
WINTERSET, Iowa (BP)--The 10th annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Iowa returned to the church where the convention was founded in 1995, First Baptist in Winterset. In addition to the 10th anniversary, messengers also celebrated 50 years of Southern Baptist work in the state.
Woman continues missions work; fights Lou Gehrig’s disease
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| A heart for missions Though Jenifer Barrentine, 27, has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease and other ailments that have left her confined to a wheelchair, her enthusiasm for missions keeps her involved in making a difference in the world. Barrentine holds her favorite pets at her home in Urbandale, Iowa. Photo by Norm Appleton |
Barrentine, 27, helps coordinate mission projects with the help of a computer and a telephone. Her mother, Joan, helps pick up the workload when her daughter's strength is failing.
"I think I have a very unique opportunity to share Christ with some people who would not be open to hearing about Christ if I were not in this wheelchair or in this situation," Barrentine said. "Some people are curious about the illness when we talk on the phone or when I am out in the public with my motorized wheelchair. They will open up to me in a way that they probably would not do otherwise.
Slain missionary & widow honored by Iowa Baptists
AMES, Iowa (BP)--The Baptist Convention of Iowa has renamed its state missions offering in honor of William and Garlinda Hyde.
Former Reorganized Latter-Day Saint returns as a Baptist campus minister
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| Back with new birth Woodie Ladnier visits with an international student from Mozambique enrolled at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. Ladnier, a former Graceland student, has returned to the Reorganized Latter-Day Saints campus to launch a Baptist collegiate ministry. Photo by Richard Nations |
Today, Woodie Ladnier, 41, son of an RLDS elder, has returned to Lamoni as a Baptist collegiate minister. Serving as a part of First Baptist Church's staff, the focus of his ministry is Graceland University (formerly Graceland College).
Iowa Baptists to focus on ‘Kingdom Growth Now’ theme
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (BP)--"Kingdom Growth Now" has been adopted by Iowa Baptists as the theme for the last three years of the convention's five-year strategy plan, akin to the new Southern Baptist Convention emphasis on "Empowering Kingdom Growth."
New building for New Life buoys outreach in Iowa town
KINGSLEY, Iowa (BP)--There's new life in Kingsley, Iowa -- New Life Baptist Church, which moved into its first building during the summer with help from Mississippi and Arkansas Baptist volunteers.
Partnerships with Ark. & Tenn. celebrated by Iowa Baptists
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (BP)--The conclusion of the 10-year Iowa-Arkansas partnership and the inauguration of the new Tennessee-Iowa partnership highlighted the Nov. 2-3 "Partnerships"-themed annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Iowa at Immanuel Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids.
