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On May 20, several smiling faces from GABC gathered to love our Ames neighbors by beautifying the Homewood Golf Course flowerbed at the corner of 20th and Duff. Thanks to all who joined us!

The Children’s Ministry Team is looking for a summer intern to help with our church ministry needs. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact us using the “Contact Us” button at the top of the page or the email address found in the PDF below.

A Foundations of Membership Class will be offered on April 17 from 1-5pm in the basement of the Discipleship Building. If you are interested in learning more about membership at GABC and would like to attend this class, please contact Eric Schumacher (eric@grand-avenue.org) or complete our form on-line (tinyurl.com/GABC-Membership).

This past Wednesday we had the opportunity to listen to C.J. Mahaney’s teaching on “Gospel-Centered Parenting.” His two-part message was longer than our time allowed, so we have posted the audio files here. The accompanying handout is also posted below. May these resources be used by the Lord to challenge us all to evaluate our own authenticity in how we…

March 6-13 marks the Week of Prayer for North American Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO). 100% of gifts to the AAEO support North American Mission Board missionaries working in the US, Canada, and their territories through the Southern Baptist Convention. Prayer guides will…

Empowered To Connect, together with Show Hope, hosts the Empowered To Connect Conference — a two-day conference designed to help adoptive and foster parents, ministry leaders and professionals better understand how to connect with “children from hard places” in order to help them heal and become…

A Foundations of Membership Class will be offered on March 6 from 1-5pm in Room 102. If you are interested in learning more about membership at GABC and would like to attend this class, please contact Eric Schumacher or complete our on-line form. Note: There is a college lunch following church that Sunday. It would be a great opportunity to encourage a college student to…

  The Veritas Forum is sponsoring two lectures at Iowa State University by Dr. Alex Tackiness, Professor of Political Science, and elder at Cornerstone Church: “Mercy and Injustice in American Prisons” — Tuesday, Feb 9 at 6:00 pm, Sun Room, Memorial Union “Toleration and Justice in a Broken World” — Monday, Feb 15 ay 6:00 pm, Sun Room,…

Last November, we announced our Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal of $7,500. We are grateful to God that your contributions now total $11,129, all of which will support the International Mission Board‘s overseas budget. When our challenge goal was announced, we highlighted the budget…

The Crescent Project is presenting a Bridges Seminar at Grace Church in Des Moines on Saturday, October 24 from 9am-4pm (lunch included). The training seminary is for Christians to learn how to share the hope of Christ with Muslims. Did you know? Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United…