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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…

Mark your calendars and invite a friend to join us at 10:30am on Sunday, September 13th for our annual “Praise in the Park” service at the Walnut Shelter in Inis Grove Park (2500 Duff Avenue).* Plan to stay for the a “Pitch in” meal, immediately following the service. Because we often…