Berean Bible Church in Manchester, Iowa, celebrated its one-year anniversary in July, the Baptist Convention of Iowa reported.
A group of core members launched the church, even amid COVID-19, and called Jake Hahnemann as pastor.
The young church is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and has received SEND Network church planting support.
“My vision is to see every member pressing into the community with the gospel, ready to serve and share Christ,” said the pastor.
One of the unique realities of my childhood is that I met six of my eight great-grandparents. This wasn’t unusual to me at the time, but today I realize what a remarkable gift it was.
Audrey Kittila was crowned the 80th winner of the Miss Georgia Scholarship Competition on June 14, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Her victory gives her an expanded public platform to share her Christian faith and serve others in Jesus’ name.
For the past six years, Belle Aire Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has built a powerful connection with Hobgood Elementary, an inner-city school facing numerous low-income challenges.
Mission: Dignity Sunday to be observed on June 22.
