Faith Baptist Bible College/Community Baptist Church

September 10th-17th
Faith Baptist Bible College
Community Baptist Church
Ankeny, IA

We had a unique schedule this week as we were serving at both Community Baptist Church (in Ankeny, IA)  and Faith Baptist Bible College. While it was quite the busy week, we had a wonderful time being on a college campus and serving there in many ways, as well as serving at Community Baptist in the evenings. 

Tuesday through Friday, we were thrilled to lead worship in chapel for the college students and faculty at Faith. Aaron preached on several of those days as well, and both he and Stephanie had the opportunity to speak in different classes throughout the week. The student body at Faith was so loving and engaging, and we thoroughly enjoyed every interaction with them.

Tuesday night, we attended an Iowa Cubs baseball game to listen to the choir at FBBC sing the National Anthem. It was beautifully done, and we enjoyed a relaxing evening of baseball and fellowship. Jobe and Liam even got to participate in some activities on the baseball field between innings!

Wednesday evening, we had our first Family Fun Night at Community Baptist Church! We had such an energetic group of friends and families come out for a fun time of games, music, and hearing God’s Word. We were so encouraged by the church’s willingness to participate and be involved, and they made us feel so incredibly welcomed.

Thursday, we held our second Irish Concert of the semester. We had friends from both the church and the college, as well as members of the Ankeny community come out to our concert, and we had a wonderful time sharing our music.

Friday evening, Aaron and the boys hosted a “Spread the Word” internship webinar. They had a great turnout of college-aged boys, eager to learn more about the opportunities Spread the Word has to offer. Please pray that God would lead the right men to this internship for the summer of 2023. Check out Spread the Word on Instagram (@stwintercity) and Facebook (Spread the Word).

Saturday was a very busy day! FBBC held their Faith Fest rally for teenagers across the Midwest to visit and get to know the school, as well as hearing God’s Word preached. We were humbled and excited to be a key part of this day. It was a blessing to lead worship before the two sessions, and Aaron had the opportunity to preach in both sessions as well.

Even though it was a busy week, we were so thankful for every ministry opportunity and interaction with sweet people throughout that week.