We are an American Baptist congregation located in the heart of the Iowa State University community.  We strive for joyful worship that engages both heart and mind, deep fellowship that enriches our life together, and compassionate service in our community and world.  We are located in Campustown in Ames, one block south of the ISU Memorial Union. 


 

Church World Service has issued an urgent appeal for hygiene kits.  Info on putting together a kit may be found here.  Our college fellowship has challenged our congregation to assemble and ship these kits.  You may put together kits or make a financial contribution toward the purchase of items for kits.  Our students have set a goal of 250 kits ($1500 in contributions) and a challenge goal of $3000, which would cover all materials and a $2/kit contribution for shipping the kits to the field.   We will assemble the kits on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7. at 4 pm.  There will be a box in the narthex to drop off completed kits, and you may write checks to First Baptist with notation "kits."  We would like to receive all contributions by Sunday, January 31 in order to purchase materials and have them ready on February 7.