Objective: The purpose of this partnership is to demonstrate God's love by effectively presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every individual in Iowa through agreed upon volunteer strategies and projects. Iowa's People: 92% are native to the state Primarily settled by German and Scandinavian immigrants Hard working Family oriented Well educated Largest denominations are: Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist Culturally conservative, but open-minded Slow to make major changes Fact: 95 congregations in 49 of 99 counties 79 churches and 13 missions 50 counties without a Southern Baptist church 1 church/mission for every 31,500 persons 6 collegiate ministries on 5 campuses 7 associations served by 5 associational Missionary/Church Starter strategists Mission Opportunities: Church starts International interims Backyard Bible clubs Block parties Construction Truck stop ministry Associational link-ups Inner-city ministry Student summer missions Semester missions

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