Spring Work Day @ Riverside Lutheran Bible Camp

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Every summer, thousands of people visit Riverside and experience God in amazing ways. Join us in making camp a beautiful place for the Gospel to come alive for campers and families! The Spring Work Day is a great day for volunteers of all skills, ages, and abilities to come help keep the ministry of Riverside alive and well. We will have lots of jobs for folks of all work abilities. Our volunteer work day for 2021 is scheduled for Saturday, April 17 from 8:30-lunch time. Please meet at the Dining Hall at 8:30 a.m. to begin. The day will conclude with a THANK YOU lunch, so be sure to register on our website to ensure we prepare enough for everyone! Thanks for the help -- our thousands of campers and guests appreciate it! If you have any questions, call the office at 515-733-5271 or email us at RLBC@RiversideLBC.org.

Riverside Bible Camp

Categories: Community Events

Des Moines Christian School Presents Mary Poppins

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Featuring 42 students on stage and utilizing 21 students behind the scenes, Des Moines Christian School Theatre is proud to present Mary Poppins! Performances: Thursday, April 15 @ 6:30PM Friday, April 16 @ 6:30PM Saturday, April 17 @ 4:00PM

Des Moines Christian School

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The Amazing Chemistry Show

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

An amazing event for kids 2 to 92! (Nursery will be available for babies and younger children) Have you ever had a large ball of fire safely ignited from your hand? Or used a banana to pound a nail into a wooden plank? Or been slimed by a puking plastic pumpkin? When you and your family attend The Amazing Chemistry Show and Family Experience, you will be entertained by these experiments and more. Josh Dehart, Founder of The Amazing Chemistry Show, combines exciting science experiments with a gospel message about God’s love for us. While the chemical reactions, loud noises and unexpected twists will leave you and your kids amazed, the message will stir your hearts and leave you with more to think about. This is not something that you will want to miss. Make sure to invite all the parents you know - we're all looking for an opportunity to have a safe, fun, and educational event with our kids.

Event Center West

Categories: Community Events, Family

The Amazing Chemistry Show

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

An amazing event for kids 2 to 92! (Nursery will be available for babies and younger children) Have you ever had a large ball of fire safely ignited from your hand? Or used a banana to pound a nail into a wooden plank? Or been slimed by a puking plastic pumpkin? When you and your family attend The Amazing Chemistry Show and Family Experience, you will be entertained by these experiments and more. Josh Dehart, Founder of The Amazing Chemistry Show, combines exciting science experiments with a gospel message about God’s love for us. While the chemical reactions, loud noises and unexpected twists will leave you and your kids amazed, the message will stir your hearts and leave you with more to think about. This is not something that you will want to miss. Make sure to invite all the parents you know - we're all looking for an opportunity to have a safe, fun, and educational event with our kids.

Event Center West

Categories: Family

REFRESH

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

REFRESH is designed as an evening of renewal for pastors and their spouses; a unique time to minister to central Iowa ministers. The event will include a light meal, door prizes, worship from Des Moines’s interracial worship team and a powerful word from Reggie Dabbs. Refresh is sponsored by: Iowa Celebration w/ Will Graham, Reach Iowa, Help DSM, Comuno'n de Pastores y Li'deres de Iowa, Des Moines Dream Center, and The Family Leader Church Ambassador Network. What to expect: A light meal, worship from the Des Moines Interracial Worship Team, an inspiring word from Reggie Dabbs and lots of prizes. http://bit.ly/JUST-COME

Corinthian Baptist Church

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Divorce Care (Virtual/Online)

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Join us online for a Christ centered path to find healing if you are separated, facing divorce or having been divorced. Finding people that have traveled this path is a great way to heal along with an amazing program to get you thru this difficult time. We are looking forward to hosting this event beginning 2/9 and going until 5/4. Please join us at anytime, don't feel like you are too late to join if this is past 2/9! We have room for you always! Please find like minded people who want to share community with you and a great online course to set you on a healing path! Be well! https://www.divorcecare.org/groups/131465

Online Zoom Meeting

Categories: Class/Study, Community Events

Celebrate Recovery at NewLife Church

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

NewLife Celebrate Recovery meets every Tuesday evening and provides a healing, healthy environment for adults seeking to overcome hurts, hang-ups and habits. Tuesday Nights Weekly Dinner at 5:45pm Large Group at 6:30 PM Open Share Groups at 7:30 PM What is Celebrate Recovery? Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to address destructive or compulsive behaviors, unhealthy relationships, addictions (drugs, alcohol, food, pornography, etc.), anger, shame, codependency (addiction to people and control), past abuse and so much more. People can find freedom from any hurt, hang-up, or habit that is making their life unmanageable. What happens at Celebrate Recovery? There are 3 main components that make up the Celebrate Recovery Program: Large Group – This is where everyone meets together to hear either a recovery centered teaching or a personal testimony of a changed life. Open Share – This is the time we break into separate gender specific groups where each person is safe to share their struggles and victories with others who share their similar hurts, hang-ups and habits. Step Study – Step Studies are a safe place to work through the Jesus-centered 12 Steps in a gender specific group. They are a minimum 9 month to one-year commitment and meet on different days of the week. It's a place where the “why” behind addictions and behavior can finally be uncovered and freedom can be found. Do I have to join/register for the group to attend? Absolutely not. Being a member will give you more access to the calendar, resources, and email reminders about events that are coming up though. We hope that regardless of you joining or not through this page, that you join us!

NewLife Church

Categories: Class/Study, Community Events

Faith and Racial Equity: Exploring Power & Privilege

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

The Center for Social Ministry is offering Faith and Racial Equity* an eight-week program awakens small groups to economic systems, public policies, cultural norms, and hidden biases that empower some and oppress others. The first half of the module introduces a framework for understanding and recognizing racial disparities in power and privilege. Sessions 5-8 take a deeper dive into specific issues related to power and privilege, including affirmative action, the school-to-prison pipeline, the criminal justice system, and powerful biases in media representation. As with all JustFaith programs, participants will explore how their faith should inform their response to their learning, as well as discern action steps for working toward racial equity in their own communities. Please note that Faith and Racial Equity is not for the faint of heart! This program is designed for participants who are willing to wrestle with hard questions and take an honest look at their own attitudes, assumptions, and choices. However, through spiritual grounding and community building, participants find support and belonging throughout their journey to personal transformation and social action. *Faith and Racial Equity: Exploring Power & Privilege is a JustFaith Ministries program. Meets: Tuesday Evenings, April 20 - June 15, 2021 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. (the first meeting is a retreat and will meet from 6-9 p.m.) Location: Online Note: This program includes an immersion experience. At this time, immersions are being held virtually.   https://csm.coursestorm.com/course/faith-racial-equity-exploring-power-privilege7  

Online Zoom Meeting

Categories: Class/Study, Community Events

Reasonable Faith Des Moines Apologetics Ministry

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Local chapter of Reasonable Faith, the international apologetic ministry of philosopher and theologian Dr. William Lane Craig. Each month, we meet to discuss topics that help us learn: to provide an articulate, intelligent voice for biblical Christianity in the public arena; to challenge unbelievers with the truth of biblical Christianity, and; to train Christians to state and defend Christian truth claims with greater effectiveness. In 2021, we are looking at the problem of suffering and evil, and how to answer questions from skeptics and unbelievers about why God allows suffering and evil, and why bad things happen to "good" people. We are currently meeting online on the third Tuesday of every month at 7-9 pm. Please contact us at reasonablefaithdesmoines@gmail.com (or call (515) 979-2691 for more information and to receive the online meeting link.

Online Zoom Meeting

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Drive-through Food Pantry

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Every Wednesday, the Friendship Center, partnering with Eternity Church will offer a free drive-through food pantry, starting at 2 pm. No ID required. Each participant will receive a bag full of food, and meat and dairy products available as well.

Friendship Center

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