Lay Education

Lay Education for Ministry and Leadership is a part of the larger church, and includes interactions among all the levels and members of the Iowa Conference. Relationships are formed not only with instructors and other participants, but with Committees on Ministry and the Conference Staff. In many instances, participants become more active in the wider church, serving on Conference and national committees and projects. Participants become a greater blessing to their home congregations.

Participating in Lay Education for Ministry and Leadership…

provides opportunities, seminars, retreats and courses to help…

equip lay leaders …

educate Christians of…

all backgrounds and experience…

for their own edification or because they…

perceive a call from God to serve the Church…

to licensed ministry or other special…

ministry with children, youth or young adults

or in other ministries in the faith community.

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Grinnell UCC Congregational assisted the local food pantry in opening a new location by donating 1224 food and household items.

Cedar Rapids First Congregational UCC sparked churches nationwide to displace the pastor and the music director’s from their chairs.

Official counter at Donnellson St Paul’s UCC as they packed 2376 meals on their first day of “Kids Against Hunger”.

More happy packers at Donnellson St Paul’s UCC while packing soy-casserole mixes to fight hunger.

Cedar Rapids First Congregational UCC sparked churches nationwide to displace the pastor and the music director’s from their chairs

“Kids Against Hunger” packed 11 cases of soy-rice casserole mix at Donnellson St Paul’s UCC.

Gladbrook Peace UCC Senior Youth Fellowship built a “Giving Tree

Ackley St John's UCC overfilled their Ark with 1516 items of food/household necessities for the community food pantry.

Younger members of the Ackley St John’s UCC loaded up their wagons and shopping carts to kick-off their Mission: 1 project of filling the Ark since “we are all in this together – we are all 1”.

Cedar Rapids First Congregational UCC filled both their pastor and music directors’ chairs.

Cedar Rapids First Congregational UCC surpassed goals with over 1111 food items and over $1400 donations.

Adults at Cedar Rapids First Congregational UCC packed foods to be donated to local food pantry.

5th and 6th graders at Cedar Rapids First Congregational UCC donated and then packed food items.

The sanctuary at Tripoli Faith UCC overflowed as they continued their Mission: 1 goal for food items for the Oran food pantry.

Sacks of food were rolled to the church sanctuary as Tripoli Faith UCC filled their sanctuary with the Mission: 1 collections.

Total Mission: 1 countdown ended November 11th as Tripoli Faith UCC accumulated 1532 items – 421 over their goal of 1111.

TGMAD (Tripoli Girls Making a Difference) girls collected 602 items around town for the Faith UCC Mission: 1 food.

Webster City First Congregational UCC packaged 3240 meals and gave $500 to ship these meals to Africa for Kids Against Hunger.

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