Joe started attending Saylorville in 1978 when he moved to the area to go to Faith Baptist Bible College. He trusted in Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior when he was 8 years old through the children’s ministry at his home church and he was baptized two years later. Over the years he has…

Jim and D started attending Saylorville in the summer of 2017. After many years of serving and worshiping at a Bible-believing church on the east side of Des Moines, they felt led to seek a new place of worship. When they visited Saylorville, they felt at home and knew right away this was a Gospel-centered,…

Jeff and Linda Hardie have been attending Saylorville since the summer of 1998. Jeff accepted Jesus as his Savior in college and Linda played an instrumental role in his salvation. Jeff was baptized with his two oldest children at Saylorville. Jeff and Linda have served in the Children’s Ministry for over 22 years and have…

Jeremy and Lindsey started attending Saylorville in 2012. After visiting several churches in the area, they decided to make Saylorville their church home because no matter who was teaching, the Gospel would be shared. Jeremy was a young child when he placed his faith and trust in the Lord as his personal Savior. After a…

David and Lori began attending Saylorville Church in 2006. They were looking for a church that was close to home and had a strong emphasis in evangelism and discipleship. David grew up in a religious home and was taught from an early age to pray and memorize scripture. But it wasn’t until his mid-30s, when…

Josh and Stephanie started attending Saylorville in 2003. They were new to the area and visited several churches. The solid preaching from the Bible and consistent evidence of people living for Jesus was something they wanted to learn from and become part of. Josh was almost eight years old and camping in the backyard with…

Mark and Laura first came to Saylorville in 1997. Mark was attending Faith Baptist Bible College at the time and called Saylorville his church. He was a young child when he placed his faith and trust in the Lord one day after family devotions. Mark loves serving at Saylorville and helping the church reach new…

Brad and Claudia started attending Saylorville in 2019 through the invitation of some friends. Brad and Claudia both trusted Jesus as their Lord and Savior on June 10th, 2020 after walking through Starting Point and other Bible studies with Pastor Pat and Marilyn. Brad and Claudia are Community Group leaders. He also serves on the…

Mike and Alice started attending Saylorville in 2003. They were attending a catholic church in Ankeny when they made the big decision to start looking for another church. That same week, Alice met Pastor Pat at a coffee shop. He invited them to Saylorville Church and the rest is history! Mike was reading a book…

Dave and Laura started attending Saylorville in December of 2013. They were new to the area and started searching online for churches with expository preaching rather than topical. That led them to Saylorville Church and after visiting several times they knew it was their new home church. Dave’s mother led him to Christ as a…