Hello! We are Rick and Marcy Stapleton, and we look forward to meeting with you at Renew 2025!

Pastor Thomas Slawson shares a brief update on the church in Ukraine and explains an opportunity for partnership.

Nate Prazuch, who pastors Christ the Word Church, leads a campaign to embrace a spiritually adrift community in Lakeville, MN.

Pastor Steve shares an opportunity for connecting to other ministry partners in our district through RENEW 2025!

Read the latest letter from Pastor Dymov in Ukraine, as he encourages and thanks our supporters for their prayers and generosity as he serves the people of Ukraine.

Calling all high school students (and their parents)! Is your teen entering eighth grade, a graduating senior in 2025, or anything in between? Join the fun at Camp Judson this summer!  

Take a look at our upcoming enrichment opportunities in the Heartland, including a district Prayer Gathering, our Every Day Pastors Gathering for pastors in rural areas, and April RENEW, a retreat for pastors and their wives.

Our newest Church Planting Catalyst Jim Hays pastors The Fount, a Converge Heartland church in Kansas City, MO. Take this opportunity to get to know Jim a little bit, and please pray for all our Catalysts and their important work!

Listen to a message of encouragement from Regional President Steve Krier on the importance of community in our churches.

Registration for this year’s Prayer Gathering is now open!

We have the opportunity to provide spiritual warmth and growth by sponsoring Ukrainian church leaders, enabling them to attend a two-day equipping conference. 

God’s design for the church is for every member to get involved. The critical question is this: how do you get all hands on deck? Pastor Cody Weckerly shares three emphases of Harvest Plains Church to encourage a missional lifestyle.

Converge Heartland Regional President Steve Krier shares a message of encouragement as we look ahead to 2025.

The past six months have been a whirlwind of interviews, Q&A sessions, a pastoral transition at the church I planted, announcements, meetings, planning, and decisions—so many decisions! All of it culminated at the 2024 Heartland Annual Meeting. When the results of my ratification were announced, I felt a sense of deep joy and relief. It was work, but it was worth it. I am humbled by the opportunity to be Regional President of Converge Heartland.

This is the fourth decade in which pastors, missionaries, chaplains, and other leaders from within the Heartland and neighboring regions have gathered in the first week of March for a time of focused, earnest, and heartfelt worship and prayer.

Cultivate Conference 2024 is in the books, and what a great conference it was! Please enjoy this brief wrap-up from our new Regional President Steve Krier. 

On August 3, 2024, Converge Church in Omaha, NE, hosted Dr. Bryan and Lois Galloway for a weekend celebration of Bryan’s 39 years in full-time pastoral ministry. Hundreds of people from around the nation joined in honoring the Galloways.

Something magical happens when a team gets away together. Converge Heartland Church Catalyst Chase Hill shares four reasons to bring your team to Cultivate Conference 2024: Cultivating Discipleship.

In 2022, Converge Heartland began supporting front-line pastoral families in need. These families were vetted by Ukrainian Baptist Union leadership, and support recommendations were made with contextual accuracy. Together, we committed to supporting some life-giving ministry projects and 20 pastoral families for two years.