Harvest Alliance in Minden, IA
Harvest Alliance Church started as a church plant of Sherwood Alliance in Council Bluffs. A small group of congregants started to meet in a building in Minden. Minden was chosen with purpose and a heart for the town. As the congregation grew, they had a desire for their own building. They prayed about a location, and the funds. A location in Minden was purchased, and a new building was drafted. In 2015 they had completed the building project! Praise God! The project had served to draw the congregation together through service. In the Fall of 2016 the search of a Pastor began. While the search continued until the Summer of 2017, the elders delivered the sermons and not only held the church together, but grew as well! Summer of 2017, Pastor Kurt Barman arrived and has been welcomed by the congregation!
Harvest Alliance congregation is made up of people from Minden, Underwood, Neola, Avoca, Persia, Logan and others from the area. Community involvement and outreach are important to the mission of Harvest Alliance; to be a light to others in our community and making disciples for Jesus. Minden is a great town, and we are happy to call it home! Look for the church on the hill, on the east side of town on Tamarack Rd.
Staff
Pastor Kurt Barman moved to Iowa in the summer of 2017 and is the Pastor here at Harvest Alliance. He has been in ministry since 2009, as an Intern Youth Pastor at Bellevue Alliance Church in Bellevue, Oh. He continued to serve there while attending Ashland Theological Seminary from 2009-2012. Right after graduation, he was called to serve full-time at Ripley Church in Greenwich, OH as a Family & Youth Pastor. He loves to teach and disciple individuals as they grow in their faith. He loves all sports and continues to root for the Ohio teams, while in Iowa, which adds to the fun rivalry with the congregation.
He is married to his wife Elaine (2004) and they have four children, Noah (2006), Micah (2009), Aliyah (2010), and Beckah (2014). They enjoy traveling and being outdoors exploring, playing games and riding go-karts/atv’s.
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