Churches in West Des Moines

Active churches in West Des Moines

321 Elm St, West Des Moines
palmettopointechurch.com
4 sermons · 5 days ago
3250 SE Soteria Ave, West Des Moines
soteria.church
3 sermons · 5 days ago
3900 Ashworth Rd, West Des Moines
shepherd-valley.org
53 sermons · 5 days ago
4501 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines
wdmcc.org
1 sermon · 5 days ago
4343 Fuller Road, West Des Moines
valley.church
1 sermon · 5 days ago
1025 28th Street, West Des Moines
wdmcovenant.org
1 sermon · 5 days ago
815 8th Street, West Des Moines
ifamilychurch.org
1 sermon · 5 days ago
8051 EP True Parkway, West Des Moines
beautifulsavior.org
1 sermon · 5 days ago
5300 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines
ashworth.church
1 sermon · 5 days ago
720 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines
wdmumc.org
1 sermon · 6 days ago
1401 Vine St., West Des Moines
connectionschristian.org
1 sermon · 6 days ago
1627 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines
sacredheartwdm.org
1 sermon · 6 days ago
1701 25th Street West, Des Moines
simple.church
5 sermons

Types of churches in West Des Moines

Modern West Des Moines Churches

These congregations feature band-led worship, practical teaching, and casual spaces, often in newer buildings near Jordan Creek Town Center and West Glen. They tend to attract young professionals and transplants, offering multiple service times and strong digital engagement for commuters along I‑35/I‑80.

West Des Moines Family Churches

Suburban family–oriented churches emphasize nursery through student ministries, weekday preschool, and sports or arts programs that fit Valley High School and WDMCS calendars. Many draw families from new neighborhoods west of 60th Street toward Waukee and host community events at parks like Raccoon River Park.

Traditional Liturgical Churches

Rooted congregations with choirs, organ, and set liturgy are common near historic Valley Junction and along established corridors like Grand Avenue and Ashworth Road. They serve multi‑generational households seeking sacramental life and seasonal rhythms such as Advent and Lent.

Multicultural and Spanish-Language Churches

As the metro grows, bilingual and multicultural congregations offer Spanish-language services and ministries for newer immigrant communities, including African and Asian families. Many meet in shared facilities or storefronts along University Avenue and 8th Street, with ESL classes and practical outreach for newcomers.

Sermon clips from West Des Moines churches

53s
“Do we truly have on the close of Christ and his character? Are we truly ready for him? Or if we learn he's coming back tomorrow, are we working to get ready? Because we should already be ready to keep from getting ready. Right? Are you ready for Jesus? Are you ready for him to return? Because he's promised he's going to. Just because he's delayed this long doesn't mean he's not coming back. We have to ask ourselves, am I at a place where I am ready? Do I have on holy clothes? Or do I find myself living differently from what he's called me to be?”
47s
“Stop celebrating your old lifestyle. Stop misremembering how amazing it was to be in the club on Friday night. Stop misremembering how amazing that ex of yours that used to put you down speak hatred over you, and abuse your body. Stop misremembering how amazing that relationship was. Stop misremembering how fun that that substance was. Stop misremembering how amazing those seasons of your life is, and walk out the freedom that you have in Christ Jesus.”
80s
“You know, surrender is not simply saying I believe in God, but surrender means God, you have a right in everything of my life. God, you have everything. Have my eyes. You have my thought. You have everything, not a part of your life. Hallelujah. You know, I remember when I was a child, sometimes we go in the water. Maybe we we go to school in the morning early. You know, you try to fake your teacher. You did some water like, I don't know where you go to school, where you went to school. But I remember when I went to school back in Congo, you know, in every morning you go online, they have to check if you did like a you know, you fake your teacher. You just do one part he can see and I say oh but the entire body is not cleaned. You fake. So my my message this morning is, are you completely surrendered to God? Are you total surrendered to God?”
73s
“And the only true just punishment for sin is eternal death and hell. And so, that's the other thing that Jesus did for us. Jesus came to this earth not only to live a perfect life in our place, but also to suffer the punishment of sin in our place. And that's exactly what Jesus did on the cross. And he took every single one of our sins from us, and he carried them himself all the way to the cross, and he suffered under the weight of our sins because he felt the full wrath and fury of our just and holy God. It was all pointed right at Jesus Christ. Jesus experienced what it is to be eternally separated from God as he suffered hell itself there on the cross. Because that's the only true payment and punishment for sin. But Jesus took on that punishment for us so that you and I would never have to experience such an eternally horrible thing.”
51s
“That's what we can't see. That's what's around us. In fact, you look at what Jesus came preaching. What is the gospel of Jesus? Turn from your sins so you don't go to hell. Nope. The gospel of Jesus is the kingdom of heaven is at hand. It's now and not yet. And what the spirit does for us is it allows us to see beyond what is here and now to remind us there exists something beyond what we can see. A world that exists that we are invited to live into It reminds us that the brokenness that we see is not the way it's always gonna be, and it can help us to live with hope even among the brokenness.”
45s
“And the grace in that is that we can then trust each other to support one another, to grow in a relationship that meets our needs without that falsehood that otherwise hangs in between us. Jesus tells us that we don't change heaven or earth or God or even ourselves with some magic based on whether we keep our word, but we change the world that we live in by whether our answers and our questions are authentic and honest and generous.”
59s
“Who do you say Jesus is? Who is he to you? What does Jesus mean to you? What's your encounter with Jesus? What perception do you have of him? You see, the question of Jesus' identity remains a burning issue today in our world. It is as relevant now as it was at the inception of Jesus' public ministry. Because there are many people who do not know God. There are many people who do not know Jesus. There are many people out there still searching, and some have a very mad image of Jesus.”
76s
“So what is the cure to this syndrome? What's the cure to the virus of self righteousness? Well, if religion says I obey, therefore I'm accepted, then this means that people are we're often holding on to things or doing things that make us feel righteous and accepted before God and we need to reset ourselves and we need to remember that I am accepted therefore I obey. And so let me just give you this image in your mind for for one thing. If you wanna cure this virus of self righteousness, start here. Start here. Place yourself in the shoes of the man with the shriveled hand. Start there. Remember who you are before a holy God. Remember who you were before a holy God. Remember the unmerited grace of the Lord Jesus Christ that came into your life and touched your soul and made you whole that forgave all your sins without you earning a single bit of that that gave you his righteousness so that you could stand before a holy God righteous and complete and whole and ready to enter heaven someday. Listen, put yourself in the shoes of the man with a shriveled hand. This starts the process of curing the self righteous virus.”
50s
“We can get eight, even ten hours of sleep and still be restless. We can take vacation and still be restless. We can lay in a hammock and be restless. Christian rest is ultimately rest in Jesus, abiding in him. And as we abide in Jesus, it's not merely relaxation. It's reorientation around who God is and who God's calling us to be.”
47s
“The other way the other temptation is hope migrates towards our wealth. This problem is actually worse than the first because over time, money and stuff slowly become our primary source of hope and security and safety. See, having hope and riches is okay, but having hope in riches is not a good idea. Jesus and Paul are sharing all this with us not to make us feel guilty, but to make us feel grateful and to make us generous. He says, be careful of putting your hope in riches because riches are not dependable. They're not reliable. They're uncertain, and your money will never love you back.”

Why West Des Moines churches are unique

West Des Moines churches reflect a fast-growing suburb with strong schools and major employers, drawing families and career-minded newcomers. Many congregations pair practical, Bible-centered teaching and modern music with clear on-ramps for community, supported by strong kids programs for young families, young adults and professionals, and modern worship with contemporary band.
Shaped by suburban neighborhoods, trail networks, and busy retail corridors, churches in West Des Moines tend to design flexible rhythms that fit commutes and active weekends. It’s common to see multiple service times and venues, neighborhood-based small group culture, and hybrid in person and online options that keep people connected at home or on the go.
A hallmark of the area is civic-minded hospitality, which energizes volunteer projects and partnerships with schools and nonprofits. Many congregations blend practical help with spiritual depth through community service and local outreach, growing multilingual or multicultural services, and a steady emphasis on expository Bible teaching.

Recent sermons from West Des Moines churches

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