Experience Church

Experience Church is a Pentecostal church at 3800 E Douglas Ave in Des Moines, IA 50317. It is one of 356 churches in Des Moines, and one of 9 Pentecostal congregations in the city.

Experience Church is a part of Open Bible Standard Churches which originated from two revival movements: Bible Standard Conference, founded in Eugene, Oregon, under the leadership of Fred Hornshuh in 1919, and Open Bible Evangelistic Association, founded in Des Moines, Iowa, under the leadership of John R. Richey in 1932.

Serving since 1930

3800 E Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50317

Service times

  • Wednesday 7pm–8pm

Phone: (515) 262-7302 · Website: https://experiencechurch.net/

Experience Church is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 216 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Iowa — 16,682 across the United States on The Church Map.

Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.

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The community around Experience Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

  • Child Poverty: 47.5% (31.7–63.5%)
  • Food Insecurity: 27.2%
  • Obesity: 44.8%
  • Social Isolation: 36.6%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.0%
  • Poverty Rate: 25.6% (15.2–35.9%)
  • Diabetes: 15.9%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 14.0%
  • Unemployment: 8.2% (1.5–15.0%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.5%
  • Depression: 24.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 18.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 13.6%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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