DES MOINES AREA RELIGIOUS COUNCIL

   

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  Forrest W. Harms
Executive Director

Email: fharms@dmreligious.org


 
3816 - 36th Street 

Suite 202
  Des Moines, IA 50310
  Phone: 515-277-6969
Fax: 515-274-8389


E-mail:
info@dmreligious.org


Website: www.dmreligious.org

 

Administrative Cabinet
President . . Faith
Ferré
President Elect. .Ross Daniels 

Vice President . John Holcombe
Treasurer . . . Lennie Waller
Recording Sec.  .Lucille Wilson
Immediate Past President . . .
Jim Swanstrom  
 
Department & Committee Chairs

Child Care Assistance
  - Deslonde Lamb
Compassion in Action
   - Susie Paloma
Education - Timothy Bonney
Emergency Food Pantry
  - Hank Manning
Hope in the Center
  - Vonnie Salem
Interfaith/Cross Cultural
  - Derek Bastian
Widowed Persons Ministry- Chris Waschle/Joanne Patterson

 Marketing- Bob Henderson

At-Large Members
  
Rev. Candice Brown  

  Bryan Burkhardt

Rita Carter
    
Ibrahim Dremali
Lloyd Kaufman
Diane McClanahan

Peter Pintus

Loren Strait
   Rev. Cheryl Thomas


 

  Mission Statement
The Des Moines Area Religious Council is an interfaith organization that exists to provide a common means of responding to basic human needs in ways single congregations can not do; also providing a context for interfaith dialogue, support, education, and fellowship and serving as a liaison between DMARC member congregations and the greater Des Moines Community. 
 
 

We seek to carry out this mission by:

  • A program that subsidizes the cost of child care for qualified
    working families.
     
 
  • A program of financial assistance for non-food related
    emergencies.
  • A program that makes free food available for needy persons
    through e
    ight pantry sites. Needed Food List
 
  •  A collaborative effort of core leaders in education, business,
    human services, religion and youth charities that nurtures the
    growth and development, academic achievement, and the
    hope of urban youth.  

    "The Magic of Mentoring - And the Results!"
To find out about volunteer opportunities at DMARC, click the link below.

volunteer opportunities

 

Administrative Staff

Interim Emergency Food Pantry Director
Chenita Smiley

Administrative Assistant
Lyrio Cloma-Read

Development Director
Marshall Grabau

Office Secretary
Marilyn Detwiler

Interim Red Barrel Coordinator
Paul Knupp Jr.

Project Connect         Mary Beth Williams

Related Organizations - Representatives
The Shepherd's Center - Bob Boles
DM Area Ministerial Alliance- Rev. Tony Thurston
Church Women United - Lorraine Beachy  
       Refugee Cooperative Ministry - George Hanusa






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