Lutheran Church of Hope, the West Des Moines-based congregation, said it will spend $11.2 million to build churches in Des Moines, Ankeny and the Johnston-Grimes area to accommodate its growth.

The scene contrasts with the original Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines, where cameras roll live in a 2,800-person auditorium that serves nearly 9,000 worshippers each weekend.

A West Des Moines church employee has reported to police that a congregant stole money from donation bins at her church.The Des Moines Register reports that the Lutheran Church of Hope employee ...

Larson & Larson Construction, LLC of Des Moines, Iowa, is the general contractor on a multimillion-dollar, 70,000-square-foot expansion project at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines. The ...