Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Award Celebration
Monday, May 18, 2026

5:45 PM reception | 6:45 PM dinner & program
THE MEADOWS EVENT CENTER
1 Prairie Meadows Drive, Altoona 50009

Featuring a conversation with

REV. PAUL BRANDEIS RAUSHENBUSH
President and CEO, Interfaith Alliance

CONNIE RYAN
Executive Director, Interfaith Alliance of Iowa

Moderated by LAURA BELIN, Editor, Bleeding Heartland

Faith & Freedom Award Recipients

We are pleased to honor the following recipients (from left to right):
Community Leader Award | ALICIA CLAYPOOL, Founder, Interfaith Alliance of Iowa
Joy Corning Public Leader Award | JOSHUA MANDELBAUM, Des Moines City Council Member
‍Partner Organization Award | IOWA MIGRANT MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE

This is a big year for us – it’s our 30th anniversary year!

There’s so much to be proud of in those years. All the work we’ve done has prepared us for this moment where we are being called to show up in even bigger ways – as an organization and as a community.

As our biggest fundraiser of the year, the award celebration builds our work that is so crucial. We hope you will join us to celebrate all the work we’ve done together, be inspired by Rev. Paul Braindeis Raushenbush, and honor our amazing awardees!