Events in Des Moines
FORGE Conference
The FORGE Conference 2026 in Des Moines will address modern fatherhood challenges and empower dads through top speakers, formation, and community, setting the stage for a transformative Lenten season.
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The Forge Hog Roast
Wills Family Orchard 33130 Panther Creek Rd, Adel, IA, United StatesPrice: $15 Description: The Forge Hog Roast is an evening built around live music, roasted hog, frosty drinks, and fellowship that sharpens men. No agenda - just an open door for the men of Des Moines to come together with the Forge Community. Join us on Friday July 31st at the Willis Family apple Orchard […]
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Alcohol, Axes, and a SEAL
Ironside Axe Club 2700 University Ave #100, West Des Moines, United StatesPrice: $20 Description: Men are often defined by what they can do and what they can accomplish. Underneath every man’s activity is his identity. In this talk, an elite Navy SEAL operator will talk about his discovery of his own identity as a Son of the Father. Speaker: Sam is a former Navy SEAL officer […]
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Heart of the Mission
Creighton Retreat Center 16493 Contrail Ave., Griswold, IAThe Heart of the Mission (HOM) Retreat) is an invitation for a select group of 65 men to step more deeply into the vision, spirituality, and brotherhood of Forge. Hosted at the beautiful Creighton Retreat Center, this weekend is designed to strengthen the interior life while sharpening the external mission—forming men who know who they […]
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Communism to Catholicism
West Des Moines Marriott 1250 Jordan Creek Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA, United StatesPrice: $20 Description: Join us for an evening with Sohrab Ahmari as he shares the remarkable story of his intellectual and spiritual journey in a talk titled From Marxism to Catholicism. Raised in a secular home in Tehran, Ahmari came of age amid political upheaval before embracing atheism and later becoming a Marxist journalist in […]
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