The Valley Community Center on a summer afternoon

Open to the public — free Wi-Fi and coffee

Welcome to the
Valley Community Center

A 52,000 square-foot gathering place on 35 acres in West Des Moines — built as a gift to the community, and open for whatever you’re planning.

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A gift to the community

Everybody’s welcome. That’s the whole idea.

Valley Community Center is owned and operated by Valley Church as a gift to the community. Our facility and our work is an expression of the church’s highest calling: to love God and to love our neighbors.

Come in for a free cup of coffee and free Wi-Fi. Bring your team for a meeting. Book the gym for a tournament, the Sky Venue for a milestone, or the Neighbor Room for a workshop. Then stay for pickleball, a farmers’ market, or an evening on the ice.

Read our storyTour the facility
52,000 Square feet under one roof
35 Acres of campus, fields and trails
900 Parking spots on site and across the street
2013Open since — and still free to walk into

Our vision

A hub for partnerships doing good for the community…with the community

These partnerships encourage community betterment throughout greater Des Moines in these four areas.

Service

Promoting volunteerism as a way of life.

Relationships

Building healthy families and friendships.

Compassion

Meeting needs of the unserved and underserved.

Wellness

Equipping people to grow strong in body, mind, and spirit.

Room to gather

Nine indoor spaces, from a 26-seat hideaway to a 1,200-guest hall

Small and casual? Large and lively? Whatever you’re planning, we have a space that fits.

The Sky Venue, a tall room with skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows
Guest capacity 450+

The Sky Venue

Vaulted ceilings, skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows, with a stage and premium technology.

See the space
The Sky Venue
See every space

Right now

Three things worth knowing this season

Our calendar moves. Drives rotate every two months, events come around each year, and the café is on every weekday.

Open the calendarAnnual events

Hours

Facility

  • Monday8:30 am – 4:00 pm
  • Tuesday8:30 am – 8:00 pm
  • Wednesday8:30 am – 4:00 pm
  • Thursday8:30 am – 8:00 pm
  • Friday8:30 am – 4:00 pm
  • Saturday – SundayReservations only

Maplenol Café

  • Monday – Friday9:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • Saturday – SundayClosed

The gym closes at 4 pm Monday–Friday. Weekends are reserved for rentals and events.

Partner programGlobal Greens CSA produce share

Global Greens CSA

Fresh vegetables grown right here on our 6.5-acre training farm by refugee farmers building their own businesses.

Join a share
Global Greens CSA
The café at the Valley Community Center

The Maplenol Café

Free coffee. Free Wi-Fi. No agenda required.

Open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 am to 3 pm. Pull up a chair by the fireplace, take a call, meet a friend, or get some work done.

  • Free drip coffee and free Wi-Fi for anyone who walks in
  • Espresso, lattes, teas, lemonades and light food to order
  • Fireplace lounge, café tables, and a children’s play area next door
Visit the café
Thank you so much for the support of Valley Community Center! Your facility has been a great host of our programs and events.
Mike Boone, Adaptive Sports Iowa
We had an amazing morning touring your facility…thanks so much from all of us here at Des Moines Moms. We can’t wait for some future events at your location. Thanks for doing what you are doing.
Des Moines Moms Group

Community partners

We are proud to work with these organizations doing good for our community

Meet all our partners
Inside the Valley Community Center café

Come see it for yourself

There’s a space here for what you’re planning

Tours are free and take about twenty minutes. Bring your questions — we’ll walk the building with you and talk through what’s possible.

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