May 2, 2000



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Re:	EquiTrust Variable Insurance Series Fund (File No. 033-12791)

Gentlemen:

On behalf of the above-referenced registrant, and in lieu of filing a
prospectus pursuant to Rule 497(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Act"), I hereby certify pursuant to Rule 497(j)
under the Act:

1. that the form of prospectus that would have been filed under
Rule 497(b) would not have differed from the prospectus contained
in the registrant's most recent registration statement; and

2. that the registrant electronically filed the text of the most recent
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission via
EDGAR on April 30, 2001.

Please contact the undersigned at 515-226-6708 if you have any questions
about this filing.

Sincerely,

/s/ Guy Koenig

Guy Koenig