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When you attend First Baptist Church of Dayton, you will find that we are intentional about our commitment to read, to study, to preach, and to apply the teachings of the Bible. Our pastor will interpret the Scripture using the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the academy, and the positive principles of critical biblical scholarship. We celebrate together the Bible as the church's book inspired by the Holy Spirit.

You will find compelling preaching of the Word. Using resources from every possible discipline, our pastors bring the Word of God to bear on our lives in real, prophetic, at times comforting, at other times disturbing, and at all times, in faithful ways.

You will find a church that deliberately accents our distinctive Baptist ways, principals, and traditions. We are committed to the priesthood of the believer, the integrity and truthfulness of the Bible, free will of each human being, local autonomy of the church, ecumenical and interfaith ministry, separation of church and state, and obedient discipleship.

You will find a community of believers who don't insist on labels and a particular set of dogmas or beliefs. First Baptist Church members come from a diverse community of faith. Together we are struggling to be faithful to Jesus Christ.

You will discover a church practicing liturgy across a broad range of musical, artistic, and spiritual venues.