For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:3-4
First Baptist Church
Dayton, TN
Operation Christmas Child
By filling ordinary shoeboxes full of toys and other fun items, you can be part of giving boys and girls what may be their first gift ever! Local churches in more than 100 nations hand out these shoebox gifts at festive outreach events where the Gospel is presented in a child-friendly way.
October is the month to pack your shoebox gift for a child around the world. Our church has been a part of this ministry for over 25 years.
There are many ways to get involved:
• Pack a shoebox with your family. Brochures and boxes will be available in the church foyers and bring it to the church.
• Build a shoebox online at www.samaritanspurse.org/occ
• Donate items to the church that will be used with other donated items to fill shoebox gifts.
• Donate money to go toward shipping shoeboxes around the world ($10 per box).
• Volunteer your time to come and put shoeboxes into cartons during National Collection Week, November 16-21.
**We were able to make 235 shoebox gifts from the donations that were given at our church. Praise the Lord! That’s 235 children that will get to hear the gospel presentation.
We have two opportunities to go to a processing center to help prepare the boxes for shipping.
Wednesday, November 26 or Monday, December 1. Call the church office for more information 423-775-0255.
Church-wide Thanksgiving Meal and Youth Thanksgiving Boxes
Church-wide Thanksgiving Meal is Sunday, November 16, following the morning service. Make plans to gather with us for our annual church Thanksgiving meal. This year we will have the meal after the morning service. The church will provide turkey, dressing, bread and drinks. Plan to bring at least two side dishes – casseroles, vegetables, salads and desserts.
**Thanksgiving Boxes are boxes of food that are distributed to local families who are in need. This ministry began at First Baptist over 40 years ago.
(We found records dating back to 1982.)
It began as Christmas Baskets – fruit baskets to our homebound and food baskets to some needy families. In 1984 the Youth Committee decided to move it to the week before Thanksgiving since so many other groups gave baskets at Christmas.
The Youth Ministry of First Baptist, Dayton currently organizes and distributes boxes of food to about 20 families in need each year. We help families in our church as well as in our community.
How is all this possible? Over the years, You, the Church have given special donations to this ministry and the teenagers and leaders have faithfully purchased and prepared the food for delivery. Students receive offerings at the church exit doors after the morning service for two or three Sundays before Thanksgiving. The offerings received determine how many families we can help each year. This year the box of food will likely cost about $75 to provide a good Thanksgiving meal.
The food is purchased locally. The teenagers and leaders pick up the food, bring it to the church, organize it into boxes per family on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. The students with the help of the Deacons and other church members deliver the food boxes on Monday night before Thanksgiving.
This is a great opportunity to bless families and our church becomes a blessing during this time of year.
Thank you for partnering with us in this ministry!
Live Nativity
Thursday, November 13th, 5-7 PM on the church property.
Come out and worship with us and see a walk through Nativity! We will also have musical numbers as well throughout the evening!
Bible Study Opportunities
Prayer and Bible Study
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm on the Book of Nehemiah, Pastor Bob
Sunday Mornings, 10:15 am
Study on 1 Corinthians
Sunday Nights, 6:00 pm
We are continuing Bible studies on Sunday evenings at 6 PM.
We are studying the Book of Acts. Join us!
FaithFit
FaithFit meets Mondays at 10:30 am for prayer, devotion, encouragement and walking.
Everyone is welcome!
Good News Club
We began a new teaching series called, The Wordless Book Visualized.
These lessons use the Bible and colors to teach the redemption plan.
YELLOW - the kingdom of Heaven, BLACK - sin, RED - the blood of Jesus Christ that takes away our sin, WHITE - made clean, and GREEN - grow in your new life in Christ.
It is a colorful way to visually introduce the salvation plan to kids. Praise the Lord, we have had a few of the kids want to know how to have a relationship with God through Jesus.
Good News Club is off to a great start with 45 students registered. We are studying the life of Daniel and how to be strong in the Lord and put your trust in the One True God. We have already had a couple of students that have put their faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior. Pray that the kids will hear the Word and their hearts be changed as a result.
You can register children for Good News Club at the following website: www.cefchattanooga.org/rhea/
College & Career Wednesday Bible Study
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm, Conference Room
Join us for a new Bible Study for young adults! Wednesdays @ 6 p.m. in the Conference Room. Any questions, please see Joshua Wright or call the church office.
Church Services
1. Live streaming continues. The video can be viewed on the following websites, YouTube and Facebook:
Worship November 9, 2025 Live Stream
Sunday PM Bible Study November 9, 2025
We are going to live stream our worship service this Sunday morning at 10:15 AM. Follow the link above and wait for the stream to start. It could possibly start a couple minutes after 10:15 so stay on the page until it starts.
2. Sunday School Teaching, Songs to Guide Your Life:
Dr. Les Warren is continuing his study, "Songs to Guide Your Life" during his Sunday School Teaching at 9:15 AM. Click below for the video. The videos will be posted each Sunday morning at 9:15 AM on Facebook and YouTube. Click the following link:
November 9:
"The Lord Is to Be Praised",
Psalm 100
If You Missed It...
If you missed our services , please click on the following link to watch any of the services we have posted: Worship Recordings
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Church Motto
First......that all may know Jesus.
This is the motto of First Baptist Dayton, TN
taken from 1 Timothy 2:3-5.
"For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,"
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From the Pastor:
FBC Dayton Family,
I have been reading the book of Exodus, and I see many contrasts and similarities of the Jews some 3300 years ago and with us today.
Here is a contrast; the slaves leaving Egypt and wondering in the wilderness had very little and those of us who live in the USA today have plenty. However, a similarity is that we all are ungrateful at times.
In Exodus 15, “they grumbled at Moses” over the taste of the water.
In Exodus 16, they complained because all they had to eat was manna and they wanted meat, so the Lord gave them so much quail that they were choking on it.
In Numbers 14, they complained because of the wilderness and about the report from the spies and they said, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!"
The Psalms (78) tell us they sang about their rebellion; "Yet they still continued to sin against Him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert". It specifically mentions that they "spoke against God".
We have so much for which to be thankful! Let us have a heart of praise!
Psalm 100:4 “Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.”
Happy Thanksgiving!
Pastor Bob Schafer
Services
Sunday
9:00 AM ~ Sunday School for All Ages
10:15 AM ~ Worship Service
6:00 PM ~ Sunday Night Bible Study
Wednesday
6:00 PM ~ Kids4Truth
6:00 PM ~ Student Ministries
6:00 PM ~ Prayer Meeting and Bible Study
Tennessee Valley Baptist Association News
Call the Association office at 423-775-6192
for information or to help with any of these events.
Nov. 15, Fall Harvest Special Needs Event 11:30 - 2:00 pm, Garrison Baptist Church.
Need: soups, chili, cornbread, hot dogs, buns and beverages.
Our Wheelchair Ramp Teams are always looking for help!