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
September Sunday Socials
Sunday evenings, 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall
We’ll have a brief devotion and a fun time of getting to know folks we don’t already know.
Sept. 7 Ice Cream Social - Bring ice cream (homemade or store bought) and a topping to share.
Sept. 14 Slice of Pie Social - Bring a pie or cobbler to share.
Sept. 28 We’ll finish the month with the Annual Church Picnic at Point Park.
Annual Church Picnic
Sunday, Sept. 28, 6:00 pm
Point Park Pavillion
Invite a friend and join us for a fun time of music, games, hot dogs, fixins and a whole lot of fellowship.
We will meet at the pavilion just across from Luca Italian Restaurant. The church will provide hot dogs, buns and drinks. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Bring your lawn chairs.
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!
Precept Upon Precept: Galatians
Beginning September 2, 6:00 pm
September 3, 10:00 am
Good News Club
Good News Club, for Kindergarten - 5th grade, will begin September 9th at 3:00pm at Dayton City School. Please pray for the GNC team as we prepare to teach these kids about Jesus and share the Gospel with them. If you have children that are students at Dayton City, please consider letting them be a part of this club. You can register them for Good News Club at the following website: www.cefchattanooga.org/rhea/
College & Career Wednesday Bible Study
Starting September 3rd, 6:00 pm, Conference Room
Join us for a new Bible Study for young adults! Wednesdays starting September 3rd @ 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 August 31, 2025 Live Stream
5th Sunday Sing, 8/31/2025 Live Stream
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:
August 31:
"Difficult Suffering",
Psalm 69
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,
Paul and Silas were being imprisoned for preaching the gospel. The jailer was so impacted by Paul and Silas not running when the earthquake occurred that he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
Acts 16:31 “They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Verse 32 says they “Spoke the Word of the Lord to all who were in his house”.
Verse 33 says, he was immediately baptized, “he and all his household”.
Verse 34 says they, “rejoiced greatly having believed in God with his whole household”.
The Greek word used for house or household in this passage is “oikos”! It means in this context, “those persons that make up a family”!
Paul and Silas cared for the jailer and his “oikos”! He cared for his “oikos” enough that they heard and believed as well.
Who is in our “oikos”? Who makes up our family? Our first missionary responsibility is our families! Does your family know Jesus as both Lord and Savior?
Care enough to make the time to share the Gospel with them! Make sure they are your “oikos” for all eternity!
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