A community minded Baptist church serving Dayton, Oakwood, Kettering, and the greater Miami Valley.
A Montgomery County, Dayton area Baptist church - Shroyer Road Baptist Church (SRBC) is a Christ-centered, compassionate community, extending the power of God's Love and Word to all people.
From its German Baptist beginnings, through to the present day, SRBC has endeavored to serve God faithfully in accordance with the teachings of Jesus Christ.
The founding of the church dates back to 1882. A group of about thirty people came together and organized The Second German Baptist Church of Dayton. They dedicated their church building on East Fourth Street in 1883. This church was one of the founders of Miami Valley Hospital in 1888.
After beginning a transition from German to English, the church was renamed the Fourth Street Baptist Church in 1918. For the first time in 1931 the church conducted its entire ministry in English.
The first service in the new building on Shroyer Road was conducted on Easter of 1951. The educational wing of the building was dedicated January 17, 1960. A youth center was opened in 1961 to provide recreation and fellowship once a week for local youth. Regular weekly Bible study was renewed in 1985 and a Macedonia Ministries weekend helped stir the entire congregation. Pastor Ken Damon began his ministry there in 1994.
Since then the church has gradually sought to deepen its spiritual life, and to transition itself to be better able to reach a new generation of spiritually hungry people with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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