{"id":918,"date":"2026-01-29T16:46:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sacrevida.com\/public_html\/FirstChurch\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:27:07","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.firstchurchdayton.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c269d087 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-slider uagb-block-32ffea9c uagb-slider-container\"><div class=\"uagb-slides uagb-swiper\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-slider-child uagb-slider-child-wrap swiper-slide uagb-block-372ad27a\"><div class=\"swiper-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fca21977\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-slider-child uagb-slider-child-wrap swiper-slide uagb-block-7743a4cd\"><div class=\"swiper-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-7ed3980d\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-slider-child uagb-slider-child-wrap swiper-slide uagb-block-27fba075\"><div class=\"swiper-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d95a9254\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-slider-child uagb-slider-child-wrap swiper-slide uagb-block-ce550858\"><div class=\"swiper-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f12e91af\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-slider-child uagb-slider-child-wrap swiper-slide uagb-block-d0de4e8b\"><div class=\"swiper-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b94c8091\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-slider-child uagb-slider-child-wrap swiper-slide uagb-block-b80552c6\"><div class=\"swiper-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ee6a30f3\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d4f9cab6 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-bab47fe8\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px\">WHAT WE BELIEVE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px\"><strong>Welcome to our church family. Let us share a little about ourselves&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are a thriving community of faith seeking to share with our neighbors and the world the hope we have in Christ Jesus. Throughout every week we have opportunities to explore the scriptures, examine our personal relationship with God, encourage one another and reach out to others. Won&#8217;t you join us on your journey of faith?<br><br>We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, eternal and inerrant. We believe in One God, the Father almighty, creator of everything. We believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, who became man, born of the Virgin Mary. Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. He was buried and rose again on the 3rd day according to the Bible. He lives in heaven today and will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will have no end. 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We would love the opportunity to get to know you better, pray for you and bless you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-c02f81ee\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-3823ed7b shadow\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Enter To Worship,<br>Depart To Serve<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ec873752 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-22a74379 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-035b7402\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-026d7508\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-8e6c271c\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.cheddarup.com\/c\/first-united-methodist-church\/items\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TO GIVE<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-cd5a8415\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-bf8fa8e7\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacrevida.com\/public_html\/FirstChurch\/?page_id=1012#serve\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1012\">TO SERVE<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d5a8e8f1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-6851a249\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacrevida.com\/public_html\/FirstChurch\/?page_id=925#message\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"925\">PRAYER CONCERNS<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-7544bb3e\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-1f9f12f4\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">DONATE OR VOLUNTEER<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Welcome to First Church Dayton. 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