Thirteen congregations. One city. Find a member church of the Dayton Baptist Pastors & Ministers Union — with addresses, service times, pastors, and direct links.
Rev. Dr. Marcettes L. Cunningham — DBPMU President
"Where your journey begins." A cornerstone of West Dayton since 1945, led by the union's own president. Food pantry ministry, Sunday School at 9:30, and a Facebook community of 2,000+ members.
Rev. Dr. Samuel N. Winston, Jr.
Weekly on DATV Spiritual Channel. Live-streamed globally. A $1.2M facility purchased debt-free. President of the Ohio Baptist General Convention. One of Dayton's most active faith communities online.
Senior Pastor — Pastoral transition 2026
Founded July 5, 1928 in the "Hog Bottom" area of Dayton. In 1962 a motorcade of 300 people moved to Gettysburg Ave. "Love God. Love People. Make A Difference." Founded 1928. Still at 27 N. Gettysburg Avenue.
Pastor Gregory Pooler
40 acres in Trotwood. Sanctuary for 800–1,000. A Matthew 25 Ministries partnership that has fed families across the Trotwood community since 2019. Host of the 2026 Holy Week Citywide Revival March 31–April 2.
Rev. Dr. Frederick A. Hayes, Sr.
During COVID, Pastor Hayes ran weekly drive-through food distributions every Thursday at 11:30 AM on North Main Street. Trunk up, pull forward, take what you need. That's the mission of this church made visible.
Rev. Dr. Herman L. Walker
A retired Air Force engineer turned pastor-teacher with a D.Min from Faith Baptist Seminary. In 2010, Dr. Walker founded the Mt. Moriah Community Development Corporation — bringing economic development into West Dayton as a ministry.
Rev. Damion A. Sneed
Serving the Germantown Pike corridor of West Dayton. A congregation built on the conviction that faithful presence in a neighborhood is its own form of preaching. Phone: (937) 263-7060.
Rev. Dr. Lavon Mann
Established 1948 in the Highview Hills area of West Dayton. Seventy-six years of faithful ministry on South Gettysburg Avenue — a steady anchor in a community that has needed one through every era of the city's history.
Pastor Norman C. Bradfield
Organized in March 2014 by a Dunbar High School and Wright State University graduate who left the Montgomery County Clerk of Courts to plant a church on Darst Ave. The union's youngest congregation — and growing.
Rev. Dr. Lysander Nelms
Newsletter, senior ministry, men's Bible study, children's church, and a YouTube channel with weekly sermons. Worship every Sunday at 10:45 AM on the northwest side of Dayton. A full-service congregation with a strong digital presence.
Rev. Gregory Pooler
Planted on W. 3rd Street on the West Side of Dayton — one of the city's most resilient corridors. A neighborhood ministry presence at the corner of faith and community.
Rev. W.O. Shanklin
Rooted on West 3rd Street in the heart of Dayton's West Side. A testament that faithful ministry doesn't require a digital footprint — it requires presence. The living word, in a living community.
Dr. George M. Howard
Ministry at 1770 Infirmary Road, affiliated with Rhema College — a training ground for ministers and a connection point between theological education and pastoral calling in the Dayton region.
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