Canaan Missionary Baptist Church has been on the battlefield for our Lord and Saviour since March, 1965. The church was founded by a group of fervent believers who were led by God to establish a new church family committed to spreading the Good News. The first pastor was Reverend Willis Childs Thomas. Pastor Thomas was followed in the pulpit by Rev Arctice L. Hobbs in 1973. In 1977, Reverend Coleman accepted the call to become the Pastor here at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church. He has led a plethora of ministries during his distinguished tenure in the pulpit. Most notably, he led Canaan in the establishment of affordable housing for physically challenged and senior citizens in West Dayton. In July 1982, a Ground - Breaking Ceremony was held for the present sanctuary at 5191 Keith A. Byars Sr., Way (Hoover Ave)

This group believes that a healthy family is God's greatest tool to transforming the world.

OK, so we all are familiar with the problem. We live in a society where virtually every child is "At Risk". They're "At Risk" for addictions to alcohol, drugs and pornography. They're "At Risk" for violence, suicide, and sexual promiscuity. And if we as parents, ministers and educators don't change our approach to solving this problem, we are "At Risk" of losing an entire generation. We have expensive curricula, but fail to invest in the training necessary to effectively communicate them. We teach the "main ideas", but fail to take the time to address the false perceptions that keep the kids from receiving them. We have boring brochures and wasted websites. And our youth meetings are comprised of lots of intellect presented with little intensity, where we communicate the problems, but fail to connect with the person.

We believe the Church (also known as the Body or Bride of Christ in scripture) is a spiritual organism made up of all those in a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ, who are called to live in fellowship and worship together. We believe in the priesthood of all believers: everyone in relationship with Christ is gifted, empowered and called to serve within God’s mission to reach the world. The Church is God’s vehicle on earth to bring about God’s justice and mercy for all people.

Youth Ministry under Maranatha Christian Fellowship in Dayton, Ohio

Serving people in the name of Jesus Christ offers wonderful opportunities for discovering your God-given purpose, connect with others in the Body of Christ, and experience the thrill of God using you to bless other people.

From the beginning, we want this to be very clear: Momentum is a church for people who hate going to church. Some people don’t like church because it’s boring, irrelevant, full of hypocrites, and often led by greedy dudes who only care about your cash flow. And church is usually really boring, too. Did I mention that a lot of people hate church because it’s boring? I usually do. I didn’t go to church too much when I was growing up. My grandfather took me to Sunday school occasionally when I was a kid. We didn’t go to the main church service because he disagreed with some of the stuff the preacher said. So I just went to “Sunday School”... and I hated it. I couldn’t imagine an hour being more boring. I hated-and to some degree, still hate-church. My generation (people in their 20s & 30s) is very spiritually-inclined. Most of us want to know how to have a relationship with God, how we fit into His plans, and how to use our gifts and interests for His purposes. Nonetheless, about 85% of the people in my generation don’t go to church. Maybe it was the 13 years of Catholic school that did it. Maybe it was the stuff their moms preached about but didn’t do. Maybe it was the crap their uncle did to them when they were in grade school. Or maybe they just never connected. Church always seemed lifeless, out-of-touch and (ironically) unspiritual. I totally understand. That’s why we want to start a church for the 85%. Before Momentum kicked off, my wife, Shannon, and I started asking people who didn’t go to church—”unchurched people,” if you will-over to our house to answer some questions over dessert: “Why do you think church sucks?” and “What would a church have to be like for you to even consider going?” Sometimes people get a fire in their eyes and say, “Oh yeah-I’d love to [bleepin’] tell you why I hate church!” The stuff they share (over fondue) is priceless information. I usually agree with every word that comes out of their mouths. I also learned some new stuff. Because of their honest answers, Momentum is a better church. So, where have we landed? We believe that church should be about developing healthy relationships-with God and ourselves and each other. We think a church should be the “hands and feet of God” out in the community-serving the needs around us. A church should address topics that are relevant to our daily lives. The music-and other arts-should rock. And, if God is the source of joy (which He claims to be), church should be fun! We believe that church should be at least 63.3% more fun than anything else you could do on Sunday morning.† I think Jesus would really like Momentum. The stuff we are teaching and discussing attracts people who are “real” and, simultaneously, turns away religious fakes. Jesus did the same thing. That was something that surprised me about Him when I first started reading the Bible. He was trying to create a spiritual community that accepted and valued irreligious people. I don’t think I (or any of his followers) have a right to change that. That’s just my strong opinion, though. :-) So, if you don’t like going to church, stopped going at some point in your life, or have successfully avoided going all of your life, this just might be the church for you: A church for people who hate going to church. Our Rules: 1. No perfect people allowed. 2. No yelling “PLAY FREEBIRD!!” at the band. 3. And no making out in the back row. (We’re not too strict about this one.)

The Prose, Rhythm and Praise Group is a forum designed to promote authors, artists, comedians and actors. From the weekly internet talk show (Thursdays at 9 pm EST beginning 2009) to exposure on radio, tv and print, PRP is here to get you noticed.

The Union of Black Episcopalians stands in the continuing tradition of more than 200 years of Black leadership in the Episcopal Church. Beginning with the establishment of St. Thomas Episcopal Church by Absalom Jones in 1794 in the city of Philadelphia through the election of Barbara Harris as Suffragan bishop of Massachusetts there has always been a strong corps of Black Christians in the Episcopal Church. People like James Holly, Henry Delaney, John Walker, Tollie Caution, Charles Lawrence, Deborah Harmon Hines, and countless other. Organized in 1968 as the Union of Black Clergy and Laity, the Union is the proud inheritor of the work of these people and earlier organization, the Convocation of Colored Clergy, the Conference of Church Workers Among Colored People, all dedicated to the ministry of Blacks in the Episcopal Church. The name was changed to the Union of Black Episcopalians in 1971. The Union of Black Episcopalians is a confederation of more than 55 chapters and interest groups throughout the continental United States and the Caribbean. The Union also has members in Canada, Africa and Latin America.