Worship Events

Overflow Gathering-The Overflow Initiative is hosting their second gathering of the year on Friday February 28th at 109 E. Main St. in Tipp City, Ohio starting at 6pm and all are invited! There will be free pizza for everyone (bring a dessert to share!), worship, prayer, and speakers. Don’t miss out—we can’t wait to see you there!"

Abide- Abide is a time when worship and prayer leaders’ partner with the Holy Spirit to provide a space and time for people to encounter God for a long stretch of time. Abide is two hours, and open throughout – meaning you can come and go as you please. Every Saturday from 7 to 9pm at Dayton SHOP (212 S. Ludlow St. Dayton, Ohio.)

Prayer Events

Dayton SHOP Lunchtime Prayer Sets- An open space of prayer and worship where you can come during your lunch break to experience the Lord. Let him into your work week by visiting the prayer room or watching the livestream on Facebook. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from noon to 1pm at 212 S. Ludlow St Dayton, OH.

The Meeting Ground- Held on the last Friday of each month, this is a coming together of the Body of Christ to simply Encounter Jesus! Come with great expectation to receive whatever you need from the Lord! Healing, deliverance, the filling of Holy Spirit, breakthrough, FREEDOM, you find it in the presence of our Savior! Join us on Friday the 28th @ 6:30 pm at the Marriott by the University of Dayton.

Concert of Prayer- Save the date for The Concert of Prayer which will be held on Friday September 26, 2025 7:30 PM

Networking Events/Gatherings

Inspire Leadership Launch- Join business leaders from around the Miami Valley on Wed February 26, 2025, from 7:15-8:30am at 2 J Supply 1456 N Keowee St, Dayton, OH 45404 for the launch of Inspire Leadership, a network gathering for business leaders who want to meet other business leaders to learn from and grow together. Click HERE to register.

Discipleship Opportunities

Thrive Together Nights- Thrive Together is a holistic approach towards addressing poverty where participants feel empowered, experience community, and find hope. We offer job readiness and leadership training, opportunities to try new things, fun activities and field trips for the kids, and support and encouragement through community.

Thrive Together meets at Fairhaven’s Centerville Campus (637 E. Whipp Rd Centerville, OH 45459) on Tuesdays from 5:45-8:00 PM for a home-cooked dinner and a time of community where we have fun learning new skills.

Childcare and children’s programs are available.

Serving/Outreach Opportunities

Asset Based Community Development Training- Hope 4 East Dayton will host a two-day Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) training. This training is designed to teach skills and community building strategies to help us, along with our East Dayton neighbors, associations, and institutions, to bring Beloved Community to life, through unified and organized action. On March 18, 2025, we will clarify any lingering questions from the day-one training, identify and confirm the community issues we plan address, then break into smaller working groups to develop specific tools that will be used to gather and connect community assets to the issues we plan to address. Our primary target audience for this training are residents, associations, and institutions within east Dayton. Click HERE to register.

Meal Packing- Grab your family, friends, or life groups to join us on March 7, 8, or 9 at Christian Life Center (3489 Little York Rd Dayton, Ohio 45414) to pack meals for families in need in Eswatini, Africa. Click HERE to register.

Living City Project/Rebuilding Together Day- Save the date for the Living City Project on Saturday April 26th. Last year over 800 volunteers cleaned up 32 different neighborhoods removing over 137 tons of trash and debris from the streets of Dayton during the Living City Project. We are excited to announce that this year we will be partnering with Rebuilding Together Dayton. Rebuilding Together is a national organization that provides critical home repairs and accessibility modifications to low-income senior homeowners at no cost. Every year on the last Saturday in April they host The National Rebuilding Together Day where they invite the local community to join them in their efforts. So whether you are looking to serve the community through a citywide clean up, home repairs, or making a home more accessible for a senior neighbor, this partnership has you and your organization covered! 

Mental Health Events and Workshops

Women's Trauma and Healing (FREE) Workshop- Join guest speaker Dr. Rhonda Smith, Owner & CEO of both Renewed Health Care Services and Divine Core Transformation as she teaches and discuss how to "Regain Your POWER by Learning the Strategies for POWERING Yourself!" Feb 28, 2025, from 6:30–8pm at Living Word Church (926 E. National Rd. Jacqueline Room Vandalia, OH 45377.) Click HERE to register.

Learn:

• How to foster self-love, which is the first love

• Why you are trauma bonded 

• How we were taught to be codependent and learn the path to change this behavior

• How codependency and addiction patterns are correlated 

• How to stop the cycle of intergenerational trauma

• Why we stay in toxic relationships

• How to build your self-esteem and self-worth in confidence

• About the different types of narcissistic personalities 

• The three stages of a toxic soul tie 

• About pathological loneliness and why do you feel helpless, depressed, and scared of being alone

• About Cognitive dissonance

• Learn about healing your inner child and how to stop settling

Workshops and Community Gathering