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The Artist and the Dance: A Reflection on Masterpieces and the Master Potter

Works of art by great masters often command high prices, and few names in the art world are as revered—and as costly—as Pablo Picasso. The late Spanish...

Resist The Devil

Resist the Devil, and He Will Flee“So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” – James 4:7 (NLT) Spiritual warfare is not...

If It’s Not Amazing, It’s Not Grace

Grace is not merely kindness or divine favor. It is not just the merciful reach of heaven to unworthy humans. It is all that—but so much more. Grace is a...

An Amazing Story and the Launch of a Campaign

Sister Jean Renee on the left, and sister Nancy on the right. I’m going to give you the short version of some very good news and then I’m going to give you...

Faithfulness in the Small Things: When Obedience Feels Invisible

Hudson Taylor once said,“A little thing is a little thing, but faithfulness in little things is a great thing.” Jesus told a story that beautifully captures...

Volunteers and early-birds during a Friday set-up. Holy week is hitting me (Pastor Zach) in an especially intense way this year. As I walk with Jesus through...

A Season of Hope

December 13, 2024

EDF folks and friends gather for a fireside testimony from our brother David Gilliland on the first anniversary of his sobriety! Fall fell and Advent has...

Praise Reports and a Video

September 6, 2024

Start of the line on a recent Friday for lunch. It has been a wonderful season of ministry here this summer; there is so much to thank God for! I want to...

Our first steps toward a community garden! After quite a bit of praying and talking - and after a lot of helpful pushing from our Development Director - we...

Germinating and Growing

Church volunteers were joined mid-week by some of our friends from 360 Total Care to sort and rack clothing for our needy neighbors. Easter has come and the...

An Advent Update

December 13, 2023

The Holy Family as East End Homeless People Hello friends of the East Dayton Fellowship! The image above is of a mural painted for our church on a large...

September 14, 2023

The early bird volunteers at our back-to-school event. Paul said that the more sin abounds, the more God's grace abounds. My experiences here on the east...

Missionaries Helping the Homeless

The dear people you see smiling just below are Dami (left) and Chi (right) Adeliyi. This Nigerian couple faithfully served the Lord as missionaries amongst...

Old Embers, Fresh Fires

Old embers, even ones that might look grey and lifeless on the outside, can sometimes spring into fresh, fiery life when the Spirit blows upon them. It seems...

Jesus Hugs, An Angry Neighbor, A Homeless Pianist and Other Moments of Grace

November 25, 2022

Hi there friends of East Dayton Fellowship, Late this October I discovered the flower you see in the image above standing alone in the church yard. I have no...

Spreading Shalom in East Dayton

Hello again friends! The picture you see above is from the night we set up for this spring's recovery-focused tent revival. That night more than forty...

A Beautiful Winter

In this update I want to tell you about some of the things we've seen God do this winter at the East Dayton Fellowship and let you in on how you can get...

A Summer Update - Part 2

December 2, 2021

A couple of months ago, Pastor Zach wrote our first Newsletter explaining the birthing of the East Dayton Fellowship and highlighting some of our summer...

A Summer Update

September 27, 2021

A lot - and we mean a lot - has happened here on the east side of Dayton over the last couple of years and we decided it was time to reach out to our many...