Indian River Baptist Church

04/03/2026

We will be having a Good Friday service this evening at 6:30 PM, and we will be having our Easter service on Sunday at 11:00 AM (no Sunday School this week). We hope that you are able to join us as we remember the death of our Savior and celebrate His Resurrection together! As usual, we will plan to live-stream these services as well at

We are located in Indian River, MI in the heart of the Inland Waterway. We exist to glorify God as a Bible preaching church committed to loving one another and proclaiming the Good News of salvation and life through Jesus Christ to the world.

03/28/2026

As we approach this week of Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday, here are some links to a playlist of songs I am currently enjoying in worship and preparation. I hope you enjoy them too.
Praise the Lord for His great love and goodness to us. We serve a risen Savior! Hallelujah! Looking forward to worshipping with you all this week! ~Angelee

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/easter-2026/pl.u-vxy6k0jFkr4W3v

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5MI3btDpGcXUwQrpDaFsSs?si=trJkMZDGRu-6MvND0-IRRA&pi=DN5pKfSZSe66v

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNoc8lMk2LWC8gaF0tNyfKiivQV-3vIkt&si=x0w_DB375JKB0ZHd

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03/15/2026

We are canceling our Sunday services tomorrow (3/15/26) due to the forecasted snow storm. We will miss worshipping together with you all, but we pray that you stay warm and safe!

03/11/2026

We are canceling all of our Wednesday Evening services today, due to the slick roads and Winter Weather Advisory.

12/21/2025

The recording of our service this morning is now available on YouTube:

Join us for our annual Christmas program! All Music Used with Permission. Church Copyright License Number: 2573481 and CCLI Streaming License Number: 20069905

12/21/2025

Our internet is down at the church today, so we will not be able to live-stream our service. We plan to upload a recording of the service to our YouTube page once the internet service is restored.

11/30/2025

We are canceling our Sunday School hour this morning because of the snow. At this point we still plan to meet for our 11:00 hour for anyone comfortable coming in, but we understand if you need to stay home!

10/01/2025

We were unable to live-stream our service this past Sunday because of sensitive information being shared. Edited versions of our services can now be found on our YouTube page.

Join us as several missionaries share about their ministries and what the Lord has been doing across the world!

07/15/2025

Check out our latest Up North Devotions post!

Thailand Cave Rescue July 11, 2025 —Pastor Jeff Gwilt On July 10, 2018, the world rejoiced as the last soccer players and their coach were rescued from deep within a flooded cave in Thailand. The team had been exploring the cave when flood waters rushed in and blocked their exit. For ten days they...

05/20/2025

Watch our final Teaching Scripture class here! This week, we learn some tips for effective presentation and delivery of the lesson or sermon.

In our final Teaching Scripture class, we learn some tips about how to effectively present and deliver the lesson or sermon that we have prepared.

05/13/2025

In this week's class, we learn more about tips to keep in mind when preparing lessons from different genres of Scripture, as well as some things to keep in mind as you prepare yourself to teach Scripture.

In this week's class, we learn more about tips to keep in mind when preparing lessons from different genres of Scripture, as well as some things to keep in m...

05/07/2025

You can catch up on our Teaching Scripture class on our YouTube page! This week's lesson was explaining the importance of Christ-saturated, text-centered lessons, sermons, etc. We also began to study how different genres of Scripture can impact the way that we craft a lesson or sermon.

In this week's class, Pastor Jeff teaches about "Christ-saturated, text-centered" preaching, and he begins to explain how to approach teaching different genr...