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Keeseville, New YorkAdirondack foothillsEst. 1958
Between the mountains and the lake, there's a church that feels like home.
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.”Psalm 121:1
Trailhead — weekly gatherings
Sunday School
10:00 AM
Morning Worship
11:00 AM
Evening Service
6:30 PM
Prayer Meeting
Wed · 6:30 PM
You already know the way
If you can find Ausable Chasm, you can find us.
Keeseville is the town at the mouth of the Chasm — the “Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks” that's been drawing travelers up Route 22 since 1870. Our church sits on that same road, two miles south. Same sandstone, same river, same welcome.
2 miles north
Ausable Chasm
The “Grand Canyon of the Adirondacks,” drawing travelers since 1870.
2030 Route 22
Independent Baptist Church
Look for the steeple on the hill. The coffee is already on.
10 minutes east
Port Kent Ferry
Across Lake Champlain to Burlington, Vermont.
15 miles north
Plattsburgh
City conveniences at a North Country pace.
New York City? 280 miles south — and it feels even farther. Most folks are surprised New York can be this rural, this quiet, this beautiful. We're not.
Sundays at IBC
The real room, the real people, no production.
That's our actual sanctuary behind these words — a Sunday morning like any other
Sunday School
Classes for every age
10:00 AM
Morning Worship
Nursery through Junior Church available
11:00 AM
Evening Service
A quieter, Bible-centered gathering
6:30 PM
Prayer Meeting
Midweek prayer and encouragement
Wed · 6:30 PM
- 70–85 minutes, start to handshake
- Hymns and modern worship — about 4 songs
- Preaching straight through books of the Bible
- Coffee bar before and after
- Nursery, Tiny Tots, Children's & Junior Church
- Come dressed however you're comfortable
“You can question anything we do — but be nice.”
House rule, straight from our congregation
Meet the pastor
Our pastor found his way here, too.
Pastor Kevin Bettinger spent 15 years in executive protection for Chrysler in Detroit before God called him into full-time ministry in 2015 — first Idaho, then North Carolina, and in September 2024, home to Keeseville with his wife Joan and their two black Labs.
He hikes, he birds, he reads — which makes the Adirondacks less of an assignment and more of an answered prayer. If you're new to the North Country, you won't have to explain what that's like. He gets it.
“Love God. Love people. Preach solid, edifying messages.”
Pastor Kevin's whole job description
Our area
The unofficial sixth Great Lake is our backyard.
These aren't stock photos. They were shot from our own boats on Lake Champlain — lighthouse runs past Valcour Island, picnic landings, the High Peaks stacked blue on the horizon. This is the water and the country our church family lives in all week.
“Many people are surprised that an area in New York can be as rural and beautiful as ours.”
Consider this page our proof
North Country life
Four real seasons. One steady church.
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Spring
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Summer
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Fall
Whatever season you're in — of the year, or of life — there's a seat and hot coffee waiting.
Missions
Rooted in Keeseville. Reaching the world.
From the Chasm to the ends of the earth — IBC helps send and sustain missionaries on multiple continents, and invests in Christian education right here in the North Country.
- John StarkeEquipping the Saints
- Jason McGuireNew York Families Action
- Bill & Debbie BosleyEthnos 360
- Jonathan & Cherith TeachoutBaptist Mid-Missions
- Joy WessonBIMI
- Tim & Marsha WeeksBaptist Church Planters
- Wion & Shirley WlehCup of Cold Water Ministries
- Tim & Barb VermilyeaABWE
- Wayne RoyceABWE
- Adirondack Christian SchoolRight here in the North Country
Our mission
“To glorify God by proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, for the salvation of the lost and the Christlikeness of the church.”
Founded 1958 · Independent & congregational · Bible-first
Week by week
The church bulletin board, minus the thumbtacks.
Potluck sign-ups, snow cancellations, baptisms, work days — the week-to-week life of IBC gets posted to Facebook. This is the live feed, straight from the church family.
Follow @keesevilleibcCome see us
“Come and visit us if you're in the area. We love to meet new people.”
Headed to the Chasm, catching the ferry, passing through on Route 22 — or looking for a church to call home. Either way, that invitation is the whole policy.
