Ruth 2:1–9Sunday Morning
God's Providential Leading
An examination of the character of Ruth as she was providentially led by the LORD.
Ontonagon, Michigan · On Greenland Road
Striving to live the Bible every day.
An independent Baptist church at the top of the peninsula. Whether you live here or you're up for the week, there is a seat for you on Sunday morning.
- Sundays
- 9:45 · 11:00 · 6:00
- Wednesdays
- 7:00 pm
Come worship with us
Sunday
9:45 am
Sunday School
Classes for every age, working straight through the text.
Sunday
11:00 am
Morning Worship
Singing, prayer, and preaching from the Word. Our main service.
Sunday
6:00 pm
Evening Service
A quieter hour — often a second passage carried further.
Wednesday
7:00 pm
Bible Study & Prayer
Midweek study, and time given to praying for one another.
Welcome
If you're passing through, you're not an interruption.
If you live in the area or are vacationing in Ontonagon, we are honored you have chosen to consider Ontonagon Baptist Church as a place of worship. We stand upon the Word of God and believe it holds all the answers for life here and hereafter.
Sometimes our lives and the world around us can seem hopeless, but at Ontonagon Baptist Church we endeavor to spread the truth that lasts forever. This hope can only be found in Jesus Christ, through the grace, redemption, and love he freely gives.
It is our fervent desire that you experience salvation and redemption in Christ for yourself, and grow in your daily walk with Him. Come join us on Sundays and Wednesdays as we study God's Word and seek to glorify God together.
Our pastor
Pastor Virgil Ruchti
Serving here since October 2020
Pastor Virgil Ruchti has been serving at Ontonagon Baptist Church since October of 2020. He grew up in rural Minnesota; his wife Cynthia grew up in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
He and Cynthia met at Bible college in 2012 and were married in 2014. They have been blessed with children who fill up a pew of their own.
Your first Sunday
Nobody walks in knowing what to do the first time.
So here is the whole of it, in advance, with nothing held back.
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You can come as you are
Some wear a tie, most don't. Nobody will look twice at what you drove up in or what you're wearing. Come sit down.
- 02
About an hour and fifteen
Morning worship runs a little over an hour. Singing from the hymnal, prayer, an offering you are not expected to give to, and preaching.
- 03
Your kids stay with you
There's no separate program during the worship hour, and no one minds the noise. Sunday School at 9:45 has classes by age.
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We will not single you out
You won't be asked to stand, introduce yourself, or fill anything out. If you'd like to talk afterward, the pastor will be at the back.
From the pulpit
Preaching you can listen to before you come.
Straight through James and 1 Peter, a passage at a time. If you want to know what a Sunday here sounds like, start with one of these.
1 Peter 4:1–6Sunday Evening
Arm Yourselves with the Mind of Christ!
Believers must arm themselves with the mindset of Christ if they are going to be successful against sin and suffering.
James 5:1–6Sunday Morning
Riches Make an Awful god
If your life is wrapped up in things, pleasures and riches — miseries are coming.
Kids & families
A church where children are not an inconvenience
Emerald Crossing wrapped up for 2026, and we will announce next summer's week here first. In the meantime, Sunday School at 9:45 has a class for every age, and no one minds a noisy pew during worship.
About our kids' ministry
2026 — now finished
“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.”2 Peter 3:18
Find us
615 Greenland Road, just outside town.
White siding, a blue cross on the gable, flag out front. There is room to park right beside the building, and the front door is the one you want.
- Church office
- When we gather
Sunday 9:45 am — Sunday School
Sunday 11:00 am — Morning Worship
Sunday 6:00 pm — Evening Service
Wednesday 7:00 pm — Bible Study & Prayer