Our History

   Emmanuel Baptist Church began as Hillside Bible Church of Ivoryton, CT.    
    In the mid-nineteen fifties, three Christian ladies began meeting regularly to ask the  LORD to open a closed  Lutheran Church in the town of Ivoryton, CT. Their  prayers were answered when  He sent to them a missionary serving with an organization called Opening Closed Churches  Mission.
   God used a Christian  businessman to provide the funds  needed to purchase the  building and the first service of Hillside Bible  Church was held on a rainy  Easter Sunday morning in  1955. Very soon, a  Pastor was called and the Church  began to reach families in Ivoryton and the surrounding area. We soon outgrew the Hillside building. In 1962 we  purchased property in Old Saybrook and subsequently moved to our present location.
  Our present building was built in 1963. Today, as for the past fifty plus we continue to preach the simple message of sins forgiven and the free gift of eternal life in Jesus Christ alone.  Our hearts'  desire is to reach families with the wonderful news that any  and every sin can be  forgiven in Christ.   And we've found that life is lived at its best when we let  Him have His way in  our hearts and lives.