Easter Services
Easter 2022 is Resurrection Day! In-Person Easter Services, Sunday, April 17, 2022 | 6:30, 8:00, 10:30 | Immanuel Lutheran Church LCMS in Joplin, Missouri | immanueljoplin.com/EASTER Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia! The time of Lent is over. Holy Week has passed. Jesus, who died, is most certainly alive! Join us In-Person at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin, Missouri as we celebrate all that God has done for us through Jesus Christ His Son. Forgiveness, Life, and Salvation…
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 7:00 pm Worship Service Holy Saturday is the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, marking Jesus’ time in the tomb. Immanuel hosts a special Easter Vigil service to mark the day. This service is appropriate from after sunset on Holy Saturday until sunrise Easter morning. This was the traditional time of baptism in the early centuries of Christianity. This service begins in darkness and a new fire is lit, from which the Christ candle is…
Good Friday
Immanuel is back to In-Person Worship Services. You can also find our services and sermons on FACEBOOK. We also post them on our WEBSITE. Good Friday 7:00 pm Worship Service The Friday in Holy Week is a time for remembering Jesus death. Scripture records that Jesus hung on the cross from noon until 3:00pm. Our congregation traditionally observes a prayer vigil and an evening service. This is the second day of special observance for which fasting is recommended. One should use discretion…
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday Worship Service with Holy Communion at 7:00 pm This is the Thursday in Holy Week (the week leading up to Easter). The day is a time for remembering The Last Supper. The name comes from the Latin word “Mandatum” for “commandment” as Jesus said, “I give you a new commandment; that you love one another.” At the conclusion of this service, altars are stripped of any ornamentation and crosses are removed or veiled to mark the solemnness of…
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday Worship Services at 8:00 and 10:30 am This Sunday before Easter is the last Sunday in Lent. The day commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem with a blessing of palms and a procession in which the whole congregation often carries palms. The day is also marked by reading the story of Jesus’ passion (the word used to describe Jesus’ death comes from “suffering,” which is one old meaning of passion). Some of the Palm Sunday palms are kept…
Lent 2022 Worship Services
Wednesdays of Lent 2022 Lenten Worship Services at 4:00 and 7:00 pm Services are streamed on Facebook LIVE and on YouTube. Coronavirus Safety Measures and more can be found on the COVID-19 Response Page. Get your FREE Lenten Children’s Calendar and Devotion Books! Join us each Wednesday during Lent — between March 2 and April 6 until Easter — for our 40-day journey with Jesus to the cross, featuring our Lent 2022 Worship Services. The season of Lent serves not only…
Bible Institute
Bible Institute 2022 Sunday Afternoons in March | March 13, 20, 27 | 2:00 to 4:00pm Bible Institute is fast approaching. As you may have heard, Immanuel’s FREE 2022 Institute will cover three Sunday afternoons: March 13, 20, and 27. We will be looking at The Messiah: Revealing Jesus in the Old Testament, a book produced by Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis, MO. Joplin’s Bible Institute has been hosted at Immanuel for many years, featuring a variety of topics led by lay leaders…
Winterfest
Winterfest Chili Cook-Off and Pastry Auction Saturday, February 26 | 11:00am to 2:00pm The Board of Elders at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin, Missouri will be hosting Immanuel’s once annual “WINTERFEST: A Family & Friends Chili Cook-Off & Pastry Auction” on Saturday, February 26. The day will include a chili feed, chili cook-off competition, pastry auction, music and fun! Invite your family, co-workers, neighbors and friends. Join us anytime from 11am to 2pm in the Martin Luther School Gym, located on the…
Super Subs Fundraiser
Super Subs Support the youth of Immanuel as they raise money for various youth trips and activities throughout the year by ordering a fresh-made Super Sub Sandwich! This year our profits will support our high school youth as they raise funds for the LCMS Youth Gathering in Houston, Texas — “In All Things”. Super Subs are back, following a break due to COVID. Following careful health and safety protocols, we are ready to get back to building fantastic, fresh, delicious…
Christmas Day Service
Christmas Day With Holy Communion Christmas Day Service at 10:00 am NOTE: Our Services will be streamed LIVE for those exercising extra caution due to COVID-19. Find us on Facebook and YouTube. Christ the Savior is born! On that first Christmas, only a few experienced the miraculous happenings of the night before, but word was spreading. Fewer still knew the significance of this baby’s birth. Jesus has come to do no less that save the world! This perfect, tiny child,…
Men’s Bible Breakfast
MEN’S BIBLE BREAKFAST 1st & 3rd Thursday Mornings in the Church Fellowship Hall | 6:30 to 7:30am Be a part of the Immanuel Men’s Group! Guys from our church, school, and community gather on Thursday mornings from 6:30 to 7:30am for strong coffee, a tasty breakfast, and God’s Word to start their day off right. Our men’s ministry is always happy to welcome guests and new regular attenders to our bible study group. In addition to Thursday morning Bible Breakfasts,…
Advent Service
Wednesdays in Advent — Worship together at a “Christmas Lights” Advent Service! Advent Worship Service at 7:00 pm (In-Person and streamed LIVE) Read our ADVENT DAILY DEVOTIONS. Join us each Wednesday in December until Christmas for a special weekly Advent Worship Service. Advent is a four-week season of preparation and anticipation as we get ready for Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Jesus, our Coming King and Savior! Midweek Worship Services at 7:00 pm are held in December each Wednesday…