Youth Night
Wednesdays Are For Youth Join us each Wednesday for Youth Night! Students in grades 6-12 are invited to Immanuel’s Youth Center, located just behind the School Building. Junior and senior high students and their friends enjoy a weekly feast and more, beginning at 5:45 pm. Food, Friends, Faith. Join us! 5:45 Food is served, followed by an organized activity in the gym or field. 6:45 Younger students head off to Midweek Confirmation Classes, while high schoolers feed their faith with…
Ruth Guild
Sewing Group Meeting The Immanuel Ruth Guild has been active for decades, meeting on Wednesday mornings to complete various sewing and quilting tasks. Some bring their own projects to work on. Others spend time making quilts and other handmade items to share with those in need. Would you enjoy being a part of the Ruth Guild? Join the ladies this week on Wednesday! They would love to have you.
LifeLight Bible Study
Join a LifeLight Bible Study The LifeLight Bible Study Program includes directed individual study, group sessions and review materials. Its purpose is to help you spend time in God’s Word and to apply His Word to life today. Three opportunities are available each week: Monday Evenings at 6:30 pm with Pastor Mech in the Church Building Fellowship Hall Wednesday mornings at 9:30 am with Pastor Mech in the Youth Building Sunday mornings at 9:15 am with Bill Ideker in the…
POWERwalk Service
Saturday Power Walk 3.0 Join us on Saturday Evenings for our Power Walk Service at 6:00 pm. In this weekly Saturday service, we study God’s Word as we take a walk through the Bible together and enjoy some contemporary music along with prayer, praise and preaching! On the 4th Saturday of each month we enjoy live Gospel-style music by some of our own very talented musicians. Come check it out—bring someone! We are currently “walking” through the book of Genesis.…
Fall Picnic
Kids Ministry Kick-Off and Fall Picnic Sunday, September 29, 2019 | Outdoor Fun Begins at 11:30 am We’ll have food, games and so much more, all under the “Big Top” here on our campus. This event is hosted by the Immanuel Board of Elders, Board of Christian Education, and the Immanuel Kids Ministry Team. The Elders will provide a variety of smoked meats, including baby-back ribs, bacon-wrapped chicken legs and bacon-wrapped shrimp! Bring a side dish to share. Call your…
Community Swim And Watermelon
Schifferdecker Swim And Watermelon Feed Friday Evening, August 9 at Schifferdecker Aquatic Complex in Joplin | 7:30 to 9:00pm Summer is almost over, but the watermelons are so sweet! Celebrate with us at Schifferdecker Aquatic Complex at the last Friday swim of the season. (The pool opens at 1pm and closes at 8pm. Kids are $4 and adults $5.) At 8pm, Immanuel Lutheran Church will be serving ice-cold watermelons in the parking lot. Come, share a free slice with us!…
Comfort Dog Birthday Meet And Greet
Happy 9th Birthday, Louie! Meet And Greet Party at Freddy’s Frozen Custard | 6 to 9pm, Friday, June 14, 2019 Friday, June 14 is Louie Comfort Dog’s 9th birthday. Joplin is invited to help celebrate at Freddy’s Frozen Custard on Rangeline Road, between 6 and 9pm. Show a blue “Louie Card” with his picture on it, and receive 10% off your custard or food order at Freddy’s all evening. Louie will be there on the patio to share his cards…
Vacation Bible School
VBS To Be Rescheduled Immanuel’s Vacation Bible School, originally scheduled for June 10-14, has been canceled—but don’t worry! New dates will be announced, and VBS will be back. Learn More About Immanuel Lutheran Church About Martin Luther School, now enrolling 2 & 3 Year-Olds, Preschool and Kindergarten through 8th grade About our ministry to Children and Families
Easter Services
Easter 2019 Is Resurrection Day! Worship Services at 6:30, 8:00 and 10:30 am He is Risen! The time of Lent is over. Holy Week has passed. Jesus, who died, is most certainly alive! Join us 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 have been won, and our victory over sin, death, and the power of the Devil is certain. Join us…
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
Good Friday 7:00 pm Worship Service | 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Prayer Vigil 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 in decided how best to observe this day. There is no celebration of Communion…
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…