Past Events

Winterfest Chili Cook-off Pastry Auction Immanuel Joplin

Winterfest

Winterfest Chili Cook-Off and Pastry Auction Saturday, February 24, 2024 | 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 24. The day will include a chili feed, chili cook-off competition, pastry auction, music, inflatables for the kids and fun! Invite your family, co-workers, neighbors and friends. Join us anytime from 11am to 2pm in the Martin Luther…
super bowl sub sandwich fundraiser. immanuel lutheran church youth. joplin, missouri.

Super Subs Fundraiser

Super Subs Made fresh by our Youth on Super Bowl Sunday, February 11, 2024 — Thanks for ordering ahead! 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 both our middle school and high school youth as they raise money to attend the Missouri District Youth Gathering on April 5-7, 2024. We are back to building fantastic, fresh,…
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Christmas Day Service

Christmas Day With Holy Communion 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 than save the world! This perfect, tiny child, laid down in a manger, would grow up to lay down his life on a cross for the sins of all mankind. The Word became flesh and…

Advent Service

Wednesdays in Advent — Worship together at a “Peace Came to Earth” Advent Service! Join us each Wednesday 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 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm are held after Thanksgiving each Wednesday evening between December 6 and December 20. Enjoy a thoughtful, grace-filled…
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Thanksgiving Eve Service

Thanksgiving Eve At Immanuel Before you gather with family to eat turkey and watch football, come and share in Christ’s Holy Meal with your church family at Immanuel at the Thanksgiving Eve Service! Join us on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving for worship with Holy Communion at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Give thanks to the Lord for all He has done. In Jesus He has brought us forgiveness, life and salvation. Give thanks! Psalm 136 His Steadfast Love Endures…

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…
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Bible Institute

Bible Institute 2023 Sunday Afternoons in March | March 5, 12, 19 | 2:00 to 4:00pm Bible Institute is fast approaching. As you may have heard, Immanuel’s FREE 2023 Institute will cover three Sunday afternoons: March 5, 12, and 19. We will be looking at Jesus Said WHAT?, 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 from our congregation. Adults young…

LERT Training

CANCELED DUE TO LOW REGISTRATION. WE WILL RESCHEDULE. Lutheran Early Response Team (LERT) is coming to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin, Missouri on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Basic Disaster Response Training for individuals from Lutheran congregations, LERT is a network of volunteers trained to respond in times of disaster. OCTOBER 22 TRAINING — SIGN UP HERE: https://www.lcms-lert.org/need/detail/?need_id=720464 Description A registration fee of $35 per person will help to cover the cost of lunch and snacks, training materials, and LERT T-shirt. Please…
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Men’s Bible Breakfast

MEN’S BIBLE BREAKFAST 1st & 3rd Thursday Mornings in the Church Fellowship Hall | 6:30 to 7:30am NOTE: For a change of pace, we will be meeting for a time at Sami’s Family Restaurant on the corner of 7th & Duquesne. Join us! 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…
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Stewardship Meeting

Stewardship Board Monthly Meeting Second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm in the Church Fellowship Hall | Stewardship Meeting The Stewardship Board meets on the second Tuesday of each month to plan and coordinate various opportunities for the people of Immanuel to use their time, talents and treasures in service to Christ and His Church. The Stewardship team carefully assesses needs in our congregation, community, and world, seeking to match needs with the spiritual gifts and resources of God’s…
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MLS Chapel

Weekly Chapel Service for Martin Luther School Wednesdays in the Church Sanctuary and Streamed LIVE | 8:30 am Besides daily devotions in the classroom, the students of Martin Luther School (MLS) gather with other students, teachers, staff, families and more for our Chapel Service each Wednesday in the church sanctuary. (NOTE: Due to COVID-19, Chapel is being live streamed only for now.) Led by Immanuel’s ministry staff of Pastor Mech, Mr. Schamber, or Mr. Glaskey, Chapel is a brief, family-friendly,…
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LifeLight Bible Study

Join Our Monday LifeLight Bible Study Group! 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 bible study 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…