Winterfest
Winterfest Chili Cook-Off and Pastry Auction Saturday, March 14, 2026 | 11:00am to 1:00pm | 12:00 Pastry Auction 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, March 14. The day will include a chili feed, chili cook-off competition, pastry auction, live music, inflatables for the kids and fun! Invite your family, co-workers, neighbors and friends. Join us anytime from 11am to…
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday Worship Services at 8:00 and 10:30 am The 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…
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday Worship Service with Holy Communion at 6:30 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…
Good Friday
Immanuel welcomes you to our In-Person Worship Services. You can also find our services and sermons on FACEBOOK. Good Friday 6:30 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 in deciding how best to…
Trunk Or Treat
Trunk-Or-Treat Parking Lot Party Thursday, October 31, 2023 | 5:00 to 7:00 pm Trunk Or Treat at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin has become a neighborhood tradition that you won’t want to miss! More than 1,000 children and their families come to our church and school parking lot at 26th and Connecticut for free candy and games, costume contests and inflatables, plus great music, food and more! COME INSIDE AND EAT!Free hot dogs, chips and all the fixins’ served in…
Christmas Eve Services
Christmas By Candlelight There’s nothing more beautiful than the Candlelight Service at Immanuel on Christmas Eve Night! We invite you to join us in our yearly tradition. Bring friends and family and sing to the Christ Child with familiar Christmas hymns. Experience splendid melodies from our choirs and musicians. Take in the sights and smells of twinkling lights and evergreens. Hear the Christmas Gospel from the mouths of the angels, from the shepherds, and from Jesus’ mother Mary. Ponder Pastor…
New Years Eve Service
Celebrate a New Beginning and a New Year! Eternal God, we commit to Your mercy and forgiveness the year now ending and commend to Your blessing and love the times yet to come. In the new year, abide among us with Your Holy Spirit that we may always trust in the saving name of our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. SUNDAY MORNING NOTE: Because of the Evening…