Pastor Henrietta Milner’s OrdinationOn Sunday, May 22, 2011, we will honor Pastor Hank on her 30th anniversary of her ordination.  There will be many activities during the service, and then we hope that you stay for an Open House and an old fashion Immanuel Pot Luck Dinner following church service.  We can not tell you […]

Soup Supper with dessert will be held on Saturday, May 14th from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.  All you can eat soup supper which will feature 6-7 choices of homemade soups along with dinner rolls. Cost $5.00.  Family fun continues with a move and popcorn beginning at 7:00 p.m. The movie will be the Disney […]

Campership Applications are available now.  Scholarships for summer camp and/or Leadership Lab are available through the Trust Fund.  The application is located on the table in Narthex and need to be submitted to the church office by Sunday,  May 8th.  The camperships will be in the amount of $150 each for a week long camp […]

We will be collecting smooth peanut butter and jelly (only) from Sunday, May 8th – 22nd for the “Let’s Feed Our Children” summer program.  There is a collection box in the narthex.

May Friendship Day will be twofold this year on May 6, 2011.  Church Women United of Sterling/Rock Falls (first known as the Missionary Union of Sterling/Rock Falls) will celebrate 100 years.  The event will begin with a 1:00 p.m. dessert followed by the program at First Congregational Church in Sterling.

     Next combined circle meeting and Bible Study with Pastor Milner leading will be held on Tuesday, April 19th at 9:00 a.m. with the Mary Circle hosting.       Mark your calendars for May 3, 2011 as the annual Mother/Daughter Potluck Banquet will be held at 6:00 p.m.  The program will be by Marge Kontos called […]

Spring Church Work Day will be held on Saturday, April 9th starting at 9:00 a.m.  Please bring buckets, rags etc. to clean the pews in sanctuary and parish hall before Easter.  Men and women needed!   Bus Trip August 22nd thru August 25, 2011.  Join us for 4 days and 3 nights in Amish Country.  […]

     On Thursday, April 14th at 1:00 p.m. we will have a special worship service in the Luther Room.  It will be roughly half an hour long and we will share Holy Communion.  Following the service we will have refreshments and time for fellowship in the Fellowship Hall.       Everyone is welcome to attend – […]

     A special thank you goes to Gerald and Mary Foskitt for greeting and to DJ and Brandon Gordon as door managers during the month of March.      Thank you Pastor Milner, Virginia Schumaker and anyone who participated in Jim’s funeral.  Thanks to the ladies who served a special luncheon.  Thanks to all my church […]

Funeral: 03/02/11  Francis Mead Received Bibles on March 13, 2011 were the following:  Branden Gordon, Jessica Gordon, and Elise Moeller.