At the July Council meeting, the council unanimously approved Immanuel’s on-going participation in Tri Church Worship Online and through the Conference Call line. Immanuel, St. Paul and St. John’s will continue to collaborate in this vital ministry sharing leadership, volunteers and musicians.  The pastors will continue to take turns preaching and leading portions of worship.  You […]

You can help change someone’s life by volunteering through Project VITAL at Sauk Valley Community College.  Project Vital is a tutoring program for adults wanting to improve their reading skills, improve their English language speaking skills, or obtain citizenship. Contact the SVCC Adult Education office at 815-835-6310 to volunteer. 

The ELCA made this decision after much prayer and consideration. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose a health risk for large gatherings of people and has hindered congregations ability to raise money to participate in the NYG.  The 2022 ELCA NYG will be held July 24-28, 2022, in Minneapolis, with the two pre-events, the Multicultural […]

Monday, August 17, 2020 9:00 a.m. Due to COVID-19 the Relay for Life Luminaria ceremony will be a virtual ceremony just tune into WSDR (AM 1240).  All names of Luminaria recipients will be read on WSDR, be scrolled on website, and printed after ceremony in the Sauk Valley Media.  A $10.00 donation is requested for […]

The COVID-19 Response Task Force is diligently developing best practices to minimize the risks of returning to in person worship and gatherings.  As previously mentioned, this will be a gradual process and is fluid to current circumstances.  We know you cannot yet see the progress we are making, but we are working toward best practices for […]

A HUGE THANK YOU to all made videos, prepared crafts and volunteered for Backyard VBS online!  You make a difference!  Special thanks to Jennifer Morgan, Meg Morgan, Madisyn, Kate Morgan, Lori Attig, Eli Attig, Virginia Schumaker, Kayla Hackbarth, Molly Hackbarth, Pastor Bree, and more for their service!  We are all the church together! The videos […]

Thank you for your generous gift to support the ongoing operation of the Caring Center.  Each year we assist over 15,000 residents and provide 200,000 items of clothing and household items to our clients.  Anyone can shop at the Caring Center, they simply must register and show a photo ID.  They can shop twice a […]

On behalf of the board and staff at Rock River Hospice & Home, thank you so much for your $600.00 contribution.  We greatly appreciate your expression of support. Your donation allows us to continue to provide quality compassionate care to the terminally ill and their families without burden of cost to them.  As we expand […]