Confirmation Class

Immanuel Confirmation class is meeting weekly over Zoom on Tuesdays at 4 p.m.   Tri Church Confirmation class is being offered over Zoom each Wednesday at 7 p.m.  A link for this is emailed out weekly.  If you are not receiving this and would like to join the class, please contact Pastor Bree at [email protected].

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LOMC Summer Camp

LOMC Summer Camp and Memorial Work Weekend are cancelled.  You can learn more about what is happening at LOMC at http://lomc.org/.

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UNITE 2020

UNITE 2020 has been cancelled.  Though we will not be able to serve together through UNITE we remain united in love and service! 

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Council Highlights from Zoom Meeting – April 6, 2020

1. We are thankful for people’s on-going giving to the mission and ministry of Immanuel.  2. Viral Shut down – Bill gave an update from recent meeting of Covid-19.  They suspect it may get worse from end of April – first 2 weeks of May.  Pastor discussed virtual worship Tri Church worship services.  3.  We will continue […]

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Amen, indeed!

Our confirmation students have been studying the Lord’s Prayer.  As a part of their work, they were challenged to paraphrase the Lord’s Prayer in their own words. Eli Attig wrote:  God above, Divine by name, whose Kingdom is present.   Let us be servants, here and above. Provide the necessities. Bless us while we bless our enemies. Drive […]

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We’d Love to Honor Our Graduates!

Do you have an 8th grader, high school, college or vocational graduate in your household? Please let the church office know about them; as Immanuel would like to celebrate their achievement on Sunday, May 3, during worship and coffee hour.  Please phone the church office at 815-625-3575 by April 15th to participate.  Thank You!

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What do you give thanks for?

Virgil Rhodes shared, “I give thanks for old age.  To have lived this long, and to have seen what I have seen and to have been where I have been; I am really thankful. I also give thanks for the GREAT family I have.”  Virgil celebrates his birthday on Easter this year. Kayla Hackbarth mentioned, “I […]

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Kevin’s Contemplations…

As I sit here this morning at home, due  to our organization reducing travel to only “essential”, I was reminded of a recent passage that Pastor gave a message on. Matthew 6:25-34 reminds us “do not worry” and in times like these we are challenged to not worry. There is a clear difference though between […]

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Word from our Treasurer

Greetings and God’s blessings upon you and your families during these times of both challenge, but also opportunity. THANK YOU for fulfilling your  commitments to the church, honoring your pledge to support Immanuel in our good works. Our financial picture continues to look good as of this writing, and it is because of all of […]

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Word from the NIS Bishop

Dear siblings in Christ,   Hear the words of the Psalmist:  God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its […]

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