Our Purpose
It is the single purpose, of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church to be a Christian church which strives to proclaim the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ as revealed in the Bible, by which alone man can know the true God and the way to eternal life.
We earnestly desire to share our rich blessings, and thus extend a welcome to
- All who are in distress of mind and heart because
of their guilt and condemnation in the sight of
Almighty God and seek the pardon and comfort
which only the Gospel of Jesus Christ can confer;
- All who are bewildered by the confusion of many
voices offering the theories of human wisdom in
the name of religion, and who desire to hear the
Voice of the Good Shepherd whom God raised from
the dead; whereof we are witnesses;
- All who, though members of Christian churches,
have come to fear or to know that their churches
have departed from the truth of Holy Scripture,
who therefore long for the old paths and the good
way (
Jeremiah 6:16);
- All who have strayed from the blessed pledge of
their Baptism and desire to be restored to the
Bishop of their souls.
Taken from the CLC Statement of Faith and Purpose.
About Immanuel
We invite you to join us at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, located at 421 North Second Street, in Mankato, Minnesota. Our Congregation was formed in 1867, and is a member of the Church of the Lutheran Confession.
We operate Immanuel Lutheran School a K-12 school offering a full-day Kindergarten and a traditional High School.
We hold worship services on Sunday morning and on Wednesday evening each week. We also hold services during Holy Week (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter), and on Ascension, Reformation (Oct 31st), Christmas Eve and Day, and New Year's Eve and Day. Sunday services are also shown on Mankato’s community access cable channel (CCTV, channel 13). We produce a short radio broadcast: "Immanuel Meditations", which may be heard on KTOE 1420 AM. We offer numerous opportunities for Bible Study: Sunday Morning Bible Study, Ambassadors, Sunday School, Wednesday Evening, Bereans, Men’s Friday Morning, Senior Citizens, Gus Johnson Plaza, Keystone, and Primrose Bible Studies.
During the summer we offer Vacation Bible School. Immanuel offers youth (confirmation) and adult instruction classes.
Our congregation has two ladies groups—The Women’s Study Guild and The Ladies Auxiliary. We have two youth groups—The Ambassadors and Junior Ambassadors.
Immanuel sponsors the CLC Youth Conference and a Women’s Retreat. Annually we hold a Christian Women's Seminar and a Winter Youth Camp.
Immanuel maintains Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, which is on Third Avenue in Mankato.
Immanuel’s Sermons
Videos of our services may be found online on the Online Videos' Page.
We maintain an archive of our sermons online. The archive is presented in a variety of orders.
Written Sermons
Audio Sermons
Weekly bulletins are also available online.
Worship Schedule
| Sunday | 8:15am | Immanuel Meditations on KTOE AM 1420 |
| 8:15am | Sunday School, Ambassadors | |
| 8:15am | Family Bible Study | |
| 9:30am | Divine Worship | |
| Monday | 5:45pm | on CCTV (Mankato Community Cable Channel 13) |
| Wednesday | 12:45pm | on CCTV (Mankato Community Cable Channel 13) |
| 6:00pm | Bible Class (September through May—does not meet during the summer) | |
| 7:00pm | Divine Worship - repeats previous Sunday service (except during Advent and Lent) |
Contact Us
By Phone: (507)-345-3027
By Mail:
Immanuel Lutheran Church
421 N 2ND ST
MANKATO MN 56001
By E-mail: @immanuelmankato.org