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Trunk or Treat

Families! Come to our Trunk or Treat in the Immanuel Lutheran Church parking lot at 906 E. Grant, Macomb, IL. 6:00 – 7:00 pm Thursday, October 31. Rain or shine (or snow). Did you know? It’s also “Reformation Day”.

Wiener Roast and Trunk ‘r’ Treat

You’re invited to the 10th Annual Immanuel Lutheran Neighborhood Wiener Roast on Friday, October 18th from 6-8 pm. 906 E. Grant Families! Come to our Trunk ‘r’ Treat in the Immanuel Lutheran Church parking lot (906 E. Grant) 6:00-7:00pm Thursday, October 31. Rain or shine

College Bible Study

College students, welcome back!  You’re welcome at every worship Service, but most of you will come to our 11:00am Sunday Service at our Student Center since it’s, uh, more compatible with your sleep pattern.  If you prefer an earlier Service, come to our Church (906 E Grant St) at 8:30am.  Every Wednesday evening we hold a free supper for students at our Student Center…

Ice Cream Social for all neighbors…

…and everyone is our neighbor, right?  So, you’re invited! Friday, June 14, 6:00-8:00pm at Immanuel CHURCH (906 E Grant St).  Rain or shine!  Be our guest.  It will cost you nothing.  We simply want to get to know more of our neighbors in Macomb.  There will be vanilla ice cream, plus an assortment of toppings and baked goods, plus plenty of chairs. …

The Christian’s Mission

What’s your mission, your purpose, your identity? Well, you’re a Christian, so it all begins (and ends) with Christ. Sunday evenings at 7:00pm we have a group discussion at the Burdicks’ parsonage, focused upon “The Christian’s Mission.” June 2-July 28 we meet at 7:00PM at the Burdicks, 1191 Stacy Lane. Each session is an informal discussion of the radio interview we’ll each…

Hear God’s Word … for you!

We love it when people come to Church and worship with us. We also invite you to listen to a great sermon online, or on the radio. “The Lutheran Hour” is broadcast every Sunday in Macomb at 1:00pm on the WLUJ family of stations at 96.7FM. Tune in and hear God’s Word for you! You can also click on The Lutheran Hour…

Join a conversation…

Interested in a discussion about faith, life, or Jesus? Go to Thred! This is our Lutheran Hour Ministries portal for life’s questions. And if you would like to talk with Pastor Burdick too, email him at Pastor@ImmanuelMacomb.com, or call 309-833-5483. You and your questions are welcome…

Vespers in Lent

The holy season of Lent isn’t merely a time for giving up something … it’s the perfect time to take up something extra — more worship and focus on God’s Word.  Immanuel adds midweek Vespers Services on Wednesdays in Lent at our Student Center, located at 303 N Clay Street. Our focus this Lent is upon the book of Exodus, under the…

Sunday Services!

We hope you will worship with us at 8:30am Sunday at our Church, located at 906 E Grant St … or at 11:00am at our Student Center, located at 303 N. Clay St.   We use Lutheran Service Book, and most of our Service is sung and spoken directly from it.  If you’ve never used it before, you’ll catch on quickly.  Others will guide you…