IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL
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A Heritage of Care
Welcome to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Junction City!
Being part of a family heritage can shape the course of your life. At Immanuel Lutheran, you become part of a family with a rich history of caring for and supporting one another. For all life’s ages and stages.
We are a congregation of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). We are a reverent and traditional church focused on Word and Sacrament. We recently marked 100 years of faithful fellowship, a testament to God’s enduring grace among us.
Our Mission Statement
We are a family united in Christ for the purpose of welcoming, caring, educating, and being a light to the world.
How We Worship
Lutheran worship is liturgical, meaning we follow a historic order of service that has been used throughout the life of the Church. This pattern of worship connects us to Christians across generations and reflects the rich heritage of historic Christianity.
Lutherans use orders of service common throughout the history of the Western church. It's called a Divine Service because it's God serving us with His Grace and Mercy. We are receiving God's Grace as promised as the Holy Spirit points to Jesus in the preached Word and in the gifts like Communion or Baptism.
The two main parts of the Divine Service are (1) the proclamation of the Word of God, and (2) the celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Other orders of service used in the Lutheran church feature a more extended service of the Word as well as times of prayer, such as the services of Matins and Vespers, Morning and Evening Prayer, Compline, and the Litany.
Our pastor wears special clothing called vestments. These garments cover the individuality of the man and emphasize the sacred duties of the office he has been given to carry out. Throughout the course of the church year, an appointed order of readings and prayers helps the congregation focus on the major events in the life of Christ and how those events affect us today.
Preaching, usually based on the appointed lessons, is a hallmark of Lutheran worship, distinguished by a clear presentation of God’s Law and Gospel.
United in Song
In Lutheran services, pastors and congregations sing or speak the liturgy back and forth or together. Congregational singing of hymns has always been a hallmark of Lutheran worship. The best of musical traditions, both ancient and modern, are embraced by the Lutheran church in its worship, with an emphasis on congregational singing, reinforced by the choir. This shared participation reflects the unity of the congregation as we join our voices together in praise, confession, and prayer.
Holy Communion
From ancient times the Church has noted that Holy Communion is for baptized Christians. It is also a confession of unity and faith when you commune with a Church Body; i.e. when you partake of the Eucharist you are saying publically that you are in doctrinal agreement with the Biblical teachings from the Bible and as explained in the Book of Concord-our confession of faith for the past 500 years.
We take seriously the spiritual care of those who commune at our altar. Thus, we ask that only those who have received instruction (catechesis) and/or are members of a congregation of the LCMS come forward to receive Holy Communion. If you have not gone through this instruction, you are welcome to come forward to the altar and cross your arms to receive a blessing from the pastor.
