Immanuel Lutheran Church of Plainview, Minnesota will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2025!
SAVE THE DATE: The celebration of the 150th anniversary will take place July 26 and 27, 2025.
A planning committee has been formed and led by Mr. Ben Neumann. Committee members are Mark Bartsh, Jean Wingert, Lisa Hoekstra, Randy & Bonnie Boettcher, and Pastor Augustine. Other volunteers are welcome at any time!
Refer to this page for continued updates on the preparations and schedule of events for this wonderful milestone of God’s grace and faithfulness that we will celebrate in 2025.
This page was last updated on November 26, 2024.
Theme: To God Be the Glory!
Things in progress:
- Planning timeline
- Discussion and planning of activities and events for the day or weekend
- Celebration Service invitations to former Immanuel pastors, teachers, and church workers and sons and daughters of the congregation involved in church work
- Documenting the history of the past 25 years since the 125th anniversary history book (if you have articles, pictures, or items that could be shared, please let the committee know)
- Additional fundraisers to cover advertising and guest speaker costs
- >>> December 11 – Advent meal – free will offering for expected expenses
- >>> January 19 – Pancake meal
Things completed:
- Theme: To God Be the Glory!
- Logo (image coming soon)
- Special guest speaker will be Rev. Dr. Dale Meyer, former President of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and Lutheran Hour speaker!
- New photo directory – pictures were taken in early October
Tentative schedule for the celebration weekend:
Saturday, July 26 Evening Social 5:00pm – 8:30pm
- Food provided by Lion’s Fire Pizza
Lion’s Fire was born out of a love for baking pizza with family and loved ones and the hope that our social enterprise could use that same kind of love to impact the lives of others.
The purpose of Lion’s Fire is to train, employ, and journey with female student-athletes from North Minneapolis. Our hope is to unlock the potential of our team members by living ‘The Vibe,’ our culture of responsibility, empowerment, and friendship. We encourage them to become strong, confident, capable individuals, equipped for careers and lives of purpose.
- Beverages provided by TJ’s and Immanuel
Wine, Beer, Soda and Water
- Music provided by LP&45s
LP & the 45s is a classic hits band from Rochester, Minnesota.
Sunday, July 27 Special Services and Meal
- Morning Worship Service – 10:00am
- Meal Served from 11:30am – 12:45pm
- Special Celebration Service – 1:00pm
Guest Speaker: The Reverend Dr. Dale Meyer
Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour®, Dr. Dale A. Meyer is the tenth president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., a position he has held since 2005. He also serves as a professor of practical theology. He previously occupied the Seminary’s Gregg H. Benidt Memorial Chair in Homiletics and Literature 2001-2005. He also served as the interim president, 2004-2005.
- Afternoon Social / Tour Facilities
Cake/Cookies/Bars, Coffee, Punch, Water
In preparation for this anniversary year, check out the improvements to the church building with some before and after pictures from the Trustees:
