God is calling us to reach deeper into our congregation and further out into our community to better know and care for one another.
CELEBRATE that God is with us!
GROW as Christ works in us!
SERVE as the Spirit loves through us!
Loving God and one another
Intentional faith development and expression
Active service in the community
Practicing transformative generosity
Immanuel is moving forward intentionally planning for the future and has adopted Strategic Priorities. Members of the congregation are invited to share their insight as we plan for the future.
1961
In 1961 the people of Old Immanuel Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, when closing the doors for the final time after 75 years of ministry, gave their final assets to plant a daughter congregation bearing its name way out on the edge of the cities in a small farming town called Eden Prairie.
1998
In 1998 we visioned a growing ministry. This vision successfully included:
2015
In early 2015 we employed four listening strategies to gather information about the health and vitality of our congregation and its leadership, the passions and concerns of members, the needs and opportunities in our community, and the style and personality of Immanuel. These tools include:
1. Congregational Assessment Tool (CAT), a comprehensive survey taken by almost 400 Immanuel members, interviews with nearly 60 Immanuel members.
2. Congregational Systems Inventory (CSI) taken by lay leaders and staff from the past five years.
3. Community Listening Session that welcomed community leaders to share their visions and concerns with the congregation.
4. Leadership Summit.
These tools helped us identify congregational priorities and passions, as well as internal and external opportunities:
The reported finding make two things abundantly clear; Immanuel has much to celebrate, and is poised to do transformational ministry as we move forward.
Serve
AMEXTRA
Community Registry
Housing
Caring Ministries
Cleanup Day - Spring
Cornerstone
Cristo Obrero
Disciples’ Garden
Dresses for Africa
ELCA World Hunger
Loaves & Fishes
Humanity Alliance
Lutheran Social Services
Lutheran World Relief
Missionary
Mobile Dental Clinic
Prayer Shawls & Quilts
PROP
Redeemer
Refugee Circle of Welcome
Simpson Housing
Sunday Volunteers
Tech Teams
World Bicycle Relief
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