History

December 12, 1880: Meeting held with St. John's and St. Stephans to discuss merging.

December 27, 1880: Congregation organized, choose name IMMANUEL.

March 22, 1881: Foundation layed for church.

October 16, 1881: Construction for church began.

December 1, 1881: Church finished and dedicated. Total cost $152.88.

December 25, 1882: Pastor Dicke’s salary - $50.00.

March 21, 1884: Land for cemetery purchased from Fr. Winter for $5.

November 21, 1887: Decided to build parsonage.

January 13, 1892: Decided to build a frame church with 5 windows.

December 27, 1899: Pastor to receive $350 salary starting in 1900.

1904: Purchased and installed church bells.

January 4, 1920: Congregation resolved to join the Missouri Synod.

Spring 1922: Church burned down.

May 22, 1922: Special meeting held to decided whether or not to rebuild. Members favored building the same year.

1924: English services were held the 1st Sunday of each month from May - Dec.

1924: First Ladies Aid meeting held.

1932: Two English services held per month.

1944: Equal English and German spoken for services.

1959: Electric cross put on top of church.

1962: Indoor bathrooms installed in the church.

1964: Immanuel and Zion Lutheran in Zachow become sister congregations.

1970: Built an addition to front of church.

2009: Dissolved relationship with Zion-Zachow and became sister with congregation with St. Paul-Town of Washington

2016: Added on Handicap accessible bathrooms upstairs and downstairs.

2017: Hosted Circuit 14 Reformation Celebration

Ministers

1871 - 1888: Pastor Peter H. Dicke

1888 - 1894: Pastor Otto List

1894 - 1900: Pastor Chr. Droegemueller

1900 - 190: Pastor Paul Kolb

1903 - 1919: Pastor Louis Schuetz

1919 - 1935: Pastor Harold F. Braun

1936 - 1946: Pastor K. R. Going

1946 - 1953: Pastor Fred C. Benecke

1953 - 1957: Pastor Aaron R. Schultz

1959 - 1960: Pastor Ernst Carl

1960 - 1964: Pastor Bernhard Strassen

1965 - 1976: Pastor Marvin Clausen

1978 - 1997: Pastor Donn Radde

1998 - 2008: Pastor Steve Hyvonen

2008 - 2010: Pastor John Laatsch

2010 - 2021: Pastor Steven N. Pockat

2022- present: Pastor Craig Nehring