No Judgments, Just Jesus

April 2024 Journey Connection

John 13:34-35 Jesus said, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”  Check out our Journey Connection as see how the disciples of Immanuel Church are living out the new…

March 2024 Journey Connection

Ecclesiastes 3 – There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven… and March seems to have it all! As we experience the range in our climate from snowflakes to bursting bulbs this month, so we also experience a variety of emotions as we continue through the solemnness of Lent to the celebration of Easter. Won’t you…

February 2024 Journey Connection

God is LOVE, and all who live in LOVE live in God, and God lives in them. God is LOVE, and all who abides in LOVE abides in God, and God in them. God is LOVE, and all that dwelleth in LOVE dwelleth in God, and God in them.  ~1 John 4:16  Immanuel means God with us… God is LOVE… LOVE lives…

Rev. Franz Rigert – A Pastoral Response to the Middle East Conflict

Dear pastoral colleagues, The news out of Gaza is horrific, and the plight of 2 million Palestinians is cause for grave concern. Linked below this message is an urgent statement issued yesterday by Churches for Middle East Peace. This nonprofit organization is a coalition of more than 30 national church communions and organizations working to encourage U.S. policies that actively promote a…

Rev. Franz Rigert – A Pastoral Response to War in the Holy Land

Dear friends,Yesterday morning, I attended an interfaith breakfast in Milwaukee. Jewish, Muslim and Christian friends sat together and shared deep sorrow for all the people of the Holy Land. We acknowledged the raw emotions so many of us feel following the horrific Hamas attacks, the hostage taking, the ruthless killing of innocent people, and the ensuing military buildup and declaration of war. …

October 2023 Journey Connection

1 Peter 4:10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. Stewardship and Service…that’s what we’re focusing on this month as we celebrate how our gifts are being used in our church, throughout our community, and across our world! Check out this month’s Journey Connection and see what we’re doing!