Dear Congregation, As announced at this morning’s service, Immanuel Church will make space for “Three Days of Prayer and Fasting” from Monday, October 26 to Wednesday, October 29, culminating in a Prayer Service Wednesday Night at 7:00 p.m. Our inspiration for this is Novahu’s call for 3 days of prayer and fasting after Terri’s passing. During this time, Hindus, Muslims, and Christians…

Dear Members and Friends of Immanuel UCC, By now you’ve certainly heard about the passing of our beloved Terri Tybring. If you have not, then it is with a heavy heart that I pass on this news to you. Terri was a faithful minister to so many. She will be greatly missed by us all. It is in light of my deep…

J. Todd Billings is a theology professor who was diagnosed with an incurable cancer in the fall of 2012 at age 39. His book, Rejoicing in Lament: Wrestling with Incurable Cancer and Life in Christ, is a collection of his theological and personal reflections in light of his terminal disease. Whether one likes it or not, cancer puts one’s life in a…