Emmons Lutheran Church

About this church

Emmons Lutheran Church gathers at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, with every service livestreamed on Facebook. Worship draws from the Lutheran Book of Worship, With One Voice, another song collection, and contemporary music, creating a varied monthly rhythm. Holy Communion is celebrated on the first and fourth Sundays. Choirs, small ensembles, Sunday School singers, and individual musicians contribute regularly, while some services incorporate more congregational dialogue than a fixed formal liturgy.

The North American Lutheran Church congregation supports Christian education, local and wider missions, a mission endowment, Oak Lawn Cemetery, women's ministry, and seasonal gatherings such as its traditional lutefisk supper. Special worship includes outdoor services, Thanksgiving Eve with pie fellowship, a Sunday School Christmas program, choir cantata, and Christmas Eve. Bulletins and newsletters help visitors track which worship form or special music is scheduled on a particular week. The result is a rural Minnesota Lutheran church with one dependable Sunday time, frequent member-led music, and a sacramental pattern that changes meaningfully from week to week. People joining remotely can use the same 9:00 schedule as the sanctuary congregation.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 25, 2026. Sources: Sunday time, livestream, bulletins, and parish information · Music, Communion, and special worship · Pastoral leadership · Mission work

Service times

Confirm current times directly with the church before visiting.

Ministries and visitor notes

• Holy Communion — first and fourth Sundays
• Seasonal services — see current bulletin

Location