At the Annual Financial Meeting of Immanuel Presbyterian Church on January 25, the congregation voted to elect the Rev. Teresa A. Larson and the Rev. Robert W. Ater co-pastors beginning September 1, 2026. Larson and Ater currently serve the congregation as associate pastors. Rev. Larson joined the pastoral team in the fall of 2020 and Rev. Ater has served Immanuel since August of 2004. The motion was presented by Dr. Deborah Anderson, chair of the Human Resources Committee
Nine new members and friends were welcomed by Immanuel's Session (governing board) this month. They were hosted by the Ministers and Session at a special Welcome and Orientation Event following worship on Sunday, January 11. The Immanuel was told and participants learned about the congregation's shared mission and ministry. The group will be welcomed by the congregation during morning worship on Sunday, March 8. The next Welcome and Orientation Event will be held later t
The final numbers are in, and this year’s market raised $88,563 to support the work of fourteen local and national mission partners. Since 1995, this special event has offered an alternative to the consumer culture that invades the Christmas season, raising nearly a million dollars! Thank you to all who shopped and volunteered to help make a difference for our neighbors, spreading the good news of Christmas to those who need it most. Special thanks to Connie Goggin and Susan