In the entrance to the church hangs a plaque displaying the called pastors who have served Immanuel back to its beginnings in 1895.

FaithChests® are given to all who are baptizes or confirmed at Immanuel.

I have long had a love affair with church buildings. I love cathedrals, country churches, and small town church buildings.  I love traditional buildings, modern worship spaces, and ancient designs.  The only worship spaces I do not love are the arena type which have little or no symbolism in them to point to Jesus.  I am so in love with church buildings that I truly can recall which ones moved me to speak like the Psalmist does here.  Rightly or wrongly I think of worship spaces as places which can give us a foretaste of the courts of the Lord.

The Immanuel Lutheran Pipe Organ was completed in 2012. The congregation shares the instrument with the community and the region for education, recitals, lessons, and concerts.  In keeping with that commitment, the congregation has established a special fund for pipe organ maintenance, organist education, and lessons for youth, recitals and concerts.  Your gifts to this special fund are always welcomed.

Dr. Michael Elsbernd, composer and concert organist, at Immanuel’s organ console just prior to the Anniversary Concert.

In 1895, on the banks of Butcher Creek four miles south of Absarokee, Montana, the Immanuel Lutheran congregation began when Martin Arthun asked pioneer pastor Jorgen Madson to come and perform his wedding ceremony and also baptize a baby for John Arthun. But to set the stage for this event, a transformation had to occur. A frontier valley that was frequent host to running battles between the Crow and Sioux Indians had to become settled and safe.