Serving Mankato with Worship and a Christian School since 1867

A K-12 Christian School and Church for Mankato, Minnesota

It is the single purpose of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School to be a church and Christian school in Mankato that strives to proclaim the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ as revealed in the Bible, by which alone man can know the true God and the way to eternal life.

Grace alone. Faith alone. Scripture alone.

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School has been a long-standing organization in the Mankato community.  Established in 1867, Immanuel Lutheran Church and School continues to serve faithfully as a place of worship and as a Christian school, providing an academic experience through the lens of a Biblical worldview.  Operating Mankato’s only Lutheran high school, Immanuel Lutheran Church and School continues to ascribe to the Solas of the Lutheran Reformation: Grace alone, Faith alone, and Scripture alone.  

Join us for worship on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. or on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. (9:00 a.m. during the summer)! Hope to see you soon!

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Sermons

Run to the Strong Tower
Love Defined & Displayed
The Truth Shall Set You Free
The Christian Life is Always Evidenced by Sincere Confession of Sin
The Dangers of Comfortable Christianity
The Greatest Treasures are Revealed in God's Word
Christian Family Loyalty

7th Sunday after Trinity

July 19, 2026

6th Sunday after Trinity

July 12, 2026

Great Expectations of the Lord's Mercy
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    In our hymn for this weekend we study a hymn by the "Prince of Hymnwriters," Charles Wesley. Wesley wrote over 6,500 hymns and is probably second only to Isaac Watts in both the number of hymns written, as well as the mass use of those hymn in churches since that time.  We are studying his […]

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Joseph Naumann

pastor

Pastor Joe Naumann is a fifth generation pastor who grew up in Alaska and Wisconsin. He was baptized at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes, MN and was confirmed at Luther Memorial Church in Fond du Lac, WI. He attended high school at Immanuel Lutheran High School in Eau Claire, graduating in 2008.

In 2013, he graduated from Immanuel Lutheran College with an Associate of Arts Degree in Pre-Theological. In 2014, he vicared at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Saginaw, MI. In 2015, he vicared at Berea Lutheran Church in Inver Grove Heights, MN. In 2016, he graduated from Immanuel Lutheran Seminary and was called to serve as Pastor at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, MN. 

He serves as vice-president of the Church of the Lutheran Confession.

Pastor Naumann married Rachel Sydow in 2014. He and Rachel have been blessed with four children: Eleanor, Olivia, Samson, and Adelaide.

Nathanael Mayhew

pastor

Nathanael Mayhew graduated from Immanuel Lutheran College (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) in May, 1998 with an Associate of Arts Degree in Pre-Theology. In 2001 he graduated from Immanuel Lutheran Seminary in Eau Claire.

In 2002 he accepted the call to serve Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville, GA where he served for almost 12 years. In July 2014, he accepted the call to serve Grace Ev. Lutheran Church in Sleepy Eye, and Faith Lutheran Church in New Ulm, serving them for 10 years.  In May 2024, he was installed as pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church. 

He has served as a part-time missionary to East Africa and on the CLC Board of Missions.

Pastor Mayhew and his wife Debra have seven children:  Luke, Katherine, Hope, Daniel, Julia, Mark, and Noah.

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Location

421 North Second Street
Mankato, MN 56001

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Saturday 6pm
Sunday 10am (9am summer)

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