Emmanuel Lutheran Church

EASTER SUNDAY will be celebrated in two parking lot services, Sunrise at 6 a.m and at 9 a.m. Please wear your mask, observe social distancing, and bring your own seating. Sunday services are also available on YouTube via this FB page. For more information call the Church Office: 661.323.3355.

Due to technical difficulties, today's service will not be available. We apologize.Due to technical difficulties, today's service will not be available. We apologize.

Emmanuel’s paintings by Pastor Dawn Wilder made the front page above the fold in The Bakersfield Californian today.

Emmanuel Lutheran invites community to view Stations of the Cross https://www.bakersfield.com//article_310f8acc-8dde-11eb-b7 (Via TBC Mobile)

HOLY WEEK AT EMMANUEL PALM SUNDAY will be celebrated with Emmanuel's 9 a.m. in-person parking lot service, which requires masks, social distancing, and bringing your own seating. On GOOD FRIDAY, the community is invited to view and pray the Stations of the Cross in our sanctuary anytime between 12 noon and 6 p.m.. COVID guidelines will be observed.... EASTER SUNDAY will be celebrated in two parking lot services, Sunrise at 6 a.m and at 9 a.m. Sunday services are also available on YouTube via this FB page. For more information call the Church Office: 661.323.3355.

EDDY LAINE HONORED BY VALLEY PBS: Emmanuel is proud of how Eddy carries out the Lutheran motto, God's Work, Our Hands. Representing the organizations Eddie volunteers with are: Stephen Montgomery - Sierra Club ... Bill Cooper - Kern River Parkway Fdn. Carolyn Belli - Panorama Vista Preserve Janie Flores - Migrant Education Jeannie Parent - KWEISI Eddie also works with Buena Vista Museum. Jerry Ludeke put the nomination together. After intro, Eddie is the first up at the 2:40 time mark. https://valleypbs.org/nominate-your-neighbor-awards-2021/

HOLY WEEK AT EMMANUEL On GOOD FRIDAY, the community is invited to view and pray the Stations of the Cross in our sanctuary anytime between 12 noon and 6 p.m.. COVID guidelines will be observed. EASTER SUNDAY will be celebrated in two parking lot services, Sunrise at 6 a.m and at 9 a.m. Please wear your mask, observe social distancing, and bring your own seating. Sunday services are also available on YouTube via this FB page.... For more information call the Church Office: 661.323.3355.

All are welcome for Good Friday Stations of the Cross

Baptism of Jesus Sunday, in it we also remember our baptisms... and so much more. https://youtu.be/m0p-K-VdaF4

Happy Birthday, Pastor Dawn Wilder

A reminder that our parking lot service will be at 9AM today.A reminder that our parking lot service will be at 9AM today.

Sunday Morning Worship. https://youtu.be/YlRdHeom8LA

Our Worship Services are posted each Sunday morning on YouTube and can be accessed here on Facebook or via our website www.emmanuelbakersfield.org . Please join us! Note: Due to anticipated poor weather conditions, we will NOT have a service at Emmanuel parking lot this Sunday. During COVID-19 Emmanuel is observing all guidelines to protect our members, staff, and visitors.

Our All Saints Service. Both Kristie Coons and I stepped off the screen while we we making some remarks. Most of the people present had their eyes closed then because the sun was shining in their eyes. So I invite you to close your eyes and imagine you are with us. https://youtu.be/zvDEqNYV1l8

Good Morning Emmanuel. Our service will be posted later today so that you may experience our All Saints service in its entirety.

Sunday, Nov 1, 2020 ~8:00 a.m. in church parking lot * note new time Please join us November 1 for All Saints Sunday; you are invited to come prepared with the names of any loved ones that passed this year. We will honor them and long time members Dave, Jack and Bill who died recently.... Please turn your clocks back an hour Saturday night. We will hold Noi$y Offering on Sunday Nov 8.

Please remember to turn your clocks back an hour Saturday night. On Sunday November 1, Emmanuel will also be changing the time of our parking lot worship service to 8 a.m.

If you missed our October 15, 2020, panel "Women Who Preach: Pioneering in the Pulpit," it is here now: https://youtu.be/JAJK9HN13WA Hosted by EMMANUEL LUTHERAN (ELCA) in partnership with Kern County Library and Community partners' ONE BOOK PROJECT.

Happy Reformation Sunday! https://youtu.be/xqWqfkpWhlM

Emmanuel extends prayers of comfort and sympathy to member Betty Stephens and family on the loss of her husband, Bill. William Stephens https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bakersfield/obituary.aspx (Via TBC Mobile)

Sunday Service https://youtu.be/i6hEyf84rQ4

During COVID-19 Emmanuel is observing all guidelines to protect our members, staff, and visitors. Services are posted each Sunday morning on YouTube and can be accessed here on Facebook or via our website www.emmanuelbakersfield.org . As conditions permit, we hold 30-minute Sunday* 7:30 a.m. services (with communion) in our parking lot. Please bring a chair, wear a mask, and observe social distancing. Enter parking lot from the alley off Baker Street or park on Jefferson. *In November the Sunday worship start time moves to 8:00 a.m. Please remember to dress warmly for cooler weather and wear red for Reformation Sunday.

Sunday Service. https://youtu.be/8rhGTC413WY

Women Who Preach to share path to ministry at One Book panel discussion Thursday, October 15, 7-8:30 pm. Free online event. Register at EmmanuelBakersfield.org > click on the three menu bars > and select OneBook2020 (Via TBC Mobile)