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A Welcoming and Wonderful Church in the Illinois Medical District
I have been a member of First Immanuel Lutheran Church of Chicago for many many years. There are 2-3 generations of families in this congregation. Even though most have moved out of the area, we return here to worship and fellowship. This is a very welcoming congregation. Our Divine Worship Services start at 10:30am on Sundays. We have a fellowship reception following every Sunday after worship, sponsored by the Birthday Club of that month. Come join us!
Posted by Janet
on June 21, 2008
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This historic Lutheran church is located in the Near West Side Medical Center. I have been a member for a while and we are so pleased to have Pastor Harry Therwanger as our new pastor! He is such an enthusiastic minister! Our Divine Worship Services always are presented with practical messages to live by as Christians.
Pastor Therwanger also leads our Bible Study classes from a philosophical...
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Posted by maccup
on April 21, 2009, (Edited January 14, 2009)
Small, diverse congregation. Of all the chruches I have visited in Chicago, this has to be the most friendly so far. It is located near the Polk Street/Medical Center stop on the CTA Pink Line. Street parking is available along Ashland Avenue (both sides) in front of the chruch during Sunday services. Contrary to what other reviews have posted, the worship service no longer begins at 10:30...
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My entire family has been a member of First Immanuel Lutheran Church (FILC) since the mid-60's when Pastor Becker (emeritus) was the pastor. Most of the congregation lived in the medical center district, but with time, we moved into different parts of Chicago, but we still return to FILC every Sunday.
In the past 40 years we had only 2 pastors, Becker and Carrier. Today we are Calling our...
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Posted by Bookworm0000
on April 21, 2009, (Edited June 01, 2008)