Rooted in grace.
Open to
tomorrow.
An enduring faith for a changing world. A place for worship, belonging, and the courageous work of loving our neighbors.
A PRESENT CALLING.
Deep roots.
Open hearts.
Steady hope.
In a valley known for what comes next, the church offers space to remember what endures: grace, truth, beauty, and care for one another.
Immanuel brings a Lutheran inheritance of Scripture, worship, and music into the life of San Jose today. We honor the generations before us by tending what they entrusted to us and making room for the generations to come.
Lutheran faith in today’s worldHeritage is a gift
we carry forward.
From the congregation’s nineteenth-century beginnings to its enduring musical life and neighborhood partnerships, Immanuel’s story is still being written.
Explore our historyFaith, heard and lived.
Tradition gives us a language.
Our neighbors give us a calling.
A faith that sings.
Lutheran liturgy, the voices of the congregation, and the rich sound of Immanuel’s Casavant organ.
Worship & music ↗02 / SERVICELove takes root.
Practical compassion, thoughtful stewardship, and a commitment to the dignity of our neighbors.
Our community life ↗03 / TOMORROWHope has work to do.
A Lutheran perspective on vocation, responsibility, and life in Silicon Valley.
Faith today ↗
Room for
our neighbors.
The Immanuel-Sobrato partnership puts a lasting community resource to work: church land helping make supportive housing possible next door.
A concrete expression of stewardship, compassion, and responsibility to the place we call home.
Learn about the partnershipYour gathering.
A memorable setting.
Explore sanctuary, chapel, hall, and office rentals for ministries, music, family occasions, and community life.
Explore spaces for rentOpen the historical archive.
Trace Immanuel’s story through church records, music journals, worship resources, architecture, and neighborhood partnerships.
Past events & historical sourcesOur wider Lutheran & musical community