Making room for talent.
Immanuel hosted the Frasier Scholarship Winners Recital on October 21, 2007, as documented in the San Jose AGO’s November newsletter.
Read the AGO newsletter (PDF)WORD. SACRAMENT. SONG.
A faith that sings.
A space to listen.
The rhythms of Lutheran worship connect generations: Scripture and prayer, silence and song, grace received and shared.
GATHERING IN WORSHIP
Beauty with
a purpose.
In Lutheran worship, music belongs to the whole congregation. It gives shared voice to praise, lament, hope, and thanksgiving.
Immanuel’s musical life draws on traditional hymns and contemporary music. The organ gives depth and color to a tradition whose purpose is participation, prayer, and the proclamation of the Gospel.
Plan a Sunday visitA RHYTHM FOR THE WEEK
Come to listen.
Come to sing.
Come to be renewed.
Sunday worship
680 Leigh Avenue, San Jose
Join us on Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
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A TREASURE IN OUR CARE
The Casavant
pipe organ.
Casavant Frères · Opus 2841 · 1965
Built by the Canadian organ firm Casavant Frères, Immanuel’s two-manual instrument is documented in the Organ Historical Society’s Pipe Organ Database.
A Trompette-en-Chamade was added in 1971. The organ’s history reflects a lasting investment in music, craftsmanship, and the beauty of worship.
Its care belongs to the same stewardship as our building and community life: honoring what we have received while preparing it for those who will come after us.
Explore the historical organ recordLISTEN TO THE HERITAGE
Music beyond
the sanctuary.
Organist Brian Swager’s Sundays at Immanuel collection shares organ and harp music associated with the congregation’s Sunday musical life.
Listen on YouTubeTAKE PART
Your voice
belongs here.
You do not need musical training to join in worship. Come to listen, sing, and discover the music of the Lutheran tradition.
Plan a Sunday visitA REGIONAL MUSICAL LIFE
More than
a Sunday instrument.
FROM ERIC BARLAAN MUSIC
Music, memory,
and a welcome inside.
New Year · Piano
Auld Lang Syne, Piano - Happy New Year!
A familiar melody for remembrance, gratitude, and a new beginning.
Published September 18, 2026 · 1:54
Watch on YouTubeA virtual visit · Church tour
Immanuel Lutheran Church, San Jose, California
Step inside Immanuel and explore the setting for worship, music, and community gatherings.
Uploaded April 23, 2024 · Published September 18, 2026 · 1:49
Watch on YouTubeSelect Play to load YouTube. Church photographs are illustrative covers, not stills from the recordings. These are recorded videos, not a live worship broadcast.
MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT MATTERS