About Us
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Our logo contains the fish hook and the shepherd’s staff.
The fish hook reminds us that St. Peter, the fisherman, was told by Jesus to catch men. It shows that we want to be a REACHING church.
Our logo also uses the shepherd’s staff which reminds us of Immanuel, or Jesus, who said, “Feed My lambs and sheep.” It shows us that Jesus wants us to be a TEACHING church.
Finally, the cross formed by these two symbols is a statement that we are a PREACHING church. We preach that Christ was crucified for us to have eternal life in heaven. REACHING
We believe that
The Bible is the true Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16)
Man is born sinful. (Romans 3:23)
Man would be lost forever were it not for God’s great live for all of us. Because of that love, He sent His Son to make payment for man’s sins. (John 3:16)
Jesus Christ, Son of God, died on the cross and rose from the dead, so that man - through faith in Him - might know everlasting life. (Acts 16:31)
We respond to God’s love because He first loved us. We, therefore, seek to carry out Jesus’ Great Commission to share with both young and old the Gospel of Christ. (Matthew 28:19-20) TEACHING
We believe the Holy Spirit uses God’s Word to enable all to be believing, practicing, and witnessing disciples of Jesus Christ. We believe that through God’s Word and Sacraments, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we grow in our personal relationship in Christ.
We support and maintain an accredited Christian Day School for grades Junior Kindergarten through 8th. All subjects are taught in relation to God’s Word.
We support and encourage Bible Study all ages during our “Power Hour.” We have a Sunday school for ages 3 through 5th grade, Jr. youth (middle school) and Sr. youth (high school) Bible studies, and Bible studies for adults on various topics.
We also offer Confirmation instruction for youth and adults. Our Faith This congregation accepts and confesses all the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments as the revealed Word of God, verbally inspired, and all the confessional writings of the Evangelical Lutheran Church contained in the Book of Concord of the year1580, to be the true and genuine exposition of the doctrines of the Bible. These confessional writings are the three (3) Ecumenical Creeds: Apostles, Nicene, and Athanasian; the Unaltered Augsburg Confession; the Apology of the Augsburg Confession; the Smallcald Articles; Luther's Large and Small Catechism; and the Formula of Concord. |
WHO WE ARE St. Peter-Immanuel is one body of Christ which resulted from the merger of two congregations - St. Peter Lutheran and Immanuel Lutheran.
The St. Peter congregation was founded in 1848 as a country church. In 1958 the church purchased and built a church on the present site at 76th and Acacia Streets. Nine pastors served the St. Peter congregation.
The Immanuel congregation was organized in 1866 at 12th and Garfield Streets. During the 1920s, while located at Teutonia and Meinecke Streets, it became the largest congregation in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. This congregation was served by nine pastors as well.
The St. Peter-Immanuel congregation was formed in 1973 when the Immanuel congregation sold its property and merged with the St. Peter congregation. Eight full-time pastors have served St. Peter-Immanuel.
Our Shepherds If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact our church office.
WE CARE ABOUT YOU!
Rev. Donald Weiss Administrative Pastor
Dr. Willie Little, Jr. Associate Pastor
Mrs. Amy Puechner Principal
Ellen Kutz Administrative Assistant E-mail: ellenkutz@yahoo.com Webmaster: jbrown@stpeterimmanuel.org
Telephone: (414) 353-6800 Fax: (414) 353-5510 Extended School Care (ESC): (414) 353-0110 Our Location 7801 W. Acacia Street Milwaukee, WI 53223 We are located West of 76th Street just North of Mill Road
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