10:15 am Cofftea and Fellowship
with coffee, tea and refreshments served between services on the lower level of the church in our fellowship hall.

10:30 am Christian Education Hour with Sunday School and Music
all children are welcome. During this time we have educational services and activities for children pre-K through sixth grade, confirmation class, youth activities and adult forums/discussion groups.

Child care is available as a courtesy during both services for infants and children 5 and under. The nursery is located on the 3rd floor.

You are encouraged to bring your children to service as well. Our services include a very popular short children''s sermon. In addition there are books and crayons available on a table and cart in the narthex right outside the sanctuary. "Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Matthew 19:14

About Us
Emanuel''s Pastor, Reverend Paul Egensteiner, leads the congregation each week in worship and with sermons that call on individual self reflection and challenge personal and spiritual growth. We celebrate an "open communion" which means all baptized Christians are invited to receive the gifts of communion. All others are invited to join us at the altar to receive a blessing.

Emanuel is a member of the Metropolitan New York Synod of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). We sponsor a large variety of social ministries, are home to a highly talented organist/choir director, and are proud of our hand bell choirs (their music is truly heavenly). Emanuel''s youth groups are active within both our church and local communities.

The people of our congregation have come together from various backgrounds and unite in the following statement of purpose:

Staff
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History
On November 11, 1893, the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Church of the old Augustana Synod was organized. This resulted when a small devoted group of Scandinavians, who had come primarily from Sweden, settled in Pleasantville and felt the need to meet and have religious services. They met in a meeting hall over a grocery store known as Washburn's, located next to the old train station. During this first year, 32 services were held and 3 infants baptized.

The first congregational meeting was held December 26, 1894. Alfred Larson was elected chairman. The income for the first year was $421 and expenses were $333. Balance in the account at this first meeting was $88 Read more...

Directions
Emanuel is located on Manville Road (Rte. 117) in Pleasantville, NY.

For directions using Google maps, please select "To here" in the map below.