IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
North Broad at Iberville Street, New Orleans, LA.
(NOTE: This church closed at the time that Grace Lutheran on Canal Boulevard opened in the 1990's. The building
was sold and was operating as True Gospel
Church prior tol Hurricane Katrina. Following Hurricane Katrina, the building was purchased by
Victory Fellowship. Please visit http://www.vfbroad.net/ for more information.
The Rev. James Doescher who is believed to be the first pastor of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Photo courtesy of Michael Gonzales
Photo courtesy of Michael Gonzales
The Rev. Paul Aufdersasse ca: 1954
Photo courtesy of Michael Gonzales
Photo courtesy of Michael Gonzales
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church,
in this pre-Katrina photo, appeared much as it did prior to closing and
sale of the building.
New Orleans Churches.com has received many requests to show historic photos of Immanuel and its congregation. Thanks to Mr. Norman Maunz and Ms. Janet Danner, we offer the following photos taken from a 1979 church publication.
New Orleans Churches.com has received many requests to show historic photos of Immanuel and its congregation. Thanks to Mr. Norman Maunz and Ms. Janet Danner, we offer the following photos taken from a 1979 church publication.
This photo has been identified as Rev. Gerald Westerbuhr, second-to-last pastor of the church, and pastor at
the time of the 1979 publication. Other pastors included Rev. O. J. Schilling, Rev. Paul H. Aufderstrasse, Rev. Westerbuhr, and Rev. Alan Johnson
Photo of the Moller organ installed
in Immanuel. This organ was later moved to Grace Lutheran on Canal Blvd.
where it was used up until the advent of Katrina. Although the console and
much of the organ was destroyed, some pipe work was salvaged and will be
incorporated into a new instrument to be constructed soon.
Congregation at prayer
Immanuel Lutheran Church pictured around the time of completion of the North Broad Street building.