Holy Emmanuel Lutheran Church

What Holy Emmanuel Lutheran Church does

Holy Emmanuel Lutheran Church is a Christian congregation affiliated with the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), operating from a single location at 201 East 104th Street, Bloomington, Minnesota. The church provides weekly worship services on Sundays (9:30 am worship, plus 8:30 am Adult Bible Class and 10:45 am Family Faith Fellowship) and a Tuesday Bible Class at 11:00 am, alongside pastoral care, prayer requests, and online access to recorded past services. Its stated mission is to help members know Jesus as Savior, grow spiritually through God's Word, and put Christ's love into action through service to others.

The congregation operates Open Arms Early Childhood Center (Open Arms ECC) as a wholly-owned, state-registered non-profit ministry. Open Arms provides faith-based early childhood education across seven learning domains—spiritual, arts, language and literacy, cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development—serving families with young children in Bloomington and surrounding areas. Holy Emmanuel also collaborates with sister LCMS congregations in Bloomington for joint community events such as outdoor worship services.

The organization is a private nonprofit supported by voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members; no paid products or services are sold. It employs approximately 7 staff and relies on its website (holyemmanuel.org), community events, and outreach programs as primary channels for community engagement. No external investors, funding rounds, or commercial revenue streams are indicated.

Name

Holy Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Legal name

Holy Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Website

https://holyemmanuel.mn.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Holy Emmanuel Lutheran Church is an LCMS-affiliated Christian congregation in Bloomington, Minnesota offering weekly worship, Bible study, and pastoral care, and operating the Open Arms Christian Early Childhood Center for local families.

Ownership category

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Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Child Care Services (6244), Child Care Services (62441), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAE

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYEDACAAAN

Faith-Based Childcare Centers

Education/Early Childhood Education/Daycare & Childcare Centers

SECONDARYEDACADAH

Faith-Based Early Learning Academies

Education/Early Childhood Education/Early Learning Academies & Montessori/Reggio/Steiner Programs

Keywords

• Christian worship services
• Lutheran church ministry
• Early childhood education
• Religious community services
• Bible study programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church generates revenue through voluntary tithes and offerings from congregation members. The website includes a 'Give' section for donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Holy Emmanuel Lutheran Church provides Christian worship services, Bible study classes, pastoral care, and fellowship programs for individuals and families in Bloomington, Minnesota. It also operates Open Arms Christian Early Childhood Center, a state-registered nonprofit preschool offering faith-based early childhood education for young children.

Product overview

Holy Emmanuel Lutheran Church operates as a single unified ministry offering with two distinct programs: worship services centered on Christian faith community and spiritual growth, and the Open Arms Christian Early Childhood Center, a state-registered non-profit sub-brand providing early childhood education. The church worship services serve as the core ministry while Open Arms ECC functions as a subsidiary program serving the Bloomington community and beyond.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sister LCMS Churches in BloomingtonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 2026Holy Emmanuel Lutheran Church joins with sister LCMS (Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod) churches in Bloomington for collaborative outdoor worship services. On June 14th, they hosted an outdoor worship service at the Normandale Park Bandshell with a joint lunch following the service.
• Open Arms Early Childhood CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpen Arms is a ministry of Holy Emmanuel Lutheran Church and is a state-registered, non-profit Christian Early Childhood Center providing educational and faith-based experiences for young children in the Bloomington community and beyond.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• The Goddard School: Franchise system of private preschool and childcare centers focused on early childhood development. Directly comparable to Open Arms ECC in delivering structured, play-based early education to young children in a community setting.
• Primrose Schools: Franchise network of private accredited early childhood schools emphasizing a Balanced Learning curriculum and character development. Comparable to Open Arms ECC as a private early education provider with values-driven (though not strictly faith-based) programming.
• Cadence Education: Operator of over 200 private early childhood education schools across the U.S. Comparable to Open Arms ECC as a multi-site early childhood education provider serving families with young children through structured curricula.
• Guidepost Montessori: Network of Montessori early childhood schools offering alternative pedagogy programs for infants through elementary. Comparable to Open Arms ECC as an early childhood education provider using a specific pedagogical framework, though operating at greater scale via a franchise-like model.

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Largest U.S. provider of employer-sponsored childcare and early education, operating thousands of centers. Directly comparable to Open Arms ECC as a large incumbent in the same child care services category, though Bright Horizons operates at vastly greater scale and is secular.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: National chain of early childhood education centers serving infants through school-age children. Comparable to Open Arms ECC in core service offering (early childhood care and education), though KinderCare is a broad incumbent without faith-based positioning.

Others

• Concordia University System (LCMS Higher Education): Network of LCMS-affiliated universities and colleges. Thematically comparable to Holy Emmanuel as fellow LCMS-affiliated institutions under the same denomination, though operates in higher education rather than congregational ministry or early childhood.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/holy-emmanuel-lutheran-church

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investments

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