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At Immanuel, God is calling us to create a Kingdom Advancing Gospel culture. We want to see lives transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. From this culture comes four priorities we hold as a church. We want our worship gatherings to be presence centered. As we proclaim God's Word, sing God's Word, and pray God's word his presence among us is our aim. Our groups are Word driven. Our D-Groups take the Word of God further into deep discipleship. As a result, we want to see God move this culture forward in joyful evangelism as we go into our communities and serve our neighbors. 

To be for the Gospel is to understand that we have one message of hope for the world and that hope is found in Jesus. This message is revealed in the perfect word of God. The word is the means by which we know Jesus, and Jesus is the means by which we know God the Father. We are not presenting a message, but re-presenting what God has said in His perfect word.

To be for the city means that we care for Little Rock. We want our city to thrive in every possible way, knowing that the greatest gift we can give to this city is a strong local church- a church that knows this city and is fighting for her welfare.

To be for the world means we are seeking Kingdom Advance around the world. This means through our partnerships with other churches and our partnership with church planting movements, we are seeking to take the Gospel to dark places and hard places.

Immanuel Baptist Church has a long and rich history of serving our community and proclaiming the name of Jesus. When founded in 1892, Immanuel was named Third Baptist Church, but on October 16 of the same year, the members agreed to change the name to Immanuel Baptist Church, signifying “God with us.”
 
Immanuel began with only 17 charter members in a small church on Jones Street. Over the years, Immanuel flourished at the 10th and Bishop location in downtown Little Rock. In 2003, Immanuel relocated to our present location on Shackleford Road.
 
In the 1930s, 40’s, and 50’s, Immanuel helped start several churches in Central Arkansas. While Immanuel has always supported missions and missional causes, in 1998, Immanuel hired our first missions pastor. Over time, this strategic move led to establishing church planting and mission partnerships across North America and the world, while maintaining continued support for the Southern Baptist Convention Cooperative Program. In 2020, Immanuel opened the City Center as a ministry hub to our community. The City Center hosts a dental clinic, an adult education center, a clothing closet, and a food ministry.
 
We are praying for a next generation to be for the Gospel, for the City, and for the World!