The congregation of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of Courtland Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota, was founded in 1859 by several German-speaking homesteaders from Illinois. The congregation joined the Missouri Synod in 1871. A stately church building was constructed in 1881. The pipe organ was installed in 1895. In 1964 the church was renovated and the narthex was built on the south side of the church. A new parsonage was built in 1974.