Martin Luther School - Joplin, MO

Checking in. How are our school families doing after last night’s storms?

It's here.🎭 "Out of the Woods" — our 2026 Spring Musical — is now on YouTube! More than 60 Martin Luther School students from Kindergarten through 8th grade took the stage to ask a simple question: what would happen if your favorite fairy tale characters all bumped into the truth of the gospel?
Cinderella. Snow White. Red Riding Hood. The Tin Man. Goldilocks. Jack. All of them — headed straight toward the same truth.
Watch the full performance here 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVfkbVssP-s
📖 Full recap + photos: martinlutherjoplin.com/out-of-the-woods-musical-2026

🎙️ Pastor Ramstad’s sermons are now a podcast — and you can take them anywhere.

Word & Sacrament | Immanuel Lutheran, Joplin is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Every week, Pastor Ramstad preaches from the historic lectionary — Scripture-grounded, Law and Gospel, in the Lutheran confessional tradition.

Perfect for the commute. Perfect for the family member who lives out of town. Perfect for the Sunday you had to miss.

🔍 Search “Word and Sacrament Immanuel Joplin” in your podcast app — or find the links in the first comment below.

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5 FREE dinners for your family this summer. Yes, really.
Rainforest Falls VBS — June 14–18 at Immanuel Lutheran.
Free meal. Free program. Free fun. Every single night.
Your kids get Bible adventures, science experiments, games, and music. You get a fed family and happy kids from 5:30–8:00 PM.
Toddlers through 5th grade. Register before spots fill up 👇
immanueljoplin.com/vbs

🎓 Let's Make a Joyful Noise! 🎓
On May 21, Martin Luther School celebrated graduation for eight kindergarteners and two eighth graders in a beautiful service full of Scripture, hymns, and joy.
This year's theme was Let's Make a Joyful Noise — and on graduation day, that joyful noise was full and clear and alive.
See all the photos and read the full story:

🎓 MLS Graduation 2026 — Celebrating 10 Graduates in Joplin, Missouri Ten students. Ten stories of a school doing exactly what it was called to do — kindle character, spark joy, ignite curiosity through the light of Christ. See all the photos from the May 21 graduation service.

🏆 Bible Bee 2026 — Congratulations to our winners!
Today Martin Luther School students competed in our annual Bible Bee, and we couldn't be prouder of every student who showed up ready to put God's Word to the test.
🥇 1st Place — Daniel, 5th Grade
🥈 2nd Place — Katheryne, 6th Grade
🥉 3rd Place — Auriel, 7th Grade
A huge congratulations to every classroom champion who competed today too. When students hide God's Word in their hearts, it stays with them for life. 📖
Read the full story and see the photos:

Bible Bee 2026 — Congratulations to Our Winners! - Martin Luther School - Joplin, Missouri Congratulations to Our Winners

We get this question a lot: "What does 'Lutheran' actually mean — and does my kid have to be Lutheran to go here?"
Short answer: no. Many of our families aren't Lutheran. You're welcome here.
But we also know you want to know what we believe and why — especially if "Lutheran" is new to you. So we built a page that lays it all out honestly: what the LCMS teaches, how faith shapes the classroom, what chapel looks like, and answers to the questions families ask most.
Take a look: https://www.martinlutherjoplin.com/lutheran-school-joplin-mo-faith-values/
Questions? Call us at (417) 624-1403 or schedule a tour.

Faith & Values at Martin Luther School — Lutheran School Joplin MO Discover faith and values at Martin Luther School, a Lutheran school Joplin MO families trust. LCMS Christ-centered education welcoming all families. LCMS vs ELCA, Baptism, and FAQ.

Rehearsals are done and now it’s time to perform! Join us at 7pm on Friday night at Martin Luther School for our spring production of “Out of the Woods!”