[2] Located in the unincorporated community of Montra,[1] north-northeast of the county seat of Sidney,[2] it is the congregation's second building.

St. Emanuel's Lutheran Church was organized in a Montra storeroom in 1860 with a membership of sixteen families.

[3] Built on a stone foundation, the white wooden building is topped with a steeple and features five windows on each side.

[4] In 1982, Emanuel Lutheran Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a property that had made significant contributions to American history.

According to the denomination's published statistics, the congregation had 190 members and an average Sunday worship attendance of 42 as of 2019[update].