We uplift and pray for Rev. Diane Drach-Meinel and the people of Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Henderson, part of the Colorado River Conference. Visit their site at cslconline.org.
Read MoreSaturday, March 4, 1– 2:30pm PST, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 2 S Pecos Rd, Henderson, NV 89074. Please email office@cslconline.org or call 702-263-0802 if you will be attending.
Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada (LEAN) and Lutheran Social Services of Nevada present “Living with Hunger in Nevada.” We will share in activities to consider our attitudes about food and what it might be like to not have easy access to healthy options. Martin Malmberg from Lutheran Social Services of Nevada will be with us to share about how LSSN is making a difference.
Read MoreIn his retirement announcement, Pastor David Drach-Meinel of Christ the Servant Lutheran in Henderson, explains how he and his wife, Pastor Diane, faithfully care for their son Paul every day. Paul is 32 years old with Down Syndrome, and also endures kidney failure. We give thanks for Pastor Dave’s service.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. David Drach-Meinel, Rev. Diane Drach-Meinel and the people of Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Henderson, part of the Colorado River Conference. Visit their site at cslconline.org, and their social media pages on Facebook and YouTube.
Read MoreLutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN) announces the winner and results of their peanut butter wars.
Saint Andrew Lutheran Church collected 690 pounds!
Christ the Servant Lutheran Church collected 2800 pounds!
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church collected 4736 pounds!
Community Lutheran Church collected 6065 pounds!
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church Las Vegas collected 6193 pounds!
Living Hope Lutheran Church collected 15197 pounds!
New Song Church Anthem collected a grand total of 29,330 pounds and is the official 2022 Peanut Butter Wars Champion!
On May 4th, 2022, congregations of the Colorado River Conference joined together for dinner and worship to “Celebrate Leaders’ who helped us navigate the last two difficult years in ministry. Rev. Marta Poling Schmitt was the guest preacher and music was provided by hosts Christ the Servant and New Song, with additional participation from Community Lutheran in Bullhead City, AZ, and Las Vegas churches Living Hope, Saint Andrew, Community, and Holy Spirit. View photos in this post.
Read MoreWe pray for Rev. David Drach-Meinel, Rev. Diane Drach-Meinel and the people of Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Henderson, part of the Colorado River Conference. Visit their site at cslconline.org, and their social media pages on Facebook and Youtube.
Read MoreAfter years of exuberantly singing new songs to the Lord, Pastor David Drach-Meinel had surgery on Monday, March 1, 2021, to repair vocal cord damage. Healing is going well, and prayers are appreciated as he survives on soup and ice cream. He and his wife Diane are pastors at Christ the Servant, in Henderson.
O God of majesty, whom saints and angels delight to worship: Pour out your Spirit on your servants who, with the gifts of music, enliven our praises and proclaim your word with power. Through this ministry give us new awareness of your beauty and grace, and join our voices with all the choirs of heaven, both now and forever; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Read MoreWe pray for Pastors Diane and David Drach-Meinel and the people of Christ the Servant, Henderson, part of the Colorado River conference. View their Facebook and YouTube pages.
Read MoreOur first Grand Canyon Synod Tech Lab contributor is Pastor David Drach-Meinel, with Christ the Servant in Henderson. For many years Pastors David and Diane have embraced new technologies, and since March transitioned to full online worship using a recording studio set up in their home. “This is not something we do while we wait to go back,” Pastor Drach-Meinel says. “This is what we’re doing because this is ministry now.”
In this blog post, we share a portion of the video, tips and tricks, and a full resource list.
Read MoreThe Grand Canyon Synod Tech Lab is a weekly online Zoom conversation designed to spark possibilities as our church rapidly changes. Join us every Wednesday at 10 am with the link bit.ly/gcstechlab to access the Zoom meeting.
We’re all over-Zoomed, and Tech Lab is quick. Drop by for ten minutes or stay the full forty. Each lab starts with a ten-minute presentation, then a ten-minute Q&A with the presenter. The final 20 minutes are open forum.
Our first contributor is Pastor David Drach-Meinel, with Christ the Servant in Henderson, who has enough tech knowledge to present every Wednesday for a year. We’ll see what he can fit in ten minutes! More info: gcsynod.org/tech-lab.
Read MoreThe 2020 Gather Bible Study Event will be held Saturday, January 18, 2020, 8:30 am – 3pm at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Henderson, NV.
The theme will be “Vocation and Calling,” celebrating 50 years of women’s ordination in the Lutheran Church, featuring Rev. Dr. Kit Kleinhans. View the flyer for info and registration.
Read MoreWe pray for the people of Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, in Henderson, NV, a diverse, growing church where all people find an inviting, welcoming, safe place to explore and grow in spirituality, faith and discipleship. We lift up Pastors Dave and Diane Drach-Meinel, as well as Alicia Montague, Administrative Minister.
Read MoreNew Life Liberia Lutheran Church in Las Vegas and Pastor Jackson Jaylah have inspired Christ the Servant and Christ Lutheran to participate in their ministry locally and globally. Together they have recently produced a 14 minute documentary of this ministry.
Read MoreAfter a hard, month-long battle, the war is finally over! Lutheran Social Services of Nevada is humbled by the outpouring of support they received from our congregations. With the help of six local churches, they collected 39,019 pounds of peanut butter over the course of July-- by far their greatest total yet! Who won?
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