Posts tagged Community Las Vegas
Welcoming Rev. Benjamin B. Bergren to the ELCA Church Council

We're excited to announce the election of Rev. Benjamin B. Bergren to the ELCA Church Council, serving until August 2025. Join us in thanking Pastor Karn Carroll for her impactful service and in welcoming Pastor Bergren, as he brings his ministry experience from Community Lutheran Church in Las Vegas and elsewhere to our churchwide leadership.

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Peanut Butter Wars 2022 winner announced

Lutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN) announces the winner and results of their peanut butter wars.

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Colorado River Conference celebrates leaders

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.

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The Grand Canyon Synod Virtual Choir sings I Love to Tell the Story

We’re delighted to present the 44 members of the Grand Canyon Synod who sang in our 2021 Assembly’s virtual choir. Community Lutheran Church in Las Vegas was greatly represented by Philip Fortenberry as pianist, Director Bruce Ewing, and preparation assistance from Chuck Berg.

We also thank the full choir in this post.

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Synod assembly worship recording and sermon available

Our entire worship service is available for use by congregations and individuals. The service is provided by our assembly hosts at Community Lutheran in Las Vegas, including Rev. Benjamin Bergren, Rev. Brian Ward, and Bruce Ewing. Download on our Vimeo page.

Rev. Albert Starr's sermon is part of this worship service. His sermon is also available as a standalone file to download or view at bit.ly/starr-sermon.

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Rev. Albert Starr sermon will be available as a stand-alone download

Our visiting Churchwide representative for our 2021 Synod Assembly is Rev. Albert Starr, whose role with the ELCA is Senior Advisor, Ethnic Diversity. We’re pleased to announce his sermon will be available on Friday morning, June 11, 2021, for use by congregations and individuals.

Our entire worship service will be available as well. The service is provided by our assembly hosts at Community Lutheran in Las Vegas, including Rev. Benjamin Bergren, Rev. Brian Ward, and Bruce Ewing.

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Assembly worship service and sermon will be available

The pre-recorded worship service which closes our 2021 synod assembly will be available for use and download on Friday morning, June 11, 2021, for use by congregations and individuals.

The service is provided by our assembly hosts at Community Lutheran in Las Vegas, including Rev. Benjamin Bergren, Rev. Brian Ward, and Bruce Ewing. It will feature our virtual choir and a sermon from Rev. Albert Starr, our ELCA guest. The sermon will be available as a stand-alone file as well.

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Pastor Ben Bergren: Do I Love My Neighbor?

Pastor Ben Bergren with Community, Las Vegas shares his writings: “As I write this one of our church members is dying of COVID-19.”

“Most likely by the time you read this, they will have passed. The thought of this both saddens and exhausts me because it reminds me of the selfishness and brokenness of humanity. This is not a political issue at all. This is a condition of the heart.” Read the full article »

Pastor Bergren also shares an article this week entitled “Rehoboam’s Folly.”

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2020 Synod Assembly postponed

On Saturday, April 18, 2020, the Grand Canyon Synod Council agreed, through a unanimous vote, to postpone the 2020 Assembly. The 2021 assembly will be held in Las Vegas, with planned dates of June 10-11, 2021. The 2022 Assembly will be held in Mesa. Special thanks to Community Lutheran, Las Vegas, and Love of Christ, Mesa, for your flexibility and hospitality.

We will share hotel refund information as we learn it. Expect to see a refund of your Assembly fees by the end of the month.

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Pastor Ben Bergren installed as Senior Pastor at Community Lutheran Church in Las Vegas

Pastor Ben Bergren was installed as the new Senior Pastor at Community Lutheran Church in Las Vegas on November 16, 2019. He begins a new chapter for the church that has had only two other Senior Pastors in its 46 year history. Bishop Deborah Hutterer installed Pastor Ben and other pastors in the Las Vegas Valley came for the event.

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Community Lutheran Celebration choir plays Carnegie Hall

The Community Lutheran Celebration choir (Las Vegas) sang at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Sunday May 26th, 2019. The 79 singers from the CLC choir joined seven other church choirs from six states and a province of Canada.

“I was thrilled to be part of the choir and it was a great way to end my tenure as Senior Pastor of CLC,” said Dr. Mark Wickstrom, who is retiring on June 16, 2019.

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