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Rev. Don Lorfing - Pastor
Before coming to serve as Senior Pastor at Good Samaritan in December 2003,
Pastor Don Lorfing served at Mountain View Lutheran Church in Ahwatukee,
Arizona (close to Phoenix). Since 2004, our church has more than doubled in
size, expanded its children and youth ministry and strengthened a number of
existing ministries such as Bible and book studies, small groups, adult
fellowship, quilting, global mission and homeless assistance and purchased
4+ acres of land to build a new church and preschool in Southwest Las Vegas
in the vicinity of Windmill and Durango.
A native of Laurel, Montana, Pastor Don earned his Bachelor of Science
degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at San Antonio and
graduated with his Master's of Divinity from Lutheran Theological Southern
Seminary in South Carolina.
Pastor Don and his wife, Amy, have two children, Tristen (9) and Kyrie (5).
Though his spare time is limited, he still finds time to play basketball, take his family on hikes at Red Rock, participate in family activities, and even enjoy a bit of time with friends. |
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Pastor Dave Miller - Visitation
Minister
Pastor Dave is now officially the part time Visitation
Pastor for Good Samaritan. He will make hospital and
home visits and provide home communions. Pastor Dave
is the founding pastor of Good Samaritan serving here
from 1976-1992. He has spent some 37 years in ordained
ministry including parishes in southern and northern
Nevada and California. He retired from full time ministry
in 2006. He lives in the Anthem area of Henderson with
his wife, Ann, of nearly forty years. The Millers have
one son, Stephen, a daughter-in-law, Leslie, and a ten
year old grandson, Dylan who reside in Las Vegas. |
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Jolene Carlin - Parish Administrator:
Jolene Carlin is a charter member of Good Samaritan
Lutheran Church. She has been
the church secretary for over fifteen years. She
was a floral designer for seven years before she began
working at Good Samaritan. She is originally from Iowa.
Jolene and Ken have been married for 38 years. God gave
them a daughter and son and four beautiful grandchildren!
Besides them, she love to ski, shop, travel and do arts
and crafts. She has loved being a part of the
family here at church for the past 30 years. Her job
in the office gives her great joy. |
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Dan Reese - Youth
and Family Minister:
Dan has been the Youth and Family Minister at Good
Samaritan since June of 2006. He has been a volunteer
in Youth Ministry at GSLC for many years. Dan has over
30 years of experience in teaching and working with
Middle School and High School youth. He is married to
Jo Ann and they have one daughter Jessica Kenney and
a beautiful granddaughter Amy Lynn Kenney. |
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Trish Russell - Connections Coordinator:
Trish was hired as our Connections Coordinator in November
of 2006. She really enjoys helping people find where they
can use their individual gifts to minister to our church
and the community. She has 2 children who are involved
in our Kids Connection and Hot Church. Her husband Steve
plays in our praise team. You can contact Trish to find
out about the many ways you can get involved in our small
groups and ministries as well as how to become a member
here at Good Samaritan. |
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Lana Strong - Children’s
Ministry Coordinator |
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Brian Hicks - Contemporary Music
Coordinator
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Nicole Nalder-Contemporary Music
Coordinator:
Nichole is one of the contemporary music directors
for Good Samaritan Lutheran Church. She has been singing
for over ten years. The Lord got a hold of her heart
in July of 2002 and has she never been the same since.
God made it very clear to her that she would be using
my talent to glorify Him and there is nothing else she
would rather be doing. Singing for God is a passion
of hers and truly a dream come true. She is so blessed
to be here. Nichole has lived in Las Vegas since she
was six-years-old and therefore consider herself a native.
She also works part time as a nanny and is going to
school full time to pursue a degree in marriage and
family counseling. In her free time she enjoys spending
time with the love of her life (a pit bull mix named
Sadie) and hanging out with friends and family. |
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David Tomlinson -Custodian
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Kathy Olson - Nursery Coordinator:
Kathy moved to Las Vegas from San Diego with my husband
of 34 years, Bob. She has two grown sons, one that is
married, they both still live in San Diego. She belonged
to Clairemont Lutheran Church since 1982 and was blessed
to be the head nursery attendant there for 3 years.
Kathy started attending Good Samaritan Church in January
2005 and became a member in March 2005. Shortly after
that she became the Nursery Coordinator. In her spare
time she belongs to the Red Hat Society at Good Samaritan
and enjoys cross stitching, crochet, gardening and scrapbooking. |
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Val Connor - Choir Director
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