River of Life Christian Church in Las Vegas

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Pastor: Reverend Yoshi Hoshikawa
Year started: 2007
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Las Vegas in Nevada, a city well known for gambling and pornography, has a great spiritual battle. A lot of people lived under the bondage of darkness and sin. They started their first group meeting in September 2006 and started church planting work in Las Vegas with the vision of worship and praise, renewal of the Holy Spirit, small group church, and glocal transformation. They spread the gospel to the local people, released and freed people under curse and sin, and healed the sick by the power of the Holy Spirit. In Feb 2007, they officially set up the church, and in April 2007, joined the River of Life family as a daughter church. Starting in July 2011, Pastor Lee and his wife began to shepherd this church and the church has grown steadily. They also have a deep burden on missions and actively participate in minority missions, morning drug treatment workplace ministries, and various community services. Pastor Fred Li retired in June 2021. Thank the Lord, at the end of 2023, Pastor Yoshi , who originally served full-time at River of Life Christian Church in Silicon Valley, was moved by God’s calling. After discussions with his mother church and the Las Vegas branch, he decided to take over as the senior pastor. At the end of 2023, he and his family moved to Las Vegas with faith, and in 2024 he began to take full control of the church, continuing to deliver the gospel and influence the city. In 2024, we will focus on the development of new member ministry, group worker training, evangelism and missionary work. Biblical equipping classes have been launched and even multiple youth groups have been formed. we hope to bring the missionary work of the mother church to the Las Vegas branch. In 2025, we hope to bring the missionary work of the mother church to the Las Vegas branch, and will lead multiple short-term mission teams to spread the gospel to the ends of the earth.

位於內華達州的拉斯維加斯城是個屬靈爭戰極大的城市,賭博和色情充斥其中,許多人生活在黑暗權勢的轄制下,被罪惡所捆綁。一群住在拉斯維加斯的弟兄姊妹有鑒於此,對拯救靈魂,帶人歸主有著極大的負擔,他們在2006年9月開始第一次小組聚會,以敬拜讚美、聖靈更新、小組教會、全地轉化的異象開始在拉斯維加斯的植堂工作,要把福音的好消息傳給此地的未得之民,並與聖靈同工,使被咒詛轄制的得釋放,被罪惡捆綁的得自由,身心靈有疾病的得醫治。教會於2007年二月正式註冊成立,並於四月初加入生命河靈糧堂的大家庭,成為生命河在該地的分堂。李紹英牧師夫婦於2011年7月開始牧養這間教會,教會在他們的帶領下,一直在穩定中成長。他們對宣教也有很深的負擔,積極參與少數民族宣教事工,晨曦戒毒職場事工,及各社區服務。李紹英牧師於2021年6月退休。感謝主,在2023年年底,原本在矽谷生命河靈糧堂全職服事的鄭春煥牧師,因受到感動呼召,在與母堂以及拉斯維加斯分堂討論過後,決定接手主任牧師一直,全家在2023年年底憑著信心搬到拉斯維加斯,並於2024年開始完全接掌教會大小事務,持續在此傳遞福音,影響城市。2024年將重點發展新人事工、小組同工訓練,傳福音和宣教。聖經裝備課程已經展開,甚至在小組上成立多個青年小組。2025年盼望能夠把母堂的宣教事工也帶下到拉斯維加斯分堂,將會帶領多個短宣隊出去,把福音傳到地極。

partner in prayer:

Pray for the church’s board of directors and pastoral team, asking God to bless and use new pastoral board members to achieve breakthroughs and innovations in 2025!

為教會的理事會和教牧團禱告,求神祝福使用新的教牧理事成員,在2025年有突破和創新!

Lord, please prepare a short-term missions team so that every brother and sister participating will be equipped spiritually, filled with the power and courage of the Holy Spirit, able to put aside their own plans and respond to your call wholeheartedly. Please grant us a united heart so that the team can support, love, and perfect each other, and experience your presence and guidance in our service.

主啊,求祢預備2025短宣團隊,使每一位參與的弟兄姊妹在靈命上得著裝備,滿有聖靈的能力與勇氣,能夠放下自己的計畫,全心回應祢的呼召。求祢賜下合一的心,使團隊彼此扶持、相愛、互相成全,在服事中經歷祢的同在與帶領。

Pray to you for the spiritual growth of all church members. Please work in each of our lives so that we can know you more, desire you, and live a life that pleases you.

為所有的會友靈裡的成長向祢禱告,求祢在我們每個人的生命中動工,使我們更加認識祢,渴慕祢,活出討祢喜悅的生命。