We are part of a worldwide network of over 2500 churches.
The Vineyard Movement is committed to seeing each generation reached by the power of the Gospel. With a view to embrace integrity in Christian character, along with the activity of the Holy Spirit, each Vineyard church seeks to be an outpost of God’s compassionate love in a broken world.
Vineyard DNA
The genetic make-up (the DNA) of the Vineyard significantly influences who we are and what we prioritise.
Jesus
We aim to centre everything we do around Jesus. We believe He is the head, owner and operator of His church. Jesus always obeyed His Father’s voice and did His works, and we aim to do likewise.
Kingdom
The lens through which we see things is the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God is the future reign of God breaking into the present through the life and ministry of Jesus. We are committed to proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom and bearing witness to the ‘now and not yet’ of the Kingdom.
Compassion
Worship leads us into the presence of Jesus and, by His Holy Spirit, He stirs compassion within us. We are committed to generously spending time, money and resources on others.
Church Planting and Development
We are committed to planting churches ourselves, including other expressions of the Vineyard in Manchester itself. We also long to work with, learn from and honour the wider church.
Bible
The Bible is central to our teaching, life and faith. We aim to hear and obey God’s Word and to do what it says as we are continually transformed into people who reflect the life and character of Jesus. It is not enough to be biblically literate, we want to be biblically obedient too.
Worship
This is our highest priority. Worship changes us. We cannot encounter God’s presence in worship without being changed as we move our focus from us onto Jesus.
Local Church
We are committed to being a church that acts like a hospital, school, community and army:
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- Hospital – to find healing, freedom and wholeness
- School – to be trained and equipped to do the stuff that Jesus did
- Community – to be known, belong and know others
- Army – a group of ordinary people seeking to do extraordinary things, empowered by the Holy Spirit
Training
We want to equip people to live out their faith in a way that changes their lives, the lives of others and resets the very culture of the city of Manchester. We want to resource people to practically live out their faith.
Vineyard DNA
The genetic make-up (the DNA) of the Vineyard significantly influences who we are and what we prioritise.
Jesus
We aim to centre everything we do around Jesus. We believe He is the head, owner and operator of His church. Jesus always obeyed His Father’s voice and did His works, and we aim to do likewise.
Kingdom
The lens through which we see things is the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God is the future reign of God breaking into the present through the life and ministry of Jesus. We are committed to proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom and bearing witness to the ‘now and not yet’ of the Kingdom.
Compassion
Worship leads us into the presence of Jesus and, by His Holy Spirit, He stirs compassion within us. We are committed to generously spending time, money and resources on others.
Church Planting and Development
We are committed to planting churches ourselves, including other expressions of the Vineyard in Manchester itself. We also long to work with, learn from and honour the wider church.
Bible
The Bible is central to our teaching, life and faith. We aim to hear and obey God’s Word and to do what it says as we are continually transformed into people who reflect the life and character of Jesus. It is not enough to be biblically literate, we want to be biblically obedient too.
Worship
This is our highest priority. Worship changes us. We cannot encounter God’s presence in worship without being changed as we move our focus from us onto Jesus.
Local Church
We are committed to being a church that acts like a hospital, school, community and army:
- Hospital – to find healing, freedom and wholeness
- School – to be trained and equipped to do the stuff that Jesus did
- Community – to be known, belong and know others
- Army – a group of ordinary people seeking to do extraordinary things, empowered by the Holy Spirit
Training
We want to equip people to live out their faith in a way that changes their lives, the lives of others and resets the very culture of the city of Manchester. We want to resource people to practically live out their faith.
