Vineyard West

We finally got our act together last Sunday and headed off to the morning service at Vineyard West, which is Henderson about ten minutes drive from here. They have a warehouse style building which they rent. The set up is very welcoming as they have sofas in around the front just in front of the slightly raised stage where the band were for worship. Behind the sofas are some small round tables and chairs and behind them some chairs in rows. As it was Vineyard there was of course coffee and pastries on offer ( no doughnuts though!). It was a fairly small gathering as apparently a lot of people were away on a youth camp and various other things. It felt good to be back in the Vineyard and I certainly felt at home. The leaders Mark and Cindy invited us round to their place for lunch afterwards with a couple of other people. We had a lovely time and spent the whole afternoon with them. they have been leading the church for just over a year so it has been a real time of transition. About 50% of the congregation have joined within that time. There is a real sense of new things developing and exciting things going to happen. Ian and I would love to be involved in a church more local to us and are seriously considering getting stuck in and making this one home.