WE ARE VINEYARD

We are Vineyard Church in Grafton, Wisconsin. We have come to know the love of God our Father and the transforming presence of the Holy Spirit through the grace of Jesus Christ. As a result, we are becoming a community of people who love & serve our families, our neighborhoods, and our world.

OUR PURPOSE

To GROW AS A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE TO be transformed into the image of Christ for the sake of others. We’re confident that by letting God transform us, we’ll become people who:

LOVE GOD.
LOVE OTHERS.
PERIOD.

If our purpose defines what we do, our values define how we do it. Values are deeply held and broadly endorsed beliefs about what is important to the people who hold them. They are not mere slogans. If values are real, they shape everything we do!

Authenticity: Transparency, genuineness, a commitment to what is real, rather than pretense or hype, in both who we are and what we do.
Inclusivity: Everyone is welcome, everyone is needed. Come as you are, you will be loved, and everybody gets to play. True unity is only found in diversity.
Healthy Relationships: The primary sign that we are followers of Jesus is our love for one another.
Hope: Our confidence is in our good God who always loves us, is always with us, is always at work in every circumstance, and who is making all things new.
Generosity: Being like Jesus means being generous with our lives, our love, our gifts and talents, our time, and our resources.

UNITY

IN ESSENTIAL BELIEFS - WE HAVE UNITY

"There is one Body and one Spirit… there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father of us all…"  Ephesians 4:4-6

LIBERTY

IN NON-ESSENTIAL BELIEFS - WE HAVE LIBERTY

"Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand."  Romans 14:1,4

LOVE

IN ALL OUR BELIEFS - WE SHOW LOVE

“… If I hold in my mind not only all human knowledge but also the very secrets of God, and if I have the faith that can move mountains - but have no love, I amount to nothing at all.” I Corinthians 13:2

OUR PRIORITIES

Jesus taught us to pray: Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is heaven. He also told us to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness. So here at the Vineyard, we endeavor to live that out by being Kingdom of God people who:

Partner with the holy spirit

We depend on the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, so that we can be the people we are called to be, hear God’s voice, and join Jesus in his kingdom work. We trust the Holy Spirit to empower us to bring God’s love, healing, and freedom to others.

Experience & Worship God

Rather than simply learning about God, we seek to know God personally and intimately as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Worship is central to our lives, as a way to express our love and gratefulness to our God who loves us.

Reconcile People With God & All Creation

Jesus is reconciling all people to God, to each other, and to all of creation. So we join him in that work by being intentionally inclusive, working to heal division and disunity, and caring for the creation which God entrusted to us.

Engage In Compassionate Ministry

We lean toward the lost, the poor, the outcast, and the outsider with the compassion of Jesus. We seek to alleviate suffering and injustice, freely giving to others the grace and mercy we have received.

Pursue Culturally Relevant Mission In The World

We want to communicate and demonstrate the good news of Jesus in ways that speak to and make sense to people in the 21st century. We will listen to the Holy Spirit, and join in the work God is already doing, whenever, wherever, and however he leads us.

For more information about what we believe, contact us.