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Sundays at 10am
Sunday Morning Location: Community Hall, 65 Great North Road, Grey Lynn

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Urban Vineyard Church, 65 Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland

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PASTOR AND LEADERSHIP TEAM

Pastor: Jonathan Rankin
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LEADERSHIP TEAM/ KAITIAKI

Jonathan Rankin
Katie Hutching
Peter Huskinson
Lloyd Rankin

SUNDAY LOCATION
Our Sunday location is 65 Great North Road, Grey Lynn
There is plenty of street parking on Great North, Pollen and Maidstone Roads, as well as off-street parking on Pollen Street.
There is also over-flow parking at John Andrews Ford service & parts parking - corner of Newton & Chapman.

GIVING TO URBAN
Our Urban bank details are: Urban Vineyard 03-0252-0528645-000
Please use your name in the reference field of the transaction so we can issue you a receipt at the end of the financial year. Or if you prefer a unique giving number, email office@urbanvineyard.church
Thanks for your love and support.

URBAN GROUPS
Our groups are a vital part of who we are what we do as a church. There are a number of groups and opportunities to connect during the week. Please email group leaders about any of the groups. And sign up for the Urban eNews (below) for current group details,

Tuesdays @ 7:30pm - Mt Roskill
Wednesdays @ 7:30pm - 65 Great North Road, Grey Lynn
Thursdays - every second Thursday @ 7:30pm - Prayer - 65 Great North Road (check calendar for which night )

G3s
G3s are groups of 3-4 people who meet for an hour a week to work through some questions focused on spiritual growth, or focus on a topical study/book. There are a number of G3s happening already, so another option is to find 2-3 people and start a new one. If you can't make it to an Urban group a G3 is a brilliant option.

For further details on joining or forming a group or G3 email Urban office

COMMUNITY PANTRY
We have a 'community pantry'. Bring along cans of food and place them in the basket for redistribution to Auckland City Mission, or come and take from it if you have a need.

Welcome

We are so glad you have found us here, and we would love to meet you in person. Have a good look around our website, and if you can't find what you're looking for, click the contact page, email us and we will do our best to help. We hope this site explains who are are, what we love to do, and where we are heading together. You are most welcome in our church community.

URBAN'S STORY

Like a lot of our Vineyard churches, Urban Vineyard started with a group of friends meeting in a lounge over a meal and sharing their dreams. From that simple start, the group grew too large for a house and moved to a building in Wellesley St, Auckland CBD.

We launched as a church in April 2001. We continued to grow and moved to an empty warehouse in Newton Rd (a previous location) at the end of 2002. Since that time we shifted to Uptown Auckland and multiplied to four churches - Urban Vineyard (Ruru St, Eden Terrace), Vineyard City Church (St Pauls College, Ponsonby), Link Vineyard (New Lynn) and our newest plant North West Vineyard (Northwest Auckland). In 2021 we relocated to our current location - 65 Great North Road, Grey Lynn.

Our Sunday gatherings are focused around worshipping God passionately, teaching biblical, practical truths and practices, and prayer. We believe the presence of God changes everything for the better, so we pursue and enjoy His presence whenever we meet.

We also really love people from all walks of life, and all ages and stages. We love good coffee and baking, which you can enjoy for free at our Sunday gatherings.

Our desire is to continue to reach people with the great news of Jesus, to build new congregations as well as growing our existing ones.

It has been a great adventure so far, and we can't wait to see what Jesus will do with us next!

OUR VISION

Developing Followers of Jesus through Authentic Kingdom living

At Urban Vineyard we are committed to the mission that Christ left us: 'to make disciples (or followers of Jesus)'. We want to do this by simply living authentically as Kingdom of God people and equipping people to live as Christ would have us live.

We value simplicity and reality, so we try our best to cut through religiosity and pretence, making it as easy as possible for people to fully experience Jesus without cultural barriers.

Committed Christians, curious seekers, the worn-out and burnt-out are warmly welcomed and embraced at Urban. 

The Urban TEAM

Everyone who makes Urban their home is part of the Urban Team. We also have a kaitiaki /leadership team to lead, serve and strengthen the mission of Urban, and a Trust board to oversee the governance and compliance of our operations.

Pastor

Jonathan Rankin

the URBAN LEADERSHIP TEAM / KAITIAKI

Jonathan Rankin, Katie Hutching, Peter Huskinson, Lloyd Rankin

For all enquiries: email here.

TRUSTEES

Robert Bycroft (Chairman),  Hayden Porter, Nikolai Santamaria, Jonathan Rankin & Lloyd Rankin.

Urban Vineyard is a registered charity (CC21974), with full reporting to the Charities Services. To find our reports and records search for "Urban Vineyard" on charities.govt.nz

FINANCES
Sarah Obata email

VINEYARD HISTORY

International

The Vineyard Movement originated in the United States in 1974, with the first Vineyard Church growing rapidly and attracting a wide range of mostly young people with a desire to know, experience and share their faith in God. Before long several other Vineyard Churches were planted in California, with priorities of fostering worship, evangelism, relationships, healing, training and church planting.

In 1982 John Wimber and several other pastors led their existing churches into the Vineyard Movement as their visions were complimentary and before long John became leader of the movement. Initially Vineyard restricted its church-planting to North America, limiting its operation in other countries to renewal conferences and training. However Vineyard has now recognised a clear call to plant churches throughout the world including New Zealand.

Aotearoa New Zealand history

Vineyard’s first impact in New Zealand came when John Wimber held the ‘Signs, Wonders and Church Growth Conference’ in 1986, which had a significant effect on many denominations in this country. It provided an alternative theology and practice for healing and other Holy Spirit empowered works through emphasis on Kingdom theology and ‘only doing what you see the Father doing’.

Vineyard Churches New Zealand was launched in March 1995 when the 10 New Zealand Harvest Christian Centres became Vineyard Christian Fellowships. Harvest had been styled on the purposes, values and priorities of Vineyard Churches since its inception in 1989, but had not been given permission to use the Vineyard name, nor formally be part of the movement until March 1995.

The first Harvest Christian Centre was planted in Mahurangi in October 1989 by Lloyd and Victoria Rankin. It quickly grew and was instrumental in the planting of the next nine Harvest churches. The growth has continued with more churches being planted, and more people finding a living faith in Jesus Christ. We are committed to taking our place in the body of Christ in NZ and the world. To fulfil the calling that God has given us as a ‘tribe’ within the family of God – to bring our flavour, and in so doing enriching the body of Christ and being enriched by the body of Christ. Vineyard Churches typically emphasise:

• Biblical teaching

• Contemporary music

• The centrality of Jesus Christ

• Mercy, compassion and grace

• Care for the poor

• Prayer for the sick

• Respect for the whole body of Christ

• Connect groups

Ways to connect

Sunday Gatherings

If you are new to Urban, welcome! You should firstly check out our Sunday gathering if you haven't already. We meet at 10am at Community Hall, 65 Great North Road, Grey Lynn.

Our Sunday gatherings start with contemporary worship (prior to children attending their groups in the morning). It is followed by relevant teaching from the Bible, worship, communion and opportunity for prayer ministry. We hope you will find the meetings at Urban Vineyard relaxed, the teaching and communication relevant and the culture warm.

A parents and babies room is available. A childrens space is in the next room.

In order to help new guests connect and participate further, a Welcome to Urban event takes regularly after our Sunday gatherings. These events provide a chance to hear the vision and story of Urban Vineyard, and meet some members of our team. The atmosphere is relaxed, the meeting is short, questions can be asked, and food is served.

We would be honoured to have you visit and look forward to extending a welcome, should you decide to participate in community and serve in God's Kingdom purpose with us at Urban.

urban Groups

Urban Groups meet during the week at locations around Auckland, often in homes. We think Urban Groups are essential for our sense of connection with each other and with God in a large city. They are so helpful for continuing to grow and develop in our relationship with God and people.

Check the Urban Groups information under News for more details about these groups.

Urban Events

Another way of connecting is to head along to one of our regular events - see News for more details about what's coming up.

For families and children

URbanauts at Great North Road

Sunday mornings after the church notices/family news a 20 minute interactive programme for preschoolers takes place. 

This provides an opportunity for parents and caregivers to engage in worship with kids, meet and connect with other parents/caregivers of the young children in our church. A range of age appropriate toys are available and we invite you to please supervise your own children. Any assistance with tidy up at the end is appreciated.

A parents room is available for nursing mothers and babies which is equipped with changing facilities. 

High chairs are available for the kids and you are welcome to bring various snacks to meet the dietary requirements and needs of your child. A microwave and fridge are available in kitchen, as well as a first aid kit.

Serving families is a value at Urban Vineyard. We also provide meals especially those with new babies. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact us regarding needs - both prayer and practical support. 

For our city

We believe that we are blessed by God so that we will bless our city. We are committed to creating ways to meet the needs we find around us.
Over the years this has included running weekly lunches for those sleeping rough and those who are struggling to “make ends meet.” We have helped people into housing and into jobs, and supported them as they “get back on their feet.”
We regularly work with organisations like Pillars and the City Mission.

Resources

SUNDAY TEACHING ARCHIVE

Teaching

We have relevant Biblical teaching every week at Urban, and you are welcome to download the podcasts archive by clicking here.

Urban VIneyard Events Calendar