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Welcome to the Vineyard Church of Elgin! We are a group of people who are committed to knowing and experiencing God and His love. As we experience God's presence, we hope to become more like Him so we can love like He does. You are welcome to join us this Sunday at 10am or to simply give us a call if you would like more information.
~Tom Severson, Pastor

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Our Student Ministry rocks

We're all about experiencing and receiving the Father's deep love for us and continually being transformed so we look more like Jesus. We rock the church at 7 pm every Thursday night. Come join us and join the journey...

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Experience God

We desire to experience the living God. He desires to be in relationship with us. On Sundays, we experience God through worship, teaching, community, prayer, and communion. Come get a glimpse of the Father's amazing and unconditional love.

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Beyond Our Walls

Church happens outside of 220 Division Street.  We want our neighbors to know how our lives have been transformed. We want to feed the homeless. We want to bring the wonderful news about Jesus to the nations. We want everyone to know that there are no marginalized people in the Kingdom of God. We want to bring the Kingdom of God to earth.

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What if you had another family ...

On Sundays, we gather for worship, teaching, communion, and community. But church goes beyond Sundays for us. Church is all week long. Church is a family who prays together and grows in relationship with God with one another. Church means that the weak lift up the strong because we are all weak at some point. Church means giving to those who have need and celebrating with those who rejoice. Church is family.

Transformation Stories

Tranformation Stories

No matter what your state of being, God has the power and
desire to transform lives. Watch the amazing things that
God is doing in the lives of some of our church family.

Just For Girls

For girls who are worshipers at heart and possibly interested in music, Sarah Fahringer will host a Girls' Worship Workshop at VCE on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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Fan the Flame

Learning to Minister in the Gifts of the Spirit
Fan the Flame is a teaching series to help us use spiritual gifts and understand the theology behind Vineyard's "Radical Middle" philosophy. The next opportunity in the series is about the gift of prophecy on Sunday 2/12 with Ed and Molly Loughran.

 

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Perspectives Class

Join thousands of believers on an epic journey into God's story and get threaded into the biggest story of all time.

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Love Elgin Day

Saturday, April 28, will be a very special day in Elgin, as many of the churches will join forces to bless the needy in Jesus' name.

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Bowling For Babies

Join TLC Pregnancy Services for their 10th annual bowling fundraiser on Saturday Feb. 11.

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Current News

The Homeless Ministry needs you!

The Homeless Ministry needs 11 cooks for February breakfasts.  Also stocking hats, gloves and socks are needed.

Pastor Tom interviewed by Mission America

Phil Miglioratti from Mission America Coalition recently interviewed Pastor Tom about the homeless outreach at our church. This is the program description that appears with the podcast link:

What Happens When A Prayer-Care-Share Congregation Feeds the Homeless?

Pastor Tom Severson shares the inspiring story of how the simple act of showing mercy to the poor has increased unity across the Church in their city, resulted in dozens of persons finding release from their addictions, families healed, and transformed his understanding of discipleship. Instructive inspiration!

You can access the informative, encouraging and uplifting podcast here.

Sugar, the Bitter Truth

I wanted to share the best video on contemporary health issues that I have seen in years. It's about 90 minutes, but give it five minutes and it will be hard to stop. Click here for "Sugar, the Bitter Truth." There was a follow-up article on the video published in the New York Times, and you can click here for that. Let me know what you think.

Blessings,

Tom

Swing a Hammer for the Hunts

Chris and Sarah Hunt are officially on the volunteer calendar with Habitat for Humanity, and now all they need is volunteers! The house has been gutted, and rebuilding will soon be underway.

Workdays will typically be on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Check out Sarah's blog to see photos and find out how to sign up with Habitat to help with the build. Be sure when you register to list yourself as "Family Partners and Friends" so the Hunts can benefit from your hours!

Beth's Blog

Beth Edwards, who attends VCE, started blogging this year "as an expression of my heart to encourage people." Check it out here.

Weekly Gatherings

Sunday Worship 10 am

La Viña 10:30am in the Chapel

Prayer Times

Tue-Fri 6:30-7:30 a.m.
In the Chapel
Tuesday 9-10 a.m.
In the Loft
Sunday 9-10 a.m.
In the Pastor's Office

Our Calendar

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Tom's Story

Who Holds the Knife?

The true-life account of Pastor Tom's encounter with a violent attacker...

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Kids Ministry

Kingdom Kids

We want our kids to experience the love of God! Join us...

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Student Ministry

Transform

Our student ministry is all about the love of God and his transforming power in our lives.

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