5 /5 florhmx: When I started attending this church, I felt forced to attend. I resented being there. I felt like most people who wonder away from group worship “that I was amongst hypocrites.”
“I can worship God at home!” - I thought. But I continued to attend and with each service my faith grew stronger. The way the service was delivered touched my heart. The worship songs are performed in a very moving and genuine way. I always felt welcome, but I had this feeling inside me that tried to keep me away!
I imagine it is almost like when a child has never experienced kindness and keeps moving from home to home, and then they end up in a home where the adults show unconditional love and patience, but the child is scarred by past hurts that it’s hard for the child to believe that they are loved - that’s the kind of accepting kindness I found there. I fought it, but God won me over.
We have been attending The Vineyard off and on for the last 8 years or so. My youngest child loves it! He was in elementary when we started going there and is now a teen who asks me every weekend to please take them to church bc they enjoys the youth group.
I recommend The Vineyard Church to anyone looking for a place where you can truly come as you are and feel welcome.