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Our History
The information below will tell you about our History as a church.
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In the fall of 1988, Chuck and Liz Wolfinbarger moved to Franklin and
attended the Vineyard in Cincinnati that was led by Steve Sjogren.
 
After spending some time at the Cincinnati Vineyard, Chuck and Liz felt led
of God to begin a Vineyard in the Mid-Miami Valley. Being from this area, they
felt a special love for the people of the Mid-Miami Valley.
 
The Vineyard Movement was about 10 years old then. It began in California with
Ken Gullikson and then John Wimber led it into a worldwide movement of renewal,
evangelism, and church planting allowing regular Christians to do the ministry rather than professional ministers.
 
In 1989, we started our first small group and met in a home. We started our first
Sunday night service in Nov. 1989 in the Franklin Square office complex.
We also started our ministry of taking food to the poor.
 
On Nov. 4, 1990 we had our first Sunday Morning service.
 
In March 1993, we opened the Vineyard Downtown. It is a store where
people can shop, but everything is free. We have helped thousands since its opening.
 
In August 1993, we moved to the Adesa Auto Auction. We also took over the
summer lunch program that fed needy children during the summer.
 
In January 1998, we merged with the Northview Brethren Life church and became
the Vineyard Community Church and moved into our current building.
 
On January 6th 2008, we dedicated the Vineyard Clinic.
The Clinic serves people who have a job but have no insurance by giving free health care.
 
In June 2008, we got the deed for our current building and property.
Plans are now being worked out for a future expansion building.
 
September of 2009, we moved our Vineyard Freestore from its old location. The new location houses the Help Center
and the Youth Center. After remodeling the new space, we re-opened as the Vineyard Downtown Help Center
side on November 21st, 2009, as work continued on the Youth Center side.
 
On May 29th, 2010, we opened the Vineyard Downtown Youth Center side! The Youth Center is open after school to the kids in the
community and our youth use it for their services. After school tutoring is also done at the Youth Center.
 
We are a part of the Association of Vineyard Churches in the USA.
There are now over 1500 Vineyard Churches worldwide.
 
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