east anglia area
Hi, welcome!
Glad you found us. A particularly warm welcome if you are browsing from another Vineyard in our Area. This is where to find out what is happening in the wider Vineyard family in the east of England.
Vineyard Churches is organised into a number of different geographical areas. The areas provide oversight, vision, resource and support for the local Vineyard churches.
We regularly gather together in our Areas for prayer, worship, ministry and training and then once a year all Areas gather at our National Leaders’ Conference, usually held in January/February at Trent Vineyard, Nottingham.
Periodically we hold training events including worship, children’s ministry, youth, which complement our other national events.
The Area Leaders for East Anglia are Andrew and Emma Stewart-Darling who also lead Stour Valley Vineyard Church in Sudbury, South Suffolk, near the North Essex border. Together they serve on the Vineyard Church Development Team and are members of the Vineyard Churches National Council.
For East Anglia Area resources, including talks, slides and video from past conferences, click here to visit West Suffolk Vineyard Church’s site who are kindly hosted them for the time being.
This page will be updated with news and events as it happens, so do book mark it.
Meanwhile, why not take a look below of something of the exciting things going on in 2012 in our Vineyard Area?
Area Dates for 2012
30 January- 3 February Trent Vineyard, Nottingham
Speakers include: John & Ele Mumford (National Directors, Vineyard Churches), Debby Wright (Trent Vineyard), Alan Scott (Causeway Vineyard); Top Koleoso (Jubilee Church, Enfield) and Robby Dawkins (USA)
Area Church Planters’ Day with John and Ele Mumford, National Directors of Vineyard Churches
Saturday 10 am -4pm 29 June
Hosted by Craig & Hannah Deal, Area Church Planting Co-ordinators.
Vineyard Centre, West Suffolk Vineyard, Bury St Edmunds,, Suffolk
Regional Day Church Planting Day with Senior Pastor Steve Nicholson, Evanston Vineyard, Chicago, USA
Wednesday 10.00 am -3.30 pm, 14 November. Gateway Vineyard, Dartford, Kent. For church planters and those who have recently planted churches. Lunch is provided.
Friday Evenings at 8.00pm: 16 March & 30 November
Hosted by Andrew Stewart-Darling for pastoral staff of all churches at the Vineyard Centre, West Suffolk Vineyard, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3NZ.
Friday 27-Sunday 29 April.
Hosted by Area Worship Co-ordinator Chris Perkins at Belsey Bridge Conference Centre. Ditchingham Suffolk. (Please note that this is not at The Oasts now.)
National Worship Leaders’ Retreat – Friday 16-Sunday 18 NovemberÂ
High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddesdon, Herfordshire.
More details coming soon.
Read the pastor’s Blog
this week
- ~ HOME groups this week
"We currently have three HOME groups (evenings) which meet in Acton and Sudbury on Tuesday and Bures on Thursday. If you would like to come or want to know more, please contact the office for venue details. Visitors and enquirers always"
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- For those unaware, Anglican theologian Tom Smail, perhaps known best for book, The GIving Gift has gone to be one who gives life. #tomsmail 6 hrs ago
- A poem for Ash Wednesday - TS Elliot http://t.co/ThupGLy6 16 hrs ago
- Phew! Over 200 pancakes cooked and served to the town this lunchtime. Fun! #outwardfocuschurch #vineyardchurches http://t.co/SbX9FaqY 1 day ago
- More updates...








