We’re mixing things up for this holiday season, so please make a note and plan accordingly!
No services held on Sunday, January 1
It has been our pattern to cancel services on the Sunday following Christmas day. It is important to give our volunteers a much-needed and well-deserved break. Instead of gathering at church, we will provide resources online to help you worship at home. (This link will work on New Year’s Day!)
Things will return to what we call normal beginning Sunday, January 8th.
No services Christmas Day
This was a tough call to …

This summer, Ron & Phyllis Dolislager found the Vineyard and quickly became part of our church family. Phyllis is an author and wanted to share their story about finding a church here in Maryville.
If you’re looking for a church home, we hope her words can help you in your search.
If you’d like to read more from Phyllis, click here to download her free e-book entitled Moved Out of Our Comfort Zone.
Do you have a story to share? Send us a quick summary using our contact page.
An Angel + A Radical …

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LifeGroup discussion questions

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LifeGroup discussion questions

Aaron spent some time reflecting, but what are some of your most memorable vineyard-related moments?
What excites you the most about our upcoming move?
What concerns you the most about our upcoming move?
Why are people often uncomfortable with the idea of “conversion?”
Why is the illustration about the elephant self-defeating?
How is Christianity like other religions?
How is Christianity completely unique?
Why is it that Christianity could never be the result of a philosophical or logical pursuit (answer: it’s so counter-intuitive).
Why do we have to tell the story about Jesus?
Read Acts 4:23-31. …

Part two of the “Old Time Religion” series included baptisms, a giant flannelgraph, Roger’s stories, and a little bit of pulpit pounding when appropriate.

Contributed by Becky Badilla
When Therese was eighteen months old, she got it. It clicked in her heart one day that Jesus was God. We had been in the ICU waiting room of a Catholic hospital, visiting my aunt who was extremely ill, and Therese looked up at one of the crosses and said “Jesus Is God!” She went around telling everyone in the room her discovery, and she also blessed all of them. She had picked up a habit of taking whatever drink or liquid was around, putting her …