About Vine
How Vine started
In 2016, with a phone, a podcast and a potluck. Here’s the rest of it.
Our story
A podcast and a potluck
In 2016, Dana and Eli started recording their Tuesday Bible study on a phone and putting it online. A few dozen people listened. They invited the listeners to a potluck, and forty people turned up to a two-bedroom apartment. The potlucks moved to a café, then to the old print shop on Market Square in 2019.
We still stream every Sunday, because a lot of people find us that way. But we keep inviting everyone to a table, because you can’t bring a casserole to a livestream.
What we believe
What we believe
01
Jesus
He is the vine, and nothing good grows without him.
02
The Bible
We read it together, ask questions out loud and let it have the last word.
03
Grace
Wherever you’re coming from, you don’t have to clean up first.
04
Real tables
Watching online is a fine start. Most of the growing happens with people, around a table.
05
Downtown
We serve our neighbours on Market Square because Jesus served us first.
Our team
Who leads us
Dana and Eli share the teaching. Priya runs the online church and answers most of the late-night messages.
Dana
Lead Pastor
Eli
Teaching Pastor
Priya
Online Church
Marco
Worship
Hana
Groups
Jude
Production
Tess
Kids
Omar
Care
Watch first, then come by
Catch a message this week. When you’re ready, the 9:30 is the quieter one.