Toowoomba Vineyard Church

Our services start with coffee (it’s a high value for us), followed by a time of worship and then a message from the bible. There’s always a time to respond to the message afterwards in prayer ministry — a key distinctive for Vineyard churches.

We don’t have a dress code so wear whatever’s comfortable. If suiting up for church is your thing that’s cool, but mostly we’re pretty casual ☺️

We have lots more info about our Sunday services here.

One of the incredible things about the church in the first 100 years after Jesus is that they were a very diverse bunch. In Galatians 3:28 the Apostle Paul famously said that there is ‘neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus’. This doesn’t mean our personal differences don’t matter, instead, it’s a reminder that our unity in Christ matters more.

Today the biggest dividing lines in Australian society aren’t along wealth, gender, and status (though these remain), but along ideas.

At TVC you’ll meet people who have polar opposite views on most of the topical issues of our day, yet we’re finding ways to learn from one another and worship together regardless. We think that’s pretty cool.

That said, there are some issues where we feel led to take a stand. One is we strongly believe women should be empowered to preach and lead (you can read a Vineyard USA position paper on that topic). We also see a deep need in our culture for reconciliation with our first nations — that’s why we do an Acknowledgement of Country (not a welcome to country, that’s different) each Sunday.

We are fully funded by tithes and offerings from the TVC community. That said, there’s absolutely no pressure to give if you come, and if you do, there’s no requirement on how much. You can read more about our approach to giving here. If you want to learn more about how our money is spent feel free to contact us.

Kids — yes! We welcome kids ages 2+ on Sundays and have a dedicated programme for them. Kids church starts with a solid time of play on the on-site playground followed by a simple, age-appropriate teaching from the bible.

Kids under 2 are welcome (you won’t be the only one), we usually set up a mat with toys at the back of the room so you can stay in for the service. We don’t mind a bit of noise.

There’s no youth group at this time but we’re happy to connect you with some great groups if you’re on the hunt!

The Vineyard is a movement that’s part charismatic and evangelical, if those terms mean anything to you. Put another way, we believe God is moving today in gifts like healing and the prophetic, but we’re firmly rooted in the bible as our source of truth for our faith. Here’s a bit more what it means to be a Vineyard church.

To the second question — yes we’re serious — the Vineyard isn’t very well known in Australia (yet), but is a large international movement which is formally recognised in Australia. We have appropriate accountability structures in place to make sure we don’t get too weird. Learn more about Vineyard global and about Vineyard Australia.

We’re only new, so we’re not formally equipped to offer crisis support, financial help, or other services at this time. That said, if you need help and don’t know who to turn to, reach out and we can connect you with the right people.

What we can offer is a welcoming community of people to do the journey with, who can pray for you and encourage you. All of us a TVC have experienced the ability of Jesus to meet our deepest need—our search for identity, purpose, and belonging—and we’d love you to experience this too.

We’ve been doing church for a while and we think the scribble pretty accurately sums up the reality of it 😉 it also means when things don’t quite go to plan you can’t say we didn’t warn you!