FOR THE CITy
Joining in with God’s transformation of lives
Our Vision
We are an Isaiah 61 church on mission to bring life to our city, to bring hope to the hopeless, bind up the broken-hearted, and set the captives free! Keep reading to see the ways we are being a compassionate church and how you can get involved. We rely on a great team of volunteers to be able to run our projects, so if you’d like to help, we’d love to hear from you.
And if you’re in need, we’d love to help – just get in touch with us below.
Winter Appeal
As a church, we want to stretch what it means to demonstrate compassion, particularly to those most affected by the winter. The two groups most affected by winter in London are the homeless and elderly people in our community. Our aim isn’t to be the best church in the community but to be the best church for the community.
Here’s what you can do. We’ve created an Amazon wish list on behalf of our HUB and Mercy Street ministries and you can buy a gift, and bring it along to any of the sites during December. You can also give directly online and we can buy these gifts on your behalf.
SERVING THE CITY
Mercy Street
Mercy Street is a ministry that reaches out to people experiencing homelessness. When we go out, we practise ‘direct action’. This means we do what we can materially and spiritually at that point in time to alleviate suffering. We currently serve people in Battersea and Balham and hope to cover more areas over time.
The Hub
Is our weekly community space which is open
to all, free to attend, and aimed at those who are elderly, lonely, isolated, unemployed, or otherwise in social or financial need. It is a simple way to meet the need for elderly and lonely people in our community to connect, be in a warm space, have a free lunch and enjoy socialising in a safe welcoming space.
Healing on the Streets
This is a simple but amazing ministry that creates opportunities for people to encounter God’s love and power on the streets of our city. Every time we go out we are able to powerfully express God’s love, simply by inviting people to sit on a chair so we can pray for them. Come and join in with what God is doing!
West Side Football Club
Westside FC aims to empower young people from disadvantaged communities through motivational management, discipline, quality football coaching and competitive matches, helping them to overcome adversity and achieve their goals.
We sponsor 33 young people to be part of and play for the West Side football club. 10 of these young people are under 16 boys from the Battersea Estates who formed a team amongst themselves and desperately wanted to join West Side FC. These young boys needed someone to believe in and support them and we feel that our financial support allows for these boys to be mentored and cared for under the West Side FC banner. We trust that this
will in return build a connection for their families into our Battersea site.
Volunteer
There are many ways to get involved
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people, and vulnerable adults. Click here if you’d like a copy of our Safeguarding Policy. If you have questions or concerns please contact admin@vineyard61.org.
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. And you are to love those who are foreigners
Deuteronomy 10:18-19
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