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Sunday Services

Farnham Vineyard meets each Sunday morning at All Hallows School, Weybourne Road, Farnham (click here for map/directions). Coffee is served from 10am and the service begins at 10.40am. The atmosphere is pleasantly informal, and you can be sure of a warm welcome. There will be someone there to help you find your way round. Services last for about an hour and a half.

Children's activities are provided during the service from crèche to teens. These include an abundance of fun, some worship and teaching, and plenty of encouragement relevant to each age group.

We also have bi-monthly evening services at 7pm at The Vineyard Centre (click here for map/directions).  These are relaxed times of worship, prayer and ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit.  Please see the diary page for dates.

Home Groups

These are central to the church's life. Groups of 6-12 people meet in homes for food, relationship building, worship, prayer, and learning from the Bible. The goal of these groups is to facilitate growth in character, to train and equip every member for ministry and to find ways of serving the community together.

Young People

• Crèche
  We have an excellent Crèche facility in All Hallows School during Sunday services.  We also have a mother and baby room which offers some peace and quiet for nursing mums.
• Young Vineyard
  This is our Sunday ministry for children from 3 - 9 years. As well as meeting in their age groups, they spend time together in worship and various other activities. They have a lot of fun together.
• Rhythm
  This is a group for 10's - 13's.  They stay in church with the adults for the first two worship songs, after which they go to the school gym for fun and games before their teaching slot. 
• Wired
  This is a group for 10's - 15's which meets on Friday evenings during term time at 40 Degreez in Farnham. There is a wide range of activities from bowling to night hikes, karaoke, sports and silly games.
• Young Adults Home Group
  This home group for 16-21 year olds shares the same values and goals as the other home groups at the Vineyard (see above).

Prayer meetings

Each Wednesday there are prayer meetings from 6.15 - 7.15am and from 1 - 2pm in The Vineyard Centre.

More ..?

Once a quarter we put on a musical event in the Cellar Bar of Farnham Maltings.  The bar is open and it is a good opportunity to relax and invite friends to a different kind of church event.  See the diary page for the date of the next More ...?

Ministries in the Community

These include regular visits to the elderly, a Storehouse (provisions for those in financial difficulty), Harbour (a weekly drop-in lunch) and Wired. Home groups are encouraged to develop their own areas of service.

Teaching and Training

Regular leadership and discipleship training takes place in the church. Further courses, all open to the community, take place from time to time, covering such topics as positive parenting, the work/life balance, marriage and managing money.

Ministry trips occasionally go from Farnham Vineyard to other churches in the UK and abroad. Links are developing with the international church, particularly in poor areas.

Alpha Courses

Alpha is especially designed to be a relaxed, informal and pressure free introduction to the Christian faith. It takes place over 10 evenings and a few hours at a special weekend session. The course is a great opportunity to investigate Jesus for yourself and to make new friends, especially as eating supper together is a part of the process.  We plan to start our next course on Wednesday 24th September 2008.  The Alpha Supper is on Wednesday 10th September. For more information, please visit our Alpha page.

Fellowship and Social Events

Homegroups organise their own social events but there are also occasional events for the whole church.  These are always publicised on the diary page.  There is a newly formed Farnham Vineyard Bikers Club as there are a number of bikers in the church, including the Senior and Assistant Pastors!