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Tim's trip to China, October 2007
In October, Tim Whitley went on a short-term 2 week mission trip to China. You can see some of his photos here. More ...
Nik Gee
Our Vision
Our Vision More ...
David Flowers
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Reach Out opportunities over Christmas
There are still some Reach Out opportunities left over the Christmas season. One is on 6th January when we will be collecting Christmas trees from half-a-dozen neighbourhoods. More ...
Wharfedale Vineyard Office
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Mission DirectThis article has associated audio
Nigel Hyde reflects on Wharfedale Vineyard trips abroad with Mission Direct and outlines future plans More ...
David Wallace
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Directions to Weekly Worship
Directions by bus from Headingley and Leeds City Centre. And driving directions. More ...
Anne Button
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Recent forum posts
The website forums have become very popular - but if you blink you are likely to miss some of the conversations, they move so quickly. So we've added a new page which shows the 20 most recent forum posts. More ...
David Wallace
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General Leadership Team
Eight people share the leadership and pastoral responsibility for Wharfedale Vineyard and form the General Leadership Team (known as the GLT). This team is responsible for leading, guiding and supporting the activities of the other teams in the community. More ...
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Senior pastors
David and Alison Flowers planted the Wharfedale Vineyard in 1998. They love to go out for curries and long walks. David reads and Alison paints. David is friendlier than he looks and Alison is just friendly. More ...
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We've been to Love Berlin!
In August 2008 a team from Wharfedale Vineyard went to Berlin and spent 10 days praying for people on the streets and showing them God's love. More ...
David Flowers
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Emthonjeni, South AfricaThis article has associated audio
Emthonjeni is a project in an informal settlement near Soweto, South Africa. More ...
Matt and Anne Button
Values
Although values are not absolute and may change over time they do give us a real insight into who we are, why do what we do and why we do it the way we do. More ...
David Flowers
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Wharfedale Vineyard in pictures
Here are some of the pictures shown randomly on the home page of the website, with a little explanation. More ...
David Wallace
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Staff
Wharfedale Vineyard employs a range of people to help with running events, pastoral care and support. More ...
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Frank and Beryl go to India and Malawi, 2008
At the end of March Frank and Beryl are going on a trip to India, to visit the church that they used to work with out there, and to prepare for their trip to Malawi in June. More ...
Frank and Beryl Watson
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Caring for Life for 940 miles
Jason Procter and Pete Button are planning to cycle the length of mainland Britain (940 miles) in 12 days during August, to raise money for Caring for Life, one of the local charities Wharfedale Vineyard supports. More ...
Jason Procter
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Sparrow Schools, South Africa
More information about Sparrow Schools in South Africa, including details of how to sponsor a child for just £15 per month. More ...
Anne Button
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Reach out - 2008 overview
Recently Alex and Karen Griffin met with the General Leadership Team to spend an evening reflecting and praying about progress and plans in 2008. More ...
David Flowers and David Wallace
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Libby is spending a year with Dependance!
Find out how Libby Pollard will be Reaching Out during her gap year. More ...
Libby Pollard
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Hope 08 comes to Meanwood
A pile of young people and adult volunteers from all kinds of churches assembled at the Hope 08 Leeds Mission Hub with the aim of showing Gods love through words and actions in Kippax, Otley, Meanwood, Armley, Beeston, Hunslet and Horsforth More ...
Sarah Byde
Sierra Leone, Dec 2005
The Spring 2007 news update from Mission Direct, the mission group that Michelle Harrison is going out to Uganda with later this year. More ...
Elaine Sadler
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Hyde Family news
Attached are the newsletters from the Hyde Family. Nigel Hyde is the Cheif Executive of Mission Direct. More ...
Nigel Hyde
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Sarah gives rock solid, mentoring, lessons
Did you know that Sarah Byde is a schools worker with Leeds Faith in Schools? Here is a round-up of recent highlights of her work - Rock Solid, mentoring, lessons and More ...
David Wallace
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Soap, suds and shock...
Mark and Kerry's house group plus a few others from the church washed around 20 cars for FREE on Saturday at the Queen's Arms on Harrogate Road. Click here to see how it went. More ...
Mark Saxby


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Several new opportunities to help with Kidz Klub
As part of our support of initiatives within the city of Leeds, the Vineyard supports Kidz Klub. Esther Dowling is part of the Kidz Klub team and she tells us a bit more about it and some opportunities coming up. More ...
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Operation Christmas Child
It's shoe box time again! The time of year when we remember the very poorest children in Eastern Europe and Africa by filling a shoe box wrapped in jolly paper with toys, stationery, toiletries, they're required by the 15 November More ...
Hazel Faulkes
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Hannah and Ian dance down the aisle
At the end of their wedding service yesterday, Hannah and Ian Ripping danced down the aisle, with hot steps from their relatives not far behind. More ...
David Wallace
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South Africa trip, April 2007
Update! Last week Anne Button completed a 4.5km swim in 5 hours, and Matt ran 30km to raise sponsorship for the South Africa mission trip. Please send in your sponsorship money! More ...
Matt and Anne Button
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Update from Mission Direct Cambodia
This is where Nick Ogden and Josh Flowers have been working in Cambodia as part of their year out. More ...
Claire Tapp
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Mike and Sarah are married
Today Mike Byde and Sarah New became Mr + Mrs Byde in a wedding ceremony at St Andrews Church in Roundhay. More ...
David Wallace
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South Africa, April 2009
News from the team at Emthonjeni, an AIDS project in South Africa. The jungle gym is finished, and lots of entertaining children has been happening, also feeding 80 of the children. The veggie patch has been worked on and More ...
Matt and Anne Button
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God speaks - with perfect timing
I had a job interview last week. It seemed difficult to know what God was telling me until 4.45pm when two things happened simultaneously. More ...
Mark Saxby
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I'm going to Zambia in the summer
After my exams next year I'm taking a gap year, I'm going to be working for Mission Direct as a staff member in Zambia. I'm going to be overseeing teams of volunteers and helping with the projects and sharing the love of God with the people of Zambia More ...
Emily Marshall
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The Besom
An opportunity find out more about Besom and how it could potentially impact Leeds. More ...
Michele Goulding
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Brazil, July 2007
Alex and Lucy Holt are in Brazil working in a slum area as part of a team with Mission Direct. More ...
Alex and Lucy Holt
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South Africa 2009
We have a team of 15 people who will be going on a trip to South Africa in April 2009 to bless a community who we have links with out there. The team are now in the process of generating support to enable them to get there. More ...
Matt and Anne Button
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An evening with Sparrow Schools
Join us for an exciting evening on 18 February 2008 to hear about what God is doing in South Africa amongst disadvantaged children More ...
Wharfedale Vineyard Office
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Fireworks - and doughnuts!
Nik and Maggie and co gave away 1,000 doughnuts at the Roundhay Park firework display. Add your comments if you walked past or if you helped give them out. More ...
Nik and Maggie Gee
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Bob's caption competition
What are the men discussing at this point in Bob's weekend away? More ...
Nik Gee
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Kampala Children's Centre Choir in Leeds
A flavour of Uganda in Leeds on the 12th November. The choir from Kampala Children's Centre which Annie Fraser has visited twice will be in Headingley. See Annie for tickets. More ...
Anne Button
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Servefest
This Saturday, 27 September, at 10 am we are meeting at the Vineyard Centre to pray and worship before going out to bless the people of Leeds. There are a variety of activities planned to choose from, from washing cars to chocolate give aways. More ...
Andrew and Juli Aldwinkle
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Steps - an explanation of how we launched STEPS in 2007This article has associated audio
David Flowers introduces "STEPS"; where have been and where we think the Lord is calling us. Also, he talks about a property which we think we should buy. As we reach a pivotal point, shall we be a church that "does what it says on the tin?" More ...
David Flowers
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Board of Trustees
The Wharfedale Vineyard is constituted as a limited company and as a charity. As such it is controlled by a board made up of people who are both trustees and directors. The church reports to the Charity Commission and to Companies House. More ...
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What does it mean to be regional?
Because this is a growing church, we started imagining the River Wharfe as something organic, like a plant with tendrils in lots of places, and leaves already growing in some of those places. More ...
David Flowers and David Wallace
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Sam Flowers in Sri Lanka
Sam has finished a stint of voluntary work in Sri Lanka where he has been helping build some houses, teaching the children English and cleaning turtles! More ...
David Flowers
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Which group should I join?
If you are not in a housegroup, please do try one (or several). Just give the leaders a call to confirm where and when they are meeting and try them out, or ring the office for a general overview. Try the interactive map to find your nearest housegroup. More ...
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News from John and Ele Mumford
A news letter from John and Ele Mumford, the National Directors of Vineyard Churches UK, overviewing what is happening in Ireland and a gathering about to happen in Berlin. More ...
John Mumford
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(previous events) 24/7 prayer feedback
In September 2006 a prayer room was set up at the Vineyard centre. The room was set up to stimulate prayer and be a place to be in Gods presence and seek him, listening and praying. More ...
Ben Newman