Leeds Vineyard

 

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27th June 2019 
 

Update from Cath Storey (Project Manager Fundraising & Communications) about Vineyard House – our office move, what’s God telling us, planning for the long-term vision and a joint event with friends. 

Next week sees the Leeds Vineyard church office move into Vineyard House - it’s very exciting and if anyone could lend a hand on Monday 1st July for some of the move, and possibly on other days, then please contact the office and let us know. It may take us a few days to get up and running, but it’s a sensible economic decision in the short term for our office to be based in Vineyard House and we look forward to having more of a personal presence locally as we come and go into the building.

 

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Prayer space in Vineyard House 

We featured pictures of the prayer space in last month’s blog and it’s wonderful to report on the gradual momentum that is building for this important space within Vineyard House. ‘In the Gap’, ‘Prayer Room’ and ‘Adoration’ groups are all meeting regularly to pray and worship. Anne Buchan, Assistant Pastor has said about these groups;  

“In our prayer times there has been a sense that God is refining us and working on our hearts as we learn to trust him on this faith journey. We have also been very aware of his compassion for the people of Headingley and his desire for Vineyard House to be a place where they can find hope. During the worship evening as part of ‘Adoration’, we have had a wonderful sense of his glory and power. We believe this is going to be increasingly evident to those living in Headingley as He uses us to minister to them through the projects that will run from Vineyard House.” 

We look forward to the months ahead as the team take residence in Vineyard House and to opening the prayer room up at designated times of the week, so people can drop in and take time to pray. Watch this space for more details and please do come along. 

Harvest Thanksgiving Service  

What a wonderful service, there was a real sense of togetherness, and I look forward to gathering all the responses and prayers for the Vineyard House project, especially those from our young people. Thank you to all those that have already sowed into the Vineyard House project and to those who have helped most recently in raising a further £80,000. This is tremendous, and I can say with authority following consultation with fellow fund seeking colleagues for projects such as ours, it really will stand as testimony to demonstrate the breadth of heart and commitment we as a church community have for the long-term Kingdom endeavour that the project stands for. Anne Buchan has reflected more on the prayer for STEPS recently and has commended that “it feels as if God is deepening our sense of being community as we give; this is not about what any individual can achieve, but about what God is releasing us to do collectively.” 

Planning update  

As you may have read in previous blogs, outline building plans have been developed for Vineyard House and in March a pre-planning application was made to Leeds City Council. Initial indications are that overall, the planning department are positive towards what we are seeking to do with Vineyard House, which is great news. The next stage will be for us to develop more detailed plans, ready to make a full planning application at the beginning of August. We hope you have had a chance to see the architectural concepts on the boards for yourselves during a come and see event in the building, if not, there will be further opportunities to do so coming up and you can also find them on the website in the Vineyard House specific web pages. 

Joint event with friends and residents of Becketts Park

Beckett Picnic in the Park

As you may have seen on the Leeds Vineyard Facebook page, we're excited to be joining in with the Beckett Park 'Picnic in the Park' on Sunday 7th July. There'll be live music, games, stalls - lots of fun for all ages. We look forward to seeing you there. We also look forward to talking more about all the relationships that are being fostered and developed locally.  

If you would like to contact Sam or me about anything relating to the Vineyard House Project, please do email us via the office.  
 

Cath Storey