Gather with us to worship at 9:00 AM each Sunday at the Youth for Christ Building. 1400 N. College St, Auburn, AL.
Rooted
in Christ, in Auburn,
for the good of the World
The harvest
is plentiful.
Hear more about the vision
of Vineyard Church.
A community rooted
in Christ, in Auburn, for the good of the World,
who are learning to abide in Jesus, love one another, and welcome our neighbors.
In Christ,
In Auburn,
For the World.
We believe that our true and deepest identity is as children of God, united to Jesus Christ by faith. The call on each of us is to root our lives deeper and deeper into the grace, love, and life that God gives us in Jesus Christ. We also believe that just as God has placed us In Christ, he has placed us in Auburn. Our hope is to bring the life changing power of the gospel to bear on all the places where we live, learn, work, and play. We also believe that what God is doing in us and in Auburn is part of something much bigger. God is at work around the world, redeeming a people ‘from every tribe, tongue, language, and nation’. This world-wide story of redemption sets the foundation for all that God is doing here at Vineyard Church.
Learning to
Abide, Love,
and Welcome.
We believe the work of the gospel is both internal and external. The gospel shapes who we are and how we relate with the people and world around us. As a branch stays connected to and draws its life from the vine, we are called to ABIDE in Jesus and experience the life sustaining and life changing power of the gospel. As the gospel changes and shapes us to look and live more like Jesus, we learn to LOVE one another the way that Jesus loved us, by laying down his life to love and serve others. Jesus is the ultimate hope for every human heart and need. As Jesus works in us, he also works through us, as we WELCOME our neighbors into the good news and hope of the gospel.
Why 'Vineyard Church'
In John 15, Jesus shares a foundational paradigm for the way his church is supposed to think about their identity and mission. He gives them the image of a Vineyard. Throughout the Bible, God often refers to his people as his vineyard. We belong to God. We are his special people. We draw our life and everything from him. As his vineyard, we are called to bear fruit that honors him and provides a feast our neighbors can enjoy, so that they join us in ‘tasting and seeing that the Lord is good’.
“I am the true Vine … Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing."
JOHN 15
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Our Story
God has been at work in our community for a long time. The vision and calling of Vineyard Church is the intersection of multiple stories God has been telling and weaving together.
One of those stories is the story of Auburn and its growth. Auburn is rapidly growing, and on pace to reach a population of 100K in the next decade. Auburn is also home to Auburn University, where almost 30K students from many nations have come to spend these highly formative years of their lives. Auburn has a rich spiritual heritage, and for generations has had countless men and women praying for the growth of God’s kingdom here.
In 2018, Josh and Jennifer Yates, along with their family, moved to Auburn to work and serve at First Presbyterian Church of Opelika. First Pres had and has a longstanding desire to be a church that plants churches. With Josh’s background in campus ministry, a love for people, and a vision for church planting, this vision of planting a new church in Auburn for Auburn began to take root.
Through countless hours of prayer and discernment, Vineyard Church was born, with a hope and desire to bring the transforming power of the gospel to bear on all the places people live, learn, work, and play. Josh is being launched out by First Pres Opelika in 2023 to plant Vineyard Church, along with a handful of families from First Pres and other churches in the area. Vineyard Church is a plant of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC).
Josh Yates, Lead Pastor
