About us
introduction
What do we believe? How is it shaping the way we live? Where are we going? How are we organised? Who gets to play? Are we accountable? These areas below will give you a few clues.
- Southampton Vineyard Person
- Vision
- Housegroups
- Sundays
- Ministry
- Christians Against Poverty (CAP)
- Thornhill Mission Group
- Kids work
- Rock (youth)
- Money
- International links
oversight
We are part of Vineyard Churches (UK). We carry the Vineyard name as a legal trademark as so, should we decide to head off in a radically different direction, the movement has the power to remove that name.
We are directly overseen by Andrew & Roz Wallis who lead the Bristol Vineyard and are themselves part of the national leadership team.
We are part of the Southern Region of Vineyard Churches, which is co-ordinated by Mike & Maggie Pearson who lead Mercy Vineyard (Southampton).
Vineyard Churches (UK) is overseen by John & Ele Mumford who lead the South West London Vineyard.
Leadership team
The leadership team is made up of those who oversee housegroups in the church. It is not a democracy but functions as a group of people bringing their thoughts, wisdom, and counsel to the mix. Matt & Di maintain final authority but it would be a foolish person to ignore the sage advice of this group! For profiles of the leaders click here or on the individual links below.
Matt & Di Hyam (senior pastors)
Sam & Helen East (assistant pastors)
Andy & Abby Milchard (cluster leaders)
Dave & Loz Foskett (children's work overseers)
Trustees
The church is a limited company (no. 3039060) and a registered charity (no. 1045724). As required by law, the church has a board of directors / trustees. These people are responsible for the financial and legal decisions in the church. Should things go badly wrong, it would be these people in prison!
Within the Vineyard as a movement, the trustees' do not so much set the agenda as seek to act as a check and balance to ensure that the agenda is affordable and legal! As John Wimber famously said, "your job is to keep the senior pastor out of jail and out of the red".
The trustees meet every three months (unless there is something specific to discuss).
Currently, the trustees are:
Adam Clark
Diana Edwin
Matt Hyam
Steve Jones
Jim Lennard
Julia May
