About
Welcome to the Vine Fellowship - Crawley. We are a small, friendly local church that has existed since1977, as part of the Housechurch movement. We don’t have our own church building but have met in a variety of locations over the years.
We emphasise the work of the Holy Spirit, both in our own lives and in the life of the church. We fellowship with each other in the love of Christ and meet together to worship God the Father through Jesus Christ with the help of the Holy Spirit. We teach each other by example and by encouragement from God's word which we find in the Bible.
We believe we can all receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit and encourage everyone to actively participate in our meetings.
Our meetings
Our main meeting is on a Sunday morning, starting at 10:30 and lasts for approximately an hour and a quarter, with refreshments afterwards. The meeting usually includes a talk for the children, worship and then a talk given by a member of the fellowship. On the first & third Sunday we also share communion. There is opportunity for people to participate. You are more than welcome to join us and we are currently meeting at the Grasshopper pub on Tilgate Parade. There is ample parking including two spaces for mobility badge holders.
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We have weekly house groups meetings available for members which usually meet on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening. These are an opportunity for socialising, worship, prayer and sharing God’s word.
There is a prayer meeting on Friday evenings, starting at 19:45, to which everyone is welcome. These are held on Zoom, with the option to meet in person on the 1st Friday of the month.
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Working together
We are not affiliated to any other churches but work together with evangelical churches in Crawley, supporting organisations that help meet people’s needs. These include:
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Crawley Christians Against Poverty centre, which supports people struggling with debt and financial pressures, through cost free debt counselling and financial planning.
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Easter team, which is a Crawley Food Bank partner, providing food and support with utility top ups for those in need.
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Lighthouse Project exists to share the Christian faith and values in schools in Crawley through assemblies, clubs, prayer spaces, lessons and mentoring.
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Crawley Open House which provides support and services for those suffering the effects of homelessness, unemployment, loneliness, discrimination, or other forms of social exclusion.
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Love Your Neighbour Crawley which is a network of churches in Crawley working to support individuals and families in need.
We also support a number of other organisations, including:
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Arab World Mission, which aims to empower and challenge the Church in the North America and Europe to send and financially support 10.000 Arab missionaries to preach the gospel and plant churches in the Arab World.
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The Bear Church – Deptford, Building Project
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Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières), which provides medical humanitarian assistance to save lives and ease the suffering of people in crisis situations ...
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Tear Fund (Evangelical Alliance Relief Fund), which partners with churches in more than 50 of the world’s poorest countries in order to tackle poverty through sustainable development, responding to disasters, and challenging injustice.
