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What Is the Vineyard?

Vineyard Christian Fellowship began in 1974 when Kenn Gulliksen started the first Vineyard in Beverly Hills, California. With strong roots in the Jesus Movement of the late 60's and early 70's, Vineyard had close ties to the Calvary Chapel Churches headed by Chuck Smith. In 1982, John Wimber, pastor of a Calvary Chapel, and adjunct professor of Fuller Theological Seminary, became the pastor of a Vineyard church and acknowledged his call to provide leadership to the Vineyard churches and pastors.

Since then, the Association of Vineyard Churches has grown to over 750 churches in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom, Mexico, Costa Rica, Switzerland, and Brazil and continues to expand to other countries around the world.