Belonging

DISCOVERING MEMBER

Maybe previous church experiences have left you feeling hurt and disillusioned. Maybe you have doubts about Christianity or the existence of a good Creator. Yet, you still have this longing… Visit with us for a few weeks and perhaps you’ll discover something that draws you in. You will be welcome. There is a place for you.

A Discovering Member commits to:

  • Seek God

  • Serve and befriend the Poor

  • Honor your Community (Vine of the Mountains)

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servant member

You are on the great adventure of trusting and following Jesus. You accept God's forgiveness and love given through Jesus Christ, whom you believe and confess to be Savior and risen Lord. You dare to become accountable for living a life that lines up with the good news you are finding in the gospel - even when difficult or averse to your own inclinations. You are realizing that the only road to real joy is to abandon yourself for the sake of knowing Jesus. Welcome Home.

A Servant Member becomes mutually accountable with other Servant Members to:

  • Love God and Others as Yourself (with heart, soul, mind, and strength)

  • Serve and befriend the Poor

  • Imitate Christ

  • Invite All (into God's Kingdom)

Servant Member Prerequisites

One who would be a Servant Member of The Vine gives his or her heart to these things...

  • Belief in and profession of Jesus Christ as the incarnate, crucified, bodily resurrected, glorified Son of God, Savior and Lord, by whose gracious, atoning, sacrificial death we are forgiven of sin and born again to eternal life.

  • Belief that the Holy Bible is God's inspired Word, true and uniquely authoritative in all matters of faith and Christian living.

  • Agreement to neither teach nor promote beliefs contrary to those of our Articles of Faith.

  • Agreement to honor this community by refraining from gossip or hurtful statements regarding the church or its members — seeking to resolve conflict with fellow members or leadership promptly - with humility and love. This is an important biblical principle.

Anglican

We belong to a large branch of the Christian family known as Anglicans. This is a recent development for The Vine. It’s a long story, but the Lord led us here. We are in the biblically traditional and gospel-driven province of the Anglican Church in North America and Diocese of the Carolinas.

If you would like to learn more about and perhaps follow Jesus in the “Anglican Way,” you can explore this website’s Confirmation page. It is password protected… mellon.

Support

To help promote spiritual formation; apply the Word to our lives; foster authentic community; pray and care for one another; all members are encouraged to support one another through regular participation in a Vinelife small group.