| Our pastor... |
Gina has been with the Association of Vineyard Churches for 24
years, and a pastor for 15 years. She is a gifted musician,
songwriter, vocalist, worship leader and communicator.
Gina's heart beats for people to realize the fullness of a life
connected to God and to a loving community. She is filled with
compassion and understanding for those who have been hurt in
life. She is a widow, a cancer survivor, a mother of 4 beautiful
children, and a lover of people. She has a knack for finding the
beauty in a person, and calling it to the surface. You will find her
warm and easy to talk to.
In 2004 she founded a ministry called Some Peace Again to call
together those who've suffered various kinds of loss in their lives
to be a support for one another. If you want to learn more about
Gina, check out her website for a more in-depth bio and
samples of her music.
years, and a pastor for 15 years. She is a gifted musician,
songwriter, vocalist, worship leader and communicator.
Gina's heart beats for people to realize the fullness of a life
connected to God and to a loving community. She is filled with
compassion and understanding for those who have been hurt in
life. She is a widow, a cancer survivor, a mother of 4 beautiful
children, and a lover of people. She has a knack for finding the
beauty in a person, and calling it to the surface. You will find her
warm and easy to talk to.
In 2004 she founded a ministry called Some Peace Again to call
together those who've suffered various kinds of loss in their lives
to be a support for one another. If you want to learn more about
Gina, check out her website for a more in-depth bio and
samples of her music.
Deanna Cryan: Welcome Team
Richard Cryan: Finances
Victoria Campbell: Women's Mnistries
Ron Campbell: Men's Ministries
Kim Ogden: Outreach, Overseas Missions
Wade Smith: Benevolence, Sound Logistics
Marianne Smith: College Missions
Ruth Redington: Spiritual Formation
Craig and Marah Snoeyink: Children's Ministries
Ron and Heather Reid: Intercessory Prayer
Richard Cryan: Finances
Victoria Campbell: Women's Mnistries
Ron Campbell: Men's Ministries
Kim Ogden: Outreach, Overseas Missions
Wade Smith: Benevolence, Sound Logistics
Marianne Smith: College Missions
Ruth Redington: Spiritual Formation
Craig and Marah Snoeyink: Children's Ministries
Ron and Heather Reid: Intercessory Prayer
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| Deanna & Richard Cryan |
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The Wellesley Vineyard is part of a community of 1500 churches in forty-seven countries worldwide, including over
500 churches in the U.S.
Vineyard Christian Fellowship began inauspiciously in 1974 as a young man named Kenn Gulliksen led
a small fellowship of burned-out Christians in the Los Angeles area. Those first meetings included a large
amount of singing and worshipping God in an attempt to experience him as a living, life-changing friend and
not just as a theory, which had been the experience of all-too many in the group. Their little fellowship grew quickly
as people got wind of the fresh work of God that seemed to be happening in their meetings.
By 1982, when they began looking for someone who could give shape to this rapidly-expanding movement of
now seven churches, they heard about a young pastor named John Wimber, who had been experiencing some
remarkable things in his own right.
A former professional musician, Wimber had moved into the ministry after experiencing some dramatic
works of God. After spending several years training ministers at Fuller Theological Seminary, he and his wife,
Carol, began meeting with a small group of Christians who -- much like those under Gulliksen's leadership --
were looking for a fresh experience of God that seemed more like the dynamic, supernatural experience of
following Jesus Christ thatthey read about in the New Testament.
By 1982, more than a thousand people were bursting the seams of the high school gym in which they were
meeting. That year, Wimber took over the leadership of Vineyard churches and shortly thereafter Gulliksen
moved to Boston to start one of the first East Coast Vineyards, now in Framingham. John Wimber died in 1997
from a brain hemorrhage, leaving behind a congregation of almost seven thousand people and an association of
churches reaching more than a hundred thousand people.
Vineyard churches have become known for helping people find afresh experience of God in an informal,
contemporary setting. Many Vineyard songs are sung worldwide, across many denominations,in keeping
with a vision not only to build up Vineyard churches, but to bless and encourage as many churches and
denominations as possible.
500 churches in the U.S.
Vineyard Christian Fellowship began inauspiciously in 1974 as a young man named Kenn Gulliksen led
a small fellowship of burned-out Christians in the Los Angeles area. Those first meetings included a large
amount of singing and worshipping God in an attempt to experience him as a living, life-changing friend and
not just as a theory, which had been the experience of all-too many in the group. Their little fellowship grew quickly
as people got wind of the fresh work of God that seemed to be happening in their meetings.
By 1982, when they began looking for someone who could give shape to this rapidly-expanding movement of
now seven churches, they heard about a young pastor named John Wimber, who had been experiencing some
remarkable things in his own right.
A former professional musician, Wimber had moved into the ministry after experiencing some dramatic
works of God. After spending several years training ministers at Fuller Theological Seminary, he and his wife,
Carol, began meeting with a small group of Christians who -- much like those under Gulliksen's leadership --
were looking for a fresh experience of God that seemed more like the dynamic, supernatural experience of
following Jesus Christ thatthey read about in the New Testament.
By 1982, more than a thousand people were bursting the seams of the high school gym in which they were
meeting. That year, Wimber took over the leadership of Vineyard churches and shortly thereafter Gulliksen
moved to Boston to start one of the first East Coast Vineyards, now in Framingham. John Wimber died in 1997
from a brain hemorrhage, leaving behind a congregation of almost seven thousand people and an association of
churches reaching more than a hundred thousand people.
Vineyard churches have become known for helping people find afresh experience of God in an informal,
contemporary setting. Many Vineyard songs are sung worldwide, across many denominations,in keeping
with a vision not only to build up Vineyard churches, but to bless and encourage as many churches and
denominations as possible.
| Victoria & Ron Campbell |
| Kim Ogden |
| Wade & Marianne Smith |
| Ruth Redington |
| Craig & Marah Snoeyink |
| Ron & Heather Reid |
| Charles River Vineyard Christian Fellowship Compassion * Acceptance * Healing * Hope |
Our Familiy Album
The History of Vineyard Churches