Sundays

SUNDAY SERVICES IN-PERSON & ONLINE

We hold regular services both in person and online

Our in-person services are 4–5pm each Sunday at  the URC chapel
in Chapel Street, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LZ

Or you can join us on Sunday mornings
at 10.30am on YouTube or Facebook

What to expect
Online
Our weekly online service is at 10.30am and includes worship, teaching and prayer. The service lasts for between 30–45 minutes and, if you're watching on a computer or mobile device, you can chat with others who are taking part before, during and after the service using the Live Chat facility. There is also an opportunity to receive personal prayer ministry by phone immediately after the service.

In person
On Sunday afternoons we meet at 4pm at the URC building in Chapel Street, LE13 1LZ, for an hour of inspiring worship, practical teaching and Spirit-led prayer. The service includes contemporary worship, an informal slot for sharing news, interviews and personal stories, a message aimed at adults and prayer. Children's worship and activities are also provided. After the service there's an opportunity to chat together and enjoy real coffee, tea and other refreshments.

Where can I find you?
Online services are broadcast on YouTube and Facebook. Sunday services premiere at 10.30am and continue to be available after broadcast. To explore the Melton Vineyard channel simply click on the YouTube logo below.

Our in person services are held at the URC chapel in Chapel Street, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LZ at 4pm each Sunday.
Who's it for?
Anyone! It doesn’t matter what age you are, whether you are single or married, employed or out-of-work, whether or not you have children, whether you’re a committed Christian or ‘just looking’, or what background, race or culture you come from – if you are looking for "life to the full" (John 10.10), you are welcome!

What do you offer for children?
Children take part in the service for the first 20 minutes of sung worship and are then invited to join the Young Vineyard groups that run alongside for the remaining 40 minutes. However, they are also free to stay in the service with their parents if they wish.

What kind of worship songs do you use?
We sing a mix of contemporary songs from Vineyard Worship, Hillsongs, Bethel and others, along with more traditional hymns. If you'd like to hear a sample, including some used in Children's Worship, just click on the Spotify playlist below.

How can I join the church?
You'll find lots of information about how to join Melton Vineyard on the GETTING INVOLVED page.

ABOUT  Melton Vineyard

Melton Vineyard is a Christian church and was planted in 2006 by Neal Swettenham and Eluned Owen. Neal and Eluned are married with three grown-up children. They met at drama college before working as actors and then drama lecturers. Neal now works full-time for Melton Vineyard. Eluned continues to work part-time as a drama lecturer and freelance voice coach. They believe that the church's role is to equip ordinary people to live extraordinary lives through the power of the Holy Spirit.
BLESS   |  SERVE   |   PRAY

We want to BLESS others as we share the unconditional love of Jesus
       We will SERVE each other and the wider community
       We will PRAY in order to do all this in the power of the Holy Spirit

"We believe that God is at work in every individual’s life, and our aim is to connect people to Jesus, serve the communities in which we live and be channels of the Holy Spirit. Our style is relaxed and informal and there is plenty of fun and laughter, even as we take God and His word seriously. We use mostly contemporary worship songs and informal prayer, though there can be the occasional traditional hymn or set prayer as well.  We aim to be a church where imperfect people (all of us) feel perfectly welcome, where worship and prayer are at the heart of everything, and where people can encounter God’s love and power, without hype and at their own pace."
Melton Vineyard is a registered charity and part of the Vineyard family of churches.  Steve & Tammy Gee, from Central Vineyard Northampton, are the Area Leaders and our trustees are Jillyan Beadle, Bernie Carter, Steven Cliff, Nick Gretton, Eluned Owen and Neal Swettenham. Melton Vineyard is a member of Churches Together in Melton Mowbray.

Vineyard Churches

The Vineyard Movement is a network of over 1,500 churches worldwide, committed to seeing each generation reached by the power of the gospel. Valuing integrity in Christian character along with the activity of the Holy Spirit, each Vineyard church seeks to be an outpost of God’s compassionate love in a broken world.

What makes a Vineyard Church a ‘Vineyard’?
  • The Bible is taught as the standard for living
  • Intimate worship is a priority
  • Care for the poor is prominent
  • Evangelism is central
  • Signs and wonders are expected
  • Relationship is valued and fostered
  • People are trained and equipped for ministry
  • There is a love for and participation with other churches in the body of Christ
  • Spiritual gifts are seen as the everyday tools for ministry
  • There is participation and support for world mission through church planting
John & Debby Wright
John & Debby are the National Directors of the movement and have been serving together in pastoral ministry since 1990. John initially trained and worked for a number of years as a jeweller before studying at London Bible College. Debby lived in Chile until she was 13 and later moved to Nottingham to train as a dancer and artist. They first got involved with the Vineyard movement in 1982 and in 1987 they spent 8 months as interns at Anaheim Vineyard under John Wimber the leader of the Vineyard Movement in the USA. Following their time at Anaheim they returned to England to help John and Eleanor Mumford start the first UK Vineyard in London. They worked at South West London Vineyard for 9 years before moving back to Nottingham to set up Trent Vineyard. In January 2015 it was announced that they would take over as the National Directors of Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland from John & Eleanor Mumford, whilst continuing to lead Trent Vineyard. Today there are about 120 churches in the UK and Ireland and the Vineyard continues to grow, pursuing a mission to preach the gospel, plant churches and change the world.
For more information about the Vineyard, do visit the following links:
www.vineyardchurches.org.uk
www.vineyardchurches.org.uk/worship/
www.insideworship.com

CHURCH OFFICE
The church office address is:

Hope Centre
42-44 Nottingham Street
Melton Mowbray
LE13 1NW

Tel: 01664 511021

Opening times 
The church office is open at these times:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9.30am–12.30pm
Wednesday, 9.30am–4pm


Storehouse
Storehouse food bank is based at the Hope Centre and is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 11am–1pm. For more information, please follow the Storehouse link below.