Sundays

SUNDAY SERVICES AT JOHN FERNELEY COLLEGE

Following the government's announcement asking UK citizens to
minimise social contact, Sunday services at John Ferneley College
are currently suspended.

HOWEVER THE CHURCH IS STILL HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY
and meeting online every Sunday at 10.30am via video podcast.

We also meet together after the podcast via Zoom, so if you'd like
to receive an invitation to that, please let us know:
What to expect
Join us on Sunday mornings for real coffee, doughnuts and fresh fruit from 10am onwards. The service starts at 10.30am and there are age-appropriate activities in Young Vineyard for babies right up to 14 year olds, plus a group for older teens. The morning includes contemporary worship, an informal slot for sharing news, interviews and personal stories, a message aimed at adults and prayer. The service ends at around 12 noon, but most people stay around after that to chat together and enjoy more refreshments. 

Where do you meet?
We meet at John Ferneley College on Scalford Road, LE13 1LH.
Who can come?
Anyone! Come as you are. You don’t have to dress up and 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 – you are welcome! On average we currently have around 145 people each week coming along to our services.

What if my children don't settle in their groups?
Don’t worry: if your children need you at any point during the morning and are not easily consoled, we will come and find you. All our volunteers are DBS-checked and fully trained in line with our Child Protection Policy.

Is there parking on site?
There is a large car park directly ahead of you as you enter the site and there are some spaces for disabled parking at the far end.

How will I know where to go?
We meet in the Enrichment Centre, which is the large building on the left hand side.

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.

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 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.
"We believe that God is at work in every individual’s life, and our aim is to connect people to Jesus, change the culture 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 want 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 Bernie Carter, Steven Cliff, Eluned Owen, Hetty Simpson 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 and Thursday, 9am–5pm
Tuesday and Wednesday, 9am–12.30pm


Storehouse at the Fox
You can also find us on Monday and Wednesday mornings and Friday afternoons at The Fox in Leicester Street. (Find out more on the GETTING INVOLVED page.)