The Vineyard Church

More About The Vineyard Church

In 1995, our lead pastor, Mark Pope, felt led to plant a church that would reach out to the lost within our community on behalf of Jesus Christ. This was the beginning of what is now The Vineyard Church. For the first few years, a small group met in Mark's basement and later grew to renting temporary facilities. On Christmas Eve 2000, we officially became a Vineyard church and moved into our first full-time facility on South Merrifield Avenue. In 2004, we began the process of looking for a long-term place to call home.

On March 1, 2009, we had our first Sunday Celebration in our new building located on the south side of Mishawaka. In the first few months, we saw dozens of people come to Christ, and our attendance quickly grew from 300 to over 700. Over the years, we have had several building expansions, partnered with pastors from around the world for mission's efforts, and continued to grow.

In order to reach the greater community, Northpoint Vineyard Church was planted in 2013 on the north side of South Bend.

In 2016, REACH was born out of a recurring dream of Pastor Mark, which underscored Jesus' mission of saving lost people. What started as a dream to launch five church plants or campuses in five years has grown into a vision and a plan where we can already see God's hand at work. Our desire to not only extend the walls of the church but also to maintain the spiritual vitality of our original Jackson Road Campus. During REACH, we have begun an additional campus, birthed new church plants, and experimented with additional on-site and distant venues.

2016 | Grape Road Campus, Chapel Venue & Sturgis Venue
2017 | South Bend Vineyard Church
2018 | Lighthouse Vineyard Church
2019 | Cornerstone Vineyard Church