Vineyard Community Church (Virginia Beach) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Andy & Sharon (Founding Pastors — verify last name on site)

Founded 1994

Denomination Vineyard

Service Times Saturday 5:30pm; Sunday 9:30am & 11:00am

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.vineyardchurch.com/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Vineyard orthodox on Christology

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

High view per Vineyard Statement of Faith

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify on-site

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Orthodox Vineyard grace-oriented

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

Husband-wife co-founding model (Sharon listed equally with Andy) — egalitarian — YELLOW per drift watch

Husband-wife co-founding model; Vineyard USA egalitarian norm

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Founding Pastors Sharon & Andy plus teaching pastor Jacob

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

YELLOW — verify content depth

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Virginia Beach-Hampton Roads since 1994; Mazatlan partnership

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Mainstream Vineyard posture

Strong

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

Vineyard USA continuationist/charismatic

Caution

Assessment

Founded 1994 by Sharon & Andy as co-founding pastors. Anchor Vineyard in the 757/Hampton Roads region. Three weekend services. Egalitarian co-pastor model.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Founding pastors and address verified via vineyardchurch.com/visit. Vineyard USA national connection confirmed via Mazatlan story article.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source vineyardchurch.com/visit
[2] Live source vineyardusa.org/virginia-beach-to-mazatlan-the-story-of-o…

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