This Christmas, help us bless the community through Good Gifts Every Christmas, we reimagine Good Gifts to practice generosity by looking outward that we could serve and bless our community in a meaningful way. For 2023, we want to support three initiatives that are bubbling away in the Central Vineyard community, by passing on Good Gifts to the people they are serving. These are: Neurodiverse Families This year the Muller’s started a support group for fellow families with neurodiverse children; a space to care for each other, share helpful resources, and build connection. Approaching Christma ..read more

An Easter series on worship “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered— to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.” - Revelation 5:12 The English word "worship" comes from the word "worthy”. It means acknowledging the worth, the worthy-ness, of the one who is worshiped. It means gladly recognizing and celebrating the fact that this God is who he is, has done what he has done and will do what he will do. For the Easter season — amongst the story of Jesus who upon the cross and in resurrection became the lion-like-lamb worthy of our worship — we are g ..read more

Unfortunately due to an unexpected maintenance issue that has happened this week at Epsom Girls Grammar, we are now unable to use the hall this weekend for our first gathering back for 2023. Drat! So, being flexible here, we've decided to embrace the summer vibes and we invite you to join us at Cornwall Park by the rotunda and cafe (see map) between 10am–midday this Sunday for a park hangout together. Bring your own preferred park setup (chairs or blankets) and some food and a coffee (or grab something takeaway from the cafe) and come reconnect with us! We look forward to seeing you and in th ..read more

Every summer we embrace the rhythms of our season and take a break to practice sabbath rest as a community and enjoy the holidays. Our last Sunday gathering of 2022: 18 December Our first Sunday gathering of 2023: 22 January Office closed 20 December - 15 January While we are on break we know that life is still happening. So, if any personal emergencies arise, please contact us at care@centralvineyard.org We pray and hope you can stop, rest, delight and worship these coming weeks ..read more

For three Sundays on 13, 20 and 27 November our Epsom Gathering is at a different time and place. Due to exams at EGGS, we are relocating to Curate Church AKL for an afternoon gathering at 3pm which finishes with connection and dinner together. Here are the details for the temporary move: Where is Curate Church AKL? 44 George Street, Mount Eden, Auckland.  Where should I park? There are car parks at Curate, the lawyers next door, the accountants across the road and Collective on the opposite corner. You might get some lucky street parking, but best bet is the carpark on the co ..read more

Tables is a practice of hospitality - powerful spaces where we can make room to see strangers become friends. On Sunday 18th September, instead of our usual Sunday Gatherings, we will be meeting all over the city around Tables for a Sunday Lunch Banquet. We look forward to welcoming you for lunch! Sign up to attend is essential as there are some hefty logistics to play out in organising all of this, so please do so here. Sunday 18 September, 12pm-2.30pm all across the city ..read more

A series exploring a beautiful and balanced vision of the Christian life “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” – Jesus In this season of reorder, we want to ask a key and important question: how do we holistically follow Jesus in the abundant life he modelled and taught? What is Christ’s vision of a deep, considered and beautiful life for us to embrace and enjoy — and how do we? For the rest of 2022 (until Advent) we will be exploring six key facets of life with God: • The Spirit-empowered life • The Word-anchored life • The Compassionate life • The Consecrated life ..read more

BLANKETS AND JACKETS FOR WINTER "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in” - Matthew 25:35 As we head into winter, there are a number of our Gratis street whānau feeling the cold. Can you help? Here are some ways to do so: 1. Donate blankets/jackets Bring along any quality blankets or jackets to church on any Sunday from 22 May - 5 June. We’ll have a drop-off point by the Welcome table as you arrive. Alternatively, drop them off at Community Hall from Monday-Thursday. or… 2. Donate financially ..read more

A SEASON OF SHARING WHAT IS MOST PRECIOUS TO US While we regather and regroup as a church, our pastoral team are going to take these next several weeks to share a few of the things that are most dear to us for the future as a way of re-envisioning us all together. Join us on Sundays, 10am at EGGS and if you can’t make it, or are feeling a bit tentative to join in, we will have the Podcast up Sunday afternoon for you to tune in wherever you listen to podcasts ..read more

This Easter weekend is our regathering weekend! After such a long season scattered and apart, we are so excited to be regrouping as a church, and invite you to join us this weekend at two great environments to connect with the Easter event – together! Tonight is our Maundy Thursday Contemplative Service, 8-9pm at Community Hall. This special evening is helping us to enter the drama of Easter through a liturgy of Scriptures and story, songs and silence, candles and quietening down. Come and begin the Easter weekend deeply tonight! Here are the details (though signup isn’t required now, it wo ..read more