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When you come to a Sunday service at Vineyard, what can you expect? We meet every Sunday at 10:00 at the Gomarus College in Groningen.

Services include worship, prayer, and a message from the Bible. The service is around 1,5 hours and the overall atmosphere is relaxed and informal. For children up to age 12, there is a weekly program during the service. After each service, people stick around for a cup of coffee or tea and to connect with others.

On the first Sunday of each month, we celebrate communion together and all followers of Jesus Christ are welcome to participate. On the last Sunday of each month, we organize a potluck lunch where everyone brings a dish to share.

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Sunday, 06 October

Sunday Service

Sunday, 06 October - 10:00 - 12:00
Gomarus College Vondelpad 2, Vondelpad 2, 9721 LX Groningen, Netherlands
We meet every Sunday at 10:00 at the Gomarus College in Groningen.

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Discover Vineyard

If you are interested in finding out more about our vision and values and how to get involved, join us at Discover Vineyard! We run Discover Vineyard about 6 times a year and usually after a Family Lunch on Sunday afternoons (12:30-15:00). Our goal with Discover Vineyard is to help you make the connection with our church community and give you a better insight into what we are about. We'd love to get to know you better!

If you would like to join us for the next Discover Vineyard, please let us know in the form below:

Leadership

The leadership structure of Vineyard Groningen consists of three elements, each with different roles and responsibilities: Pastor, Leadership Team and Board

Pastor

Koen Prinzen

Koen has served Vineyard Groningen as pastor since July 2018. Koen (1985) who is Dutch and his wife Anja (1986) who is South African, met in an international church where Koen served in various roles for 10 years after completing Azusa Theological Seminary in 2006. They married in 2011 and became the proud parents of Bente in January 2017 and Lijan in June 2021.

Koen is a passionate preacher and leader. He loves running, homemade pizza, reading, watching football, hanging out with friends and spending quality time with his family. His heart is to equip the local church to pursue its God-given purpose and to help every believer to step into all that God has for him or her.

Leadership Team

The LT focuses on the overall spiritual health and direction of Vineyard Groningen. They are a pastoral presence and serve people where needed. In addition, they also help the Pastor to discern and determine the direction of the church and what it needs to do.

Frank & Ama

Frank and Ama, originally from Ghana, have made Groningen their home for the past decade. With a deep passion for Jesus and a heart for people, they are dedicated to journeying with people at every stage of their spiritual journey, helping them fulfill their calling. As church leaders, they are committed to fostering a nurturing church environment and cultivating growth through small community groups. Their mission is to help build up the church as the body of Christ, rooted in a culture of love and discipleship.

Hendrik & Katie

Hendrik, who is Dutch, and Katie, who is American, met at an international conference in the United States before beginning a long distance relationship that led to marriage and settling in Groningen. As an international couple who love an international context, Vineyard became the perfect home for them and their young daughter, Eleanor, who was born in 2023.

Hendrik studied Organizational Psychology and has a passion for peace-building, culture formation, and connecting people from different backgrounds. Katie studied Intercultural Studies and enjoys teaching and coaching in interpersonal contexts. They both have a heart to see rich community develop in Vineyard Groningen and see believers grow as multiplying disciples.

Rian

Since 2014 Rian has been part of Vineyard Groningen. Despite being Dutch, she loves the international community and serves it gladly.

If you have any questions feel free to contact the Leadership Team using the button below:

Leadership Team

Board

The Board, at minimum consisting of a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, are representatives from the church that oversee the work of the Pastor and the LT. They provide spiritual and practical leadership to the congregation. The Board meets around four times a year and organizes an annual Family Meeting to share with the church its finances, legal matters and progress.

Jonathan D (Chair)

Cathy Ellis (Treasurer)

Jonathan Tipping (Secretary)

Monika Tuinstra (Member)

If you would like to contact the board, you can reach them via the email link below:

Board

Below you can find additional information about the leadership structure of Vineyard Groningen

Leadership Structure

In this short document we give an overview of the organizational structure of Vineyard Groningen to clarify the different roles and responsibilities.

The Pastor

The pastor functions as church leader and serves the church by providing leadership, vision, and values; ensure spiritual health and growth of attendees and staff; maintain biblical integrity of teaching; serve as primary teacher and communicator for the church. He is accountable to The Board and Vineyard Benelux who evaluate his job performance annually.

The Leadership Team (LT)

The Leadership Team focuses on the overall spiritual health, care, and direction of Vineyard Groningen.

Their role in the church is mainly to be:

Pastorally present; shepherding people, and serving people where needed.

Empowering team leaders and team leaders in their roles.

Forming the main place for the Pastor to discuss, discern and decide on pastoral situations, vision, teaching direction and other things that concern the church as a whole.

Discerning together where the Lord is guiding Vineyard Groningen.

You can contact the Leadership Team with any questions or concerns that you might have when it comes to the spiritual health, teaching and direction of the church. Their email address is leadteam@vineyardgroningen.com

The Board

The Board, at minimum consisting of a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, are representatives from the church community who oversee the work of the Pastor and the LT. They mostly provide practical leadership to the congregation, protecting the church’s vision, spiritual health and financial health. The Board also makes sure that the church abides by all the necessary governmental rules and regulations in order to guarantee a safe
environment for all and is the legal entity which maintains the authority to hire and fire all employees. The Board meets about four times a year and organizes a Family Meeting to report back to the church at least once a year.

You can contact the Board with any questions or concerns that you might have concerning our finances, safety procedures, or the functioning of leaders. Their email address is board@vineyardgroningen.com

Appointing Board & LT members

For appointing both LT and Board members we have certain procedures in place. Appointing new members is first done in agreement with both the current LT and Board members, and then done in consultation with the congregation.

Vineyard Benelux

Together with several other Vineyard churches in the Netherlands and Belgium, we form Vineyard Benelux which is part of Vineyard Global. The pastors of these Vineyard churches regularly connect and once a year there is a Vineyard Benelux Conference. The National Director is in touch with each church’s Pastor, Board and Leadership Team. Vineyard Benelux provides a sense of safety, belonging and oversight over the Vineyard churches in this region but at the same time each church is autonomous.

The details of the relationship between Vineyard Benelux, Vineyard Pastors and Boards of the congregations which are part of Vineyard Benelux are set out in the Affiliation Agreement which is signed by all parties.

A diagram depicting the leadership structure of Vineyard Groningen is depicted here. It shows the Pastor in connection with the Leadership Team, the Board and Vineyard Benelux. The Board is connected to the Pastor and Vineyard Benelux. Vineyard Benelux is connected to the Pastor and the Board. Lastly, the Leadership Team is connected to the Pastor.

Leadership Structure Diagram

Our Approach To Leadership

We strongly believe in leadership as servanthood. Jesus taught us that we should approach leadership and positions of responsibility completely different from how the world does it.

Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:25-28

Because of this, we don’t approach this structure in a hierarchical way, but do maintain clear lines of responsibility. We maintain a high sense of accountability to each other and to Vineyard Benelux as an outside entity, we work on a basis of trust and appreciating each other’s gifts, strengths and calling, and make important decisions unanimously.

The Vineyard Movement

The Vineyard Movement is a network of over 1,500 churches worldwide, founded by John Wimber in the late 1970’s. Central to our movement is the Kingdom of God, church planting, spiritual renewal and a deep hunger for the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.

The vision of the Vineyard Movement is: “We, the existing Vineyards worldwide, are committed to the multiplication of Kingdom and God-minded, Christ-centered communities of local churches and Vineyard movements in all the nations of the world.” As a local church in the Netherlands, we belong to the family of churches in Vineyard BeNeLux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg).

The vision of Vineyard BeNeLux is to plant churches in each of the larger cities in BeNeLux. Vineyard Groningen is one of nine Vineyard churches in BeNeLux. Find out more about the Vineyard Movement below:

Vineyard Benelux