Welcome to South Harbour Vineyard Church. We’re a Christian community which, like a harbour, is a place of both security and sending. The storms of life threaten us in different ways: they can deplete our emotional reserves, scare us to the core, damage our self-esteem, destroy our trust in others or wound us in a host of other ways. We’re a community where Jesus’ presence among us offers replenishment, healing, encouragement and restoration for those wearied by life’s storms. It is through life-changing relationship with Jesus that true hope is offered for the transformation of our lives and circumstances. To use a nautical analogy from the Bible, “Hope in Christ is the anchor of the soul” (Hebrews 6:19).

But our church is not just a community within which to be refreshed from the storms of life. We are replenished for a reason – to serve the purposes of God in our city of Auckland and beyond. In this respect, our life as a community has both a gathered and scattered dimension. We gather to be replenished through encounter with Jesus in worship, prayer, Bible-learning and community; we scatter to be bearers of Jesus’ light and love across the city – in healthcare, education, business, finance, local community groups, in fact every place where we have involvement. Refreshed and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we scatter to bring life to the city.