Vineyard Volunteers on KTLA News: Bringing Hope to Fire Victims

Vineyard Church & Samaritan’s Purse

Supporting Fire Victims

Reported by KTLA News

We are incredibly grateful for our Ready Youth leaders and the youth who traveled to Pasadena this past Friday with Samaritan’s Purse to help sift through the ashes of burnt-down homes in search of remaining belongings. The KTLA video above captures our team in action and even features an interview with our Junior High leader, Amanda Tebay.

We are honored to recognize our team members, including Erin McIntosh, Dawn Paduganan, Amanda Tebay, Reuben Travieso, and the 10 youth who joined them in this meaningful effort.

Watch the live footage to see them suited up in protective gear, braving the rain as they carefully recovered lost coins from coin collections, knives, pocket watches, ceramic pottery, and more.

If you are interested in helping out with these ongoing missions or sending aid in anyway, please contact Devon Vaughn at devon@vineyardln.com.

Children's Christmas Party - Gift Giveaway 

Mercy Warehouse 

Children's Christmas Party 

Gift Giveaway 

RECAP

Our Children’s Christmas Party was a blast this past Monday night! We blessed 200 children in person with gifts and were able to extend the blessing to four more local outreaches in our community with an overflow of toys. We also were able to give additional gifts to four specific families in need.

Thank you for the many gifts you contributed this year! God is faithful to provide more than enough for those in need! Special thanks to Peggie Rodrigez and her team for hosting this wonderful event each year. May the Lord bless everyone who served at this recent celebration!

Trail Life TESTIMONY - Open House Recap

Trail Life TESTIMONY

Open House Recap

We were thrilled to kick off a new troop season adventure with a turnout of 80 fathers and sons at our Trail Life Open House last Tuesday! Trail Life is a Christian Boy Scout program where fathers and sons engage in exciting outdoor activities, learn essential life skills, and grow together in Christ. Activities include learning how to build tents, rock climbing, cooking, and even flying a plane. Click below to learn more about Trail Life and find out how you can join Troop 1810.

CR8 Camp Testimonies

CR8 Camp - Aquafun was a BLAST!

Praise God for the amazing work He did at the Vineyard Kids Ministry CR8 Camp 2024! Hearing how many children were touched by His healing power, presence, and transformative love is incredible!

Here are some of the testimonies from parents of children who attended CR8 Camp:

Cooper is enjoying camp so much. It has changed him. He comes home and listens to Brandon Lake instead of a gummy bear or Skippy toilet. He’s wanted to watch Superbook, which is the word of God. Thank you so much for doing this. It’s genuinely an excellent camp, and it's so creative! —Keitha and Cooper

Asher was so sad camp was over; he had so much fun at CR8 that he wishes it was all summer long. —Alycia

Marcel was sad camp ended; he wants more! —Carolina

Ozi, Josslyn, Leo, Ethan Fetters, Riley, and Joanna experienced God's healing power, a testament to His ability to restore and renew.

Many children were healed, saw God, felt His presence, experienced breakthrough freedom, and more. To name a few: Ozi, Josslyn, Leo, Ethan Fetters, Riley, Joanna, Hunter, Aylah, Johanna, Rumi, Brando and many others.

Hunter experienced a breakthrough, perhaps overcoming a significant challenge or receiving clarity and direction.

Joanna, Aylah, and Johanna saw and felt the tangible presence of God, an encounter that deeply strengthened their faith.

Rumi and Brando had visions, which can be a profound way of experiencing God's guidance and love.

These testimonies are powerful and serve as a reminder of God's active presence in our lives, especially in the hearts of children. If your children experienced something special at the camp, please share your stories by emailing Angie at Angie@Vineyardln.com. Your testimonies can inspire and encourage others, showcasing the mighty works of God.

May these experiences continue to nurture the faith of the children and their families, bringing lasting joy and spiritual growth.

Please share how God impacted your children's lives last week at Vineyard Kids Ministry CR8 Camp 2024. Email any testimonies to Angie@Vineyardln.com.



Mission Trip Testimonies - 2.16-18

Mission Trip Testimonies - 2.16-18, 2024

Our Mission Trip team witnessed another powerful move of God while in Tijuana last weekend. The trip was not only transformational for those who were ministered to but also for those who were sent out. Here are several shared testimonies:

While ministering on the streets of the red light district, a man eagerly approached our team asking, “What must I do to be saved?”. It was a moment just like what we see in Acts 16, when the jailer asks this question to Paul and Silas. 

While visiting the homeless ministry, two children decided they wanted to pray to ask Jesus into their hearts after our team had made crafts and shared their testimonies with these kids. 

A young lady on the team shared how she began weeping while feeling the heart of God for the women in prostitution that they ministered to with Selah. She felt a burden to personally pray for all in need, even those who were at first hesitant. 

During the worship, the song, “Gratitude” by Brandon Lake was sung and a woman was touched by the deep reality of the lyrics, that ALL she has to give to God is her hallelujah. 

One of the most precious testimonies is the heartfelt impact that those in Mexico had on our team. 

“The Lord opened my eyes this weekend to just how blessed we are in Southern California. I have seen and ministered to the homeless before but this was next level and it really moved my heart to serve people that are actually so desperate and broken.” 

“Everything I saw has opened my eyes to how blessed we are and we need to start taking the great commission seriously.”

We rejoice over what God has done on this trip and we encourage you to pray about attending one of our upcoming trips, taking place once every three months. 

Mission Work - Global Network Ministries

India Mission Work

Global Network Ministries

OUR CHURCH HAS WITNESSED

300,000 Salvations

30,000 Churches

Since our church began supporting Mission Work in India through our Global Network Ministries organization, we have witnessed an entire movement of salvations nationwide! The financial aid from our church alone has led to 300,000 salvations! Since we got involved, we have watched this movement grow from 100 churches to about 30,000 churches. We are touched to see thousands and thousands of people coming to Christ in this hour!

SUPPORT THE GOSPEL SPREADING IN INDIA

And this is only the beginning of so much more! If you want to help support what God is doing in India, you can donate to Global Network Ministries from our Giving page.

Mission Trip Testimonies

Our mission team had a heartwarming adventure while bringing the joy of Christmas to children and their families in Tijuana, Mexico. Many gifts were given away to children who were thankful just to have food on the table. The kids also batted piñatas, decorated cookies, and shared a meal together with their families. Daniela Hernandez led a special time of ministry, teaching them how to recognize God’s voice in their lives. We thank all who joined us on this special occasion and we invite you to join us for the next one…

Children's Christmas Party & Toy Giveaway!

Our Children's Christmas Party and Toy Giveaway was a huge success with 230 children attending and receiving wrapped gifts, cookies and stuffed stockings! Thank you to all who participated in providing presents for these children to open on Christmas day! Thank you also to those who provided generous financial donations to purchase additional gifts. We gave away 125 gift cards this year to The Mercy Warehouse, Walmart, Target, In-N-Out Burger and more.

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Peggie Rodrigez and her dedicated team for hosting this Christmas party and generously distributing gifts to children every year! Thank you also to Kathy Samuelson for providing 250 home-baked gift bags of assorted cookies! We are exceedingly blessed by all of your hearts to continuously give to those in need and to be the hands and feet of Jesus in the season of His birth!

Children raise their hands in the photo above to declare that they believe in Jesus.

Trail Life's First Camping Trip

Trail Life Troop 1810

First Camping Trip Highlights

The men and boys of CA-1810 experience their first camp trip at San Onofre Beach, Camp Pendelton. The weekend was filled with activities in and out of the water. There were various skills learned. Our dads and boys lashed post together to create their own flag posts. They worked together with ropes and created useful knots for outdoor survival.

Furthermore, they learned how to work together to set up a campsite. All participants were required to erect their own tents, then help others that needed help. Situated at iconic Trestles Surf Break, the lessons included how to navigate through ripe tides, high surf water safety, the history of Trestles, a hike on the shoreline, and fun water activities. The men and boys of Troop CA-1810 ended the trip with chapel on Sunday where the troop was taught the truth of the Word of God. All thoroughly enjoyed the camp trip; all are ready to do it again soon!

Walk Worthy!!

18 Baptized During Last Baptism

Baptism Service Highlight

18 Baptized on October 15

Our last Baptism Service on October 15 was incredible with 18 people baptized right after our main service! There was a triumphant joy and victory in the room as we celebrated these lives being transformed right before our eyes. Each person was also prophesied over by our prophetic team and blessed as they continue running their race for the Lord Jesus. Many lives were dedicated to the Lord in a deeper way and we thank God for how He is moving in this time! You can view a recap of these baptisms at the end of the service livestream below.

Healed After A Traumatic Car Accident

Enjoy this powerful testimony of Janice, who currently leads our homeless ministry, and her daughter, who both experienced a miraculous healing from Jesus after a devastating car accident. Make sure to check out our new blog page with all of our church testimonies! https://vineyardln.com/testimonies

God has been moving in miraculous ways since the planting of this church, and we want to glorify Him by sharing these incredible stories! Testimonies are a powerful way to inspire faith in others, as we know that God loves to duplicate them! So we say MORE LORD!

Tijuana Mission Trip Testimonies

Our mission team that traveled to Tijuana this past weekend experienced many incredible testimonies while ministering in Jesus’ name! They first visited the Red Light District of the area with the organization Selah. While ministering to the women on the streets there, all the women they approached were receptive to the hand of Jesus and incredibly grateful to receive the gifts and prayers from our team. Each of the women they spoke with were given information to visit Selah, which is in close physical proximity to where the women work. They were also given many resources to help get them out of their current circumstances. 

While ministering with Mexico Red the next morning, the team brought a big sign with the words “Jesus Loves You” written on it, asking people for prayer while they waited in line to receive breakfast. There were also two chairs stationed, along with a kneeling pad to kneel down and pray. Every single person who accepted prayer ended up in tears while experiencing the overwhelming love of God over their life. The presence of the Holy Spirit was tangible and heavy and many experienced healing both emotionally, physically and mentally. There was one particular homeless woman who was uncertain about receiving prayer at first, asking the team to simply pray for her from a distance. While praying, one of the women from the team began singing over her, when suddenly, the woman broke down and started weeping. She then shared how the song had caused her to feel the presence of God in a powerful way. 

“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalms 32:7

There was a man who was blind in his right eye and regained sight after receiving prayer in the name of Jesus! There was another man with pain in his left leg who received prayer and witnessed his leg grow, feeling no more pain afterwards. One particular man asked the team if there was a dentist available, to which they responded by praying for him. Through the prayer, the man began crying and declaring his love for the presence of God. He was weeping and began repenting over his times of walking away from Jesus. Through this process, he also experienced emotional and physical healing. By the end, his tooth pain had completely left! Glory to God! 

We thank the Lord Jesus for these powerful opportunities to touch and transform the lives of many people on this trip! We are grateful to see His glory and love break out and for the Kingdom of Heaven to expand here on earth! Thank you to all who prayed for our mission team and we ask God to bless the laborers who did the Lord’s work in the harvest on this trip! 

These mission trips will take place once every three months. If you would like to be part of the next one, please contact Daniela Nasser at Daniela@vineyardln.com.

Vineyard Camp in the LA Times!

Did you know that photos of our recent Vineyard Kids Surf Camp showed up in the LA Times? These photos also include the famous surfing goats, who attended our CR8 Camp as well! The kids had a blast this year at our camps and we THANK YOU to all who helped make these events so special!

The kids had a blast this year at our camps and we THANK YOU to all who helped make these events so special! You can view the full article HERE. Lord, we pray that news stations continue to share about the church! 

We can’t wait to see you all at our next events! Join us for our Sunday services at 10 am!

Kids Connect will also start back up on Wednesday, September 13 at 6 pm! Stay updated by following us on Instagram — @vineyardlnkids

Check out the full gallery of our kids camp on our facebook page HERE.

Baptize SoCal - 4,000+ Baptized!

Baptize SoCal - Pirates Cove Beach

Over 4,000 people were baptized on Pentecost Sunday at Pirates Cove Beach as part of Baptize SoCal! This event was held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Jesus Movement, which led hundreds of thousands of people to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Over 280 churches were involved in this recent baptism event, with 8,000 attendees in total. 

In response to this powerful move of God, our church plans to follow the example set in the book of Acts where Peter preaches on Pentecost Sunday and 3,000 are saved, baptized in water, and begin meeting regularly in fellowship. As part of this next step, we are launching our Small Groups Summer initiative to get those within our church connected in community on a regular basis. For more information on this, please click the button below.

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. ”
— Acts 2:42

Vineyard Kids Support Foster Ministry

May is National Foster Care Month and in response, our Vineyard Kids Ministry helped raise funds for the foster ministry called Heart and Home, raising $885 in just two days. Some children pulled money from their piggy banks! Others asked their neighbors—all to help this non-profit foster care ministry! We are so thankful to see how God is moving in the hearts of our children with generousity and compassionate.

If this is something you would like to contribute to, please contact Sarah Venable at SarahNicoleVenable@gmail.com.

VLN Music - First Song Release

We’re thrilled to announce that our first single, “If I Don’t Sing” by David Scott Perez, has been released. It is available on all streaming platforms and is now able to be downloaded anywhere that you get your music. Click the button below to listen.

PLAY SONG

As part of our church family, you can help spread the word about this new song release by:

1. Downloading it!

2. Sharing it!

3. Listening to it on repeat!

We’re very excited about this first step. Thanks for all your support!

Hope Fest OC

Thank you to all who attended Hope Fest OC at the Honda Center! This local gathering had an attendance of 4-5,000 people with around 70 who were baptized in water! Many others encountered the presence of the Lord through mighty praise, worship and ministry time! We praise God for moving in great ways in this day and age! As a church, we continue to contend in prayer for salvation throughout our state, our nation and all of the world in Jesus name!

MORE Conference Testimonies

Thank you to all who attended our MORE Conference! Those attending experienced a powerful time of worship, a release of the outpouring and impartation of God’s love, a deeper understanding of brain science in connection to our experiences, and a Relational Reformation.

Just as Jesus prays for a deeper unity of God’s followers in John 17, this conference focused on a new level of relational connection and allowed people to build skills that help with these connections.

We are so thankful for guest speakers Michel & Claudia Hendricks and Michael & Terri Sullivant and we thank them for ministering to our congregation in such powerful ways.

We were also honored to have Michel Hendricks from the conference speak an insightful message for our Sunday morning service. If you missed this, make sure to check it out below!


Church Highlights of 2022!

Church Highlights of 2022!


The year of 2022 was so impactful within our Vineyard, Laguna Niguel church community! Here are a few special moments to commemorate...

  • We celebrated our church's 25th Year Anniversary!

  • Our Mercy Warehouse gave away over a million dollars of foodthis year!

  • Our church recorded 4 original songs written by a number of our own worship leaders to be released to our church family in 2023!

  • Our Vineyard Kids Cr8 Summer Camp with Chad Dedmon brought about many Jesus encounters for the kids, as well as healing miracles!

  • Our church family and Mercy Warehouse community was able to bless children and families through Operation Christmas Child, The Mercy Warehouse Toy Drive & Christmas Party, and Adopt a Family!

  • 529 volunteers gave over 17,000 hours of their time to help their community through The Mercy Warehouse!

These are only some of many more testimonies that have taken place. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole Mercy Warehouse would not have room for the books that would be written.

Check out our 25th Year Anniversary Video below!