Church Profile
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13390 Great Springs Road
Smithfield, VA 23430
United States
Smithfield, VA 23430
United States
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Southside Vineyard Community Church extends a warm invitation to all visitors, regardless of background or beliefs. Guests are always warmly welcomed, and there's a lot to look forward to. We have a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, so you'll feel comfortable and at ease. We all engage God freely with spirit-filled prayer and worship.
Every Sunday Morning at 10a, we gather as a community and experience the uplifting message, inspiring spirit-filled worship, prayer, and relevant studies together. We have age appropriate programs tailored to different age groups, ensuring every child has a meaningful and enjoyable experience. From infants to teenagers, we have activities and lessons designed just for them. Our Kids' curriculum is thoughtfully crafted to capture the attention of young minds. Each week, children will embark on an exciting journey of learning, exploration, and spirit-filled faith formation through interactive lessons, games, crafts, and more.
Every Wednesday Night @ 6:30p, except for the summer, we meet for Bible Study where we uncover the wisdom and truth that the Bible holds, as we explore its teachings together. Together we gin your understanding and application of God's word and engage in thought-provoking conversations with fellow believers from diverse backgrounds who share a passion for seeking spiritual truth.
Every Thursday is our Day of Prayer. We partner with the Smithfield House of Prayer and conduct open prayer sessions every morning starting at 10a and again in the evenings at 6:30p, on the second and fourth Thursdays. These prayer times are a welcoming atmosphere saturated with the Presence of God where we are seeking God through prayer and providing intercession as Holy Spirit leads. Through prayer, we can find that moment of stillness, of setting aside distractions, of opening our hearts to God. It's a powerful time to gather as a community and encounter God Almighty. Come enter into a space of communion, where we can bask in the unconditional love and grace the Lord has to offer.
Every First and Fourth Thursday is when our American Heritage Girls and Trail Life Troop 1904 meet at 6p. Troop VA-1904 welcomes children from the area seeking personal growth, adventure and a strong foundation in faith. This unique alliance aims to provide a nurturing environment where young boys and girls can grow spiritually, develop important life skills, and forge lasting friendships. We are grateful to have such God-centered organizations to partner with in the raising and nurturing of our children. Through AHG & Trail Life, the children are provided with events and activities which build community and their faith in God.
(757) 960-4030
Pastor Matthew Havens
Our Mission
Encountering the heart of God to reach the hearts of others.
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About Southside Vineyard Community Church
Are you ready for a truly enriching, spirit-filled, and soul-nourishing experience? Look no further than Southside Vineyard Community Church!
Located just outside of downtown Smithfield, our church is renowned for providing a vibrant, spirit-filled, inclusive community where people from all walks of life can come together to celebrate their faith, find peace in God's presence, find nurture for their spiritual journey, and where your soul can rejoice.From the moment you step through our doors, you’ll be greeted by a welcoming atmosphere that embraces everyone like family. Our congregation is filled with diverse individuals who understand that true strength lies in unity in Christ. Our services are filled with powerful spirit-filled worship, heartfelt prayers, and an atmosphere of deep reverence. As you engage with fellow worshipers, you’ll experience a genuine sense of connection and a shared passion for a higher purpose. We also offer a wider range of engaging events for every age group: Bible studies, youth groups, community outreach events, festive holiday celebrations, engaging workshops, etc., that grow you both spiritually and personally providing opportunities to connect, learn, and share meaningful experiences and testimonies. Our Mission is encountering the heart of God to reach the hearts of others. Our core beliefs include the following: belief in God, the King, and the Holy Trinity, God is the creator and ruler of all things, God's providence, Jesus is the Son of God and the Messiah/Savior of all creation and the eternal King, and the ministry of the Holy Spirit being active in every believer.
Denomination / Affiliation:
Vineyard
Service and Sermon Style:
Spirit-led Preaching
Dress Style:
casual
Average Age of Attendees:
all-ages
Community Projects:
0-12
Primary Language:
English
MINISTRIES AND GROUPS
Church Ministries
Kids
Youth
Men’s
Women’s
Sunday School
Adult
Choir
Groups and Public Services
Weddings and Receptions
Funerals
Prayer Ministry - We believe in the power of prayer to create space for individuals to seek God, find comfort, and experience breakthroughs. We partner with the Smithfield House of Prayer to provide a time of corporate prayer where everyone is invited to call upon the Lord Most High.
Studies and Services posted to YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQXWCY3__0BvzlhIkZDn_tA
Community Outreach Events - we team up with incredible diverse organizations to make a difference and spread the love of Jesus. Together we can make a difference and share the hope of Jesus with those who need it most.
BELIEFS
God the King and the Holy Trinity
We believe that God is the Eternal King. He is an infinite, unchangeable Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, goodness, justice, power, and love. From all eternity, He exists as the One Living and True God in three persons of one substance, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in power and glory. (John 4:24, John 10:30, John 14:16-17; John 14:26)
God and The King: The Creator and Ruler of All Things
We believe that God’s Kingdom is everlasting. From His throne, through His Son, His eternal Word, God create, upholds, and governs all that exists: the heavenly places, the angelic hosts, the universe, the earth, every living thing, and mankind. God created all things very good. (Psalm 45:6, Hebrews 1:3)
Counterfeit Kingdom: Satan and Demonic Hosts
We believe that Satan, originally a great, good angel, rebelled against God, taking a host of angels with him. He was cast out of God’s presence and, as a usurper of God’s rule, established a counter-kingdom of darkness and evil on the earth. (Colossians 1:13-14, Ephesians 6:12)
The Kingdom in the Creation of Man, The Fall, and the Doctrine of Original Sin
We believe that God created mankind in His own image, male and female, for relationship with Himself and to govern the earth. Under the temptation of Satan, our original parents fell from grace, bringing sin, sickness, and God’s judgment of death to the earth. Through the fall, Satan and his demonic hosts gained access to God’s good creation. Creation now experiences the consequences and effects of Adam’s original sin. Human beings are born in sin, subject to God’s judgement of death and captive to Satan’s kingdom of darkness. (Genesis 3:8, Psalm 51:5, Hebrews 9:27)
God’s Providence, Kingdom Law, and Covenants
We believe that God did not abandon His rule over the earth which He continues to uphold by His providence. To bring redemption, God established covenants which revealed His grace to sinful people. In the covenant with Abraham, God bound Himself to His people Israel, promising to deliver them from bondage to sin and Satan to bless all the nations through them.
We believe that, as King, God later redeemed His people by His mighty acts from bondage in Egypt and established His covenant through Moses, revealing His perfect will and our obligation to fulfill it. The law’s purpose is to order our fallen races and to make us conscious of our moral responsibility. By the work of God’s Spirit, it convicts us of our sin and God’s righteous judgment against us and brings us to Christ alone for salvation.
We believe that when Israel rejected God’s rule over her as King, God established the monarchy in Israel and made an unconditional covenant with David, promising his heir would restore God’s Kingdom reign over His people as Messiah forever. (Psalm 24:1, Exodus 15:3-18, Jeremiah 23:5-6)
Christ the Mediator and Eternal King
We believe in the fullness of time, God honored His covenants with Israel and His prophetic promises of salvation by sending His Son, Jesus, into the world. Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, as fully God and fully Man in one person, He is humanity as God intended us to be. Jesus was anointed as God’s Messiah and empowered by the Holy Spirit, inaugurating God’s kingdom reign on earth, overpowering the reign of Satan by resisting temptation, preaching the good news of salvation, healing the sick, casting out demons and raising the dead. Gathering His disciples, He reconstituted God’s people as His Church to be the instrument of His Kingdom. After dying for the sins of the world, Jesus was raised from the dead. On the cross He took God’s judgement for sin which we deserve as lawbreakers. By His death on the cross He also disarmed the demonic posers. The covenant with David was fulfilled in Jesus’ birth from David’s house, His Messianic ministry, His glorious resurrection from the dead, His ascent into heaven and His present rule at the right hand of the Father. As God’s Son, and David’s heir, He is the eternal Messiah-King, advancing God’s reign throughout every generation and throughout the whole earth today. (2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Peter 2:24, Colossians 2:13-15)
The Ministry of The Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Church at Pentecost in power, baptizing believers into the Body of Christ and releasing the gifts of the Spirit to them. The Spirit brings the permanent indwelling presence of God to us for spiritual worship, personal sanctification, building up the church, gifting us for ministry, and driving back the kingdom of Satan by the evangelization of the world through proclaiming the word of Jesus and doing the works of Jesus.
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is our abiding Helper, Teacher, and Guide. We believe in the filling or the empowering of the Holy Spirit, often a conscious experience, for ministry today. We believe in the present ministry of the Spirit and in the exercise of all the biblical gifts of the Spirit. We practice the laying on of hands for the empowering of the Spirit, for healing, and for recognition and empowering of those whom God has ordained to lead and serve the Church. (Acts 1:8, Romans 8:9-10, John 14:26, John 16:13-15)
The Church: Instrument of the Kingdom
We believe in the one, holy, universal Church, Bride of Christ. All who repent of their sins and confess Jesus as Lord and Savior are regenerated by the Holy Spirit and form the living Body of Christ, of which He is the head and of which we are all the members.
The Kingdom of God and the Final Judgement
We believe that God’s Kingdom has come in the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ, that it continues to come in the ministry of the Spirit through the Church, and that it will be consummated in the glorious, visible, and triumphant appearing of Christ – His return to the earth as King. After Christ returns to reign, He will bring about the final defeat of Satan and all His minions and works the resurrection of the dead, the final judgement, and the eternal blessing of the righteous and eternal conscious punishment of the wicked. Finally, God will be all in all; His Kingdom, His rule and reign, will be fulfilled in the new heavens and the new earth, recreated by His mighty power, in which righteousness dwells and in which He will forever be worshipped. (Daniel 7:13-14, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, Revelation 21:5)
Primary Bible Version Used:
New International Version
Baptism:
Older Children/adults
Communion Frequency:
Monthly
Healing and Charismatic Gifts:
Regularly Practice
Regularly Practice:
Prayers for Healing
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Southside Vineyard Community Church is a Spirit-Filled Church located in Zip Code 23430.
Church Profile Manager: Tammy Jones