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Overflowing Hope

I wonder ... how much hope do we feel in our hearts at this season of life? Are we walking around feeling hopeful or hopeless?As we return to our series ‘All Things New’ this weekend, I want to remind us all that, no matter what we are going through, we can run straight into…

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Encounter Church Winchcombe

God’s Dream

Years ago, I found myself fascinated by the Way of the Samurai, where they teach “he who makes the first move is the one to die.” There may be more truth in this than we might ever imagine! If God is the One who transforms us into spiritual activators, then this is the way that…

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Finding ourselves in the Easter Story

One of my favourite things about the Easter story is reading the stories about Jesus’ post-resurrection appearances and how each one was uniquely suited to the person He was encountering and finding ourselves in the Easter Story.We find Jesus systematically seeking out His loved ones to announce the good news, to have healing conversations,…

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My Lighthouse

Over the last two months we have been enjoying singing the Rend Collective song ‘My Lighthouse. It has been a precious part of our corporate family praise.As I’ve reflected on the words of the song, I have been reminded that as the people of God, our calling is to shine God’s light into the…

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Seeing Clearly

It seems to me that we live in a world of ever-increasing noise. Social media, the news, more and more TV streams and podcasts to choose from, vociferous political voices, crises to navigate and traffic that seems to keep growing and growing… I just wonder whether it doesn’t all overwhelm our senses without us even…

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Turkey and Syria

We will all have been horrified by the events of this week as we listened to and watched the news stories of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Even more so probably as we have witnessed the ongoing distressing scenes of men and women searching for signs of life in the ruins and devastation of…

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Boldness

I wonder how we respond to the call to be bold? Perhaps you have never considered yourself to be a “bold” person. But what if being bold had absolutely nothing to do with us and absolutely everything to do with God? I really believe that being bold doesn’t come from being the loudest, bravest,…

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Joining the Vineyard

Over the past few years Encounter Church has experienced God’s grace and seen significant growth and blessing. It has been an exciting time to be part of our church family, as we have been on the journey of faith that the Lord has laid out for us and as we seek to Find and Follow…

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Christmas Time

Christmas time is for deep celebration and rich connection with friends and family, but we also know that for some this is a challenging season, where family dynamics can be stressful and when we are reminded of the absence of loved ones. Our prayer is that we might all know, in every situation, the presence,…

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Contact info

Encounter Vineyard, Gretton Road, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, GL54 5EE

info@encountervineyard.org.uk

Sunday at 10 am

Encounter meets every Sunday in Winchcombe for celebrations that start at 10:00 am and that last about 90 minutes. They are informal, welcoming and involve a mix of spirit-filled worship, relevant and real Bible teaching, communion and prayer ministry.

Encounter Kids will take place during the talk allowing the kids to have their own input with creative crafts and stories whilst the parents have quality time to focus on the talk.

Encounter Trust Winchcombe is a UK registered charity no. 1157308

‘VINEYARD’ is a United Kingdom and European Union trade mark registered to Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland. The ‘VINEYARD CHURCHES’ logo, Vineyard ‘grapes’ device and ‘VINEYARD’ with ‘grapes’ device logo are all registered trade marks of Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland. Used here under license. All rights reserved.

Contact info

Encounter Vineyard, Gretton Road, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, GL54 5EE

info@encountervineyard.org.uk

Sunday at 10 am

Encounter meets every Sunday in Winchcombe for celebrations that start at 10:00 am and that last about 90 minutes. They are informal, welcoming and involve a mix of spirit-filled worship, relevant and real Bible teaching, communion and prayer ministry.

Encounter Kids will take place during the talk allowing the kids to have their own input with creative crafts and stories whilst the parents have quality time to focus on the talk.

Encounter Trust Winchcombe is a UK registered charity no. 1157308

‘VINEYARD’ is a United Kingdom and European Union trade mark registered to Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland. The ‘VINEYARD CHURCHES’ logo, Vineyard ‘grapes’ device and ‘VINEYARD’ with ‘grapes’ device logo are all registered trade marks of Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland. Used here under license. All rights reserved.