Our Story

Our Story

Foundations

Craig returned to visit his parents that year and as he got off the plane, he heard Jesus speak to him saying, “You’re home.” On returning to California he was stopped at the airport by officials and his visa was prematurely cancelled, confirming that God wanted him back in the UK. On returning to the UK, he met Hannah who had been in the UK pursuing her call to church planting. They married in 2004 and after a number of specific confirmations and the approval of Vineyard UK they began to make plans to church plant.

Our Story

Growing Community

In January 2007 we started to meet on Sunday mornings. The church continued to grow, new small groups were started, and an outward focus continued to be at the heart of the church. As we grew, we started meeting in a venue on Nelson Street in October 2009, which served us well for five years. As we continued to grow, we realised the need to move again, so in May 2015 we moved into Norwich High School for Girls on Newmarket Road as well as having offices and gathering spaces elsewhere in the city. In May 2017 we started to explore multi-sites as we recognised God was drawing people to us from across Norfolk and Suffolk. A model of church which would enable us to reach more places and people whilst being one church. We have a growing presence in Beccles, Suffolk, and in September 2022 will launch Gateway Vineyard at the Chapel, another site in Norwich. We are looking forward to where God will lead us in the months ahead.