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Discover Desert Vineyard Church in Lancaster, CA

DESERT VINEYARD CHURCH IN LANCASTER,CA

We believe church should be a place where brokenness belongs, where you don’t have to pretend or perform to find hope and healing. As part of the global Vineyard movement, Desert Vineyard serves Lancaster and the Antelope Valley, living out our mission through authentic relationships, worship, and practical care for our city.

Our staff and pastoral team, led by Pastor Nathan McWherter who was installed by our Board of Directors and ordained by Vineyard USA in September 2023.

Our valued staff members each serve in specific areas of ministry that relate to their gifts and calling from the Lord, whether meeting more spiritual or more practical needs, within our church and community.

Some Distinctive's of the Vineyard Movement

EVERYONE GETS TO PLAY
We believe that anyone can do the work of the Kingdom. We don’t have elite or superstar leaders; we are all commissioned–men, women, and children of every background.

REMEMBER THE POOR
We lean toward the lost, the poor, the outcast, and the outsider with the compassion of Jesus. In some way, we are all in need.

NATURALLY SUPERNATURAL
We purpose to avoid hype or emotional manipulation. Going about our lives naturally, we pray for healing and listen for God’s voice in all circumstances.

 

THE ALREADY AND NOT YET
In the Vineyard, we pray for people and sometimes they are healed, and sometimes they are not. Our theology and practice of the Kingdom of God makes it so we can acknowledge both miracles and suffering. We already have God with us in the Holy Spirit, but our world is not yet fully redeemed.

COME HOLY SPIRIT
This is our central prayer liturgy. We are continually dependent on the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. We pray, “come” even as we acknowledge that God is already here.

Core Beliefs and Values PDF

Some of Our Desert Vineyard DNA

JESUS
When you come you’re going to hear a lot about Jesus, we point everything back to him. Jesus said,
“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
(Matthew 11:27)

GENUINENESS
Above all, we seek to be genuine in our faith, our relationships, and in our response to God. We have a low tolerance for religious services or systems that can become exclusive with performative or empty ritual. Instead, we want genuine relationship with God and each other.

DIVERSITY
Diversity is not something that we tolerate–it’s something we celebrate. We’re grateful that God has gathered many different ages, backgrounds, and cultures in our church! We believe the day is coming when “every tribe, tongue, and nation” will be gathered before the throne of God. (Revelation 7:9)

RELATIONSHIP
We see relationship as the primary vehicle for all of God’s blessings and purposes in our lives. We want to know one another and live life together in authentic community. We want to relate with one another with kindness, friendliness, compassion in action, and love. We care about you!

PROCESS
We recognize that we are all in process toward becoming all that God created us to be, and that none of us have arrived. Therefore, rather than passing judgement, we extend grace to one another and allow each other to be in process.

GENEROSITY
Each person should decide in their own heart what to give, because God is generous and we want to be like Him. Regular financial giving is a way to honor God, support the local church, and grow in faith. We give freely and joyfully, led by the Spirit, practicing generosity from hearts filled with gratitude rather than obligation.