Near West Vineyard Church – Chicago, IL

Welcome to the Near West Vineyard Website

What do you stand for? There are many things people can stand for: a clean environment, fighting poverty, affordable health care, equal education for all, equality in general, racial reconciliation, etc. All of these causes and many more are important.



For some people, it is sometimes difficult to know how to spend our time and to what cause we should commit. For others, it is difficult to even know what we stand for. The writer of Hebrews says that, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (13:8). The issues mentioned above have to do with issues that Jesus cares about: stewardship, justice, equality, and understanding that all people everywhere are created with intrinsic value in being created in the image of God.



As we follow Jesus, we seek to love God and love people in a way that makes a difference in our daily lives but also focuses on following the One through whom we may have life. In talking about Jesus, John writes that “whoever believes in him will have eternal life” (3:16). As we follow Jesus, we know that we can be active interacting with every day issues that are important to God and people while maintaining our focus on worshiping God through his Son, and Lord, Jesus Christ.