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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.

Different Time for February 5th – The Super Bowl

For this week only, we are moving up the gathering (service) from the usual time of 4:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  This gives us the opportunity to connect, meet, and have fun with people who gather for an American cultural phenomena: the Superbowl.

We are a community of believers who understands that God has spoken through culture in the past and we don’t put it by God to speak in whatever circumstance and connect people through the strangest of situations.  Why not the Superbowl?  Invite a friend who may not usually come and there will be a party afterwards.  Or if it this works out better, skip the gathering and just go to the party.

Rick Kuhr

773-540-5203

rick@nearwestvineyard.org

New Year’s Service – 2012

We’re gathering at our normal time this Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at 1443 W Roosevelt Rd. Chicago, IL, 60607, to celebrate God and the new year.  We’ll look at what it means for us today as we live out our lives in touch with a God who still communicates with us.  You are welcome to come.

The Coming of a King

We celebrate the past coming of Jesus and his future coming.  We celebrate the freedom that his coming brought to us so that we can connect with the One who thoughtfully and lovingly created everything.  Come join us as we worship this King at 1443 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL, 60607.

New Location

After nearly four years on Taylor St we are moving locations. This Sunday, July 31st, 2011, we are moving to 1443 W. Roosevelt Rd. Chicago, IL, 60608.
The move was a unanimous decision and is in line with our vision of connecting with people, connecting with Jesus, and connecting with the world.
Some of the benefits that we didn’t have at our old location that we do have at our new location include: more space for our children, free street parking (we are working out other parking options), and first-floor store front access. We were able to address and satisfy all the responses from our survey of what was important for the community. We are excited for change and look forward to see how God wants to do his work in us as we live in the authority and power we have in Jesus.

Pastor Rick Kuhr
773-540-5203

Sharing Life throughout the Week

As we live in community to connect with people, God, and the world, it is empowering, refreshing, and life-giving to be able to grow in our spiritual journeys together. Join us as we share life together -failure, success, disappointment, healing, and hope -throughout the week.

The Little Italy Life Group meets on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at 1353 W Taylor 2R, Chicago, IL.

The Bridgeport Life Group meets on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at 3054 S. Lyman, Chicago, IL.

The Little Village Prayer Group meets Fridays at 7:30 p.m at 2120 S. Washtenaw, Fl 2, Chicago, IL. Please text or call 773-844-5865 for more information about this group.

Please text or call Rick at 773-540-5203 for more information about any of the groups or general information.