PO Box 491150 Leesburg FL 34749 (352) 365-2594
A church in pursuit of God, with a passion for people...
A church in pursuit of God, with a passion for people...
Welcome
The Warehouse Church ~ 1505 E. Main St, Leesburg
I would like to take this moment to say thank you for visiting our web site. Feel free to browse around and find out what we’re all about. We are in the process of relocating to another facility. We have purchased a warehouse that is being remodeled for our church. We are meeting in the Leesburg Community Center at Venetian Gardens until our warehouse is completed. We will keep you informed of any details and updates through various venues.
We hope you’ll come along for the journey...
May God richly bless you as you seek Him.
Randy Gideons, Senior Pastor
Presently meeting at the Leesburg Community Center at 109 E. Dixie Ave. Service begins at 10:30A.M.
We hope you’ll come along for the journey...
May God richly bless you as you seek Him.
Randy Gideons, Senior Pastor
Presently meeting at the Leesburg Community Center at 109 E. Dixie Ave. Service begins at 10:30A.M.
The Warehouse Church is meeting at
Leesburg Venetian Gardens
Community Center
109 E. Dixie Ave. Leesburg
Cafe Breakfast at 10:00
Worship at 10:30am
Leesburg Venetian Gardens
Community Center
109 E. Dixie Ave. Leesburg
Cafe Breakfast at 10:00
Worship at 10:30am
Response to disaster in Haiti
To assist us in moving forward as quickly and effectively as possible, here are a few ways you and your churches can take action:
(1) Have your church offer corporate prayer for the people of Haiti. This tragedy is catastrophic and millions of people are suffering. They need the mercy and power of God.
(2) Have your church take up an offering that will begin to fund our relief effort. Once collected, send the offering to Vineyard USA with “Mercy Response” in the memo line. This money will immediately go to setting up a base of operations. Money is needed to fund the transportation and supplies of this initial response. Money is also needed to purchase supplies such as food and water. Instead of churches collecting supplies, boxing and sending them either to Vineyard USA or somewhere it Haiti, it will be more cost-effective for us to work with suppliers and relief agencies. Furthermore, we can be sure that such supplies are in fact being distributed to meet the human needs.
(3) Check the Vineyard USA website for regular updates. As soon as we have the information that enables us to take the next strategic steps, we will post them on the website. This way, our energy and resources as a movement can be funneled and focused to provide a maximum level of help for the good of the Haitian people and for the greater glory of God.
There will be other steps to take. For now, I ask that you take these three. You can send all communications regarding our response to this disaster to haiti@vineyardusa.org.
Blessings,
Bert Waggoner
National Director
Vineyard USA
(1) Have your church offer corporate prayer for the people of Haiti. This tragedy is catastrophic and millions of people are suffering. They need the mercy and power of God.
(2) Have your church take up an offering that will begin to fund our relief effort. Once collected, send the offering to Vineyard USA with “Mercy Response” in the memo line. This money will immediately go to setting up a base of operations. Money is needed to fund the transportation and supplies of this initial response. Money is also needed to purchase supplies such as food and water. Instead of churches collecting supplies, boxing and sending them either to Vineyard USA or somewhere it Haiti, it will be more cost-effective for us to work with suppliers and relief agencies. Furthermore, we can be sure that such supplies are in fact being distributed to meet the human needs.
(3) Check the Vineyard USA website for regular updates. As soon as we have the information that enables us to take the next strategic steps, we will post them on the website. This way, our energy and resources as a movement can be funneled and focused to provide a maximum level of help for the good of the Haitian people and for the greater glory of God.
There will be other steps to take. For now, I ask that you take these three. You can send all communications regarding our response to this disaster to haiti@vineyardusa.org.
Blessings,
Bert Waggoner
National Director
Vineyard USA
Vineyard's Justice Response
Targets Human Trafficking
Vineyard USA Launches Justice Response Website, Targets Human Trafficking
January 18, 2010— Vineyard USA: A Community of Churches proudly announces the launch of “Justice Response,” a new website designed to equip pastors and lay leaders to address international and domestic human trafficking. The website launch couldn’t be more timely as this month inaugurates the first National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Developed by the Vineyard Anti-Slavery Team (VAST), the website provides an approachable introduction to the complex dimensions of human trafficking, along with practical resources pastors can use to engage their congregations. The “Justice Response” website provides an overview of human trafficking, from child soldiers to sex slaves to bonded labor. Specific resources include sermon ideas, small group resources, guides to mapping hotspots for human trafficking in your community, and guides to fair-trade products. The site will expand in the future to include a variety of resources for worship leaders and Christian workers overseas.
Comprised of over 500 churches in the United States, and hundreds more worldwide, the Vineyard movement has a consistent history of its members caring for the poor and the marginalized. In the wake of the growing movement among many Christian communities to reclaim a legacy of abolitionism, VAST aims to link the Vineyard into the existing stream of modern-day abolitionists and anti-slavery organizations. VAST member Cheryl Pittluck hopes that “future generations will be able look back and say that when the Christian Church saw the need, she rose to the cause in the fight to end Human Trafficking....That the Vineyard took seriously the command to fight for justice on behalf of those who cannot fight for themselves. This website will hopefully be a valuable tool in arming and preparing our churches for that fight."
Many Vineyard churches have already begun the work of uncovering human trafficking within their own cities. VAST member Steven Hamilton, assistant pastor at the Central Maryland Vineyard, encountered the issue of human trafficking in the Ukraine. With horror, they discovered that girls from the Ukrainian orphanages their church supported were being trafficked directly into Baltimore. They began to understand that trafficking was not just an international phenomenon that happened “out there” somewhere. The church is a founding member of the Maryland Human Trafficking Taskforce and provides awareness and local assistance to law enforcement with anti-trafficking raids. “My hope is that the vision and resources of Justice Response will empower and equip Vineyard churches to join what God is doing to fight against modern-day slavery all over the world and in our own backyards,” Hamilton shares.
Love146 U.S. Advocacy Director Kathy Maskell hails the website as a milestone in the anti-slavery movement. “Sharing resources and creating bridges between faith communities and activist communities is exactly the kind of collaborative spirit that will enable us to end modern-day slavery in our lifetime.” The website officially launches today and is accessible to all at http://www.vineyardusa.org/justice-response .
January 18, 2010— Vineyard USA: A Community of Churches proudly announces the launch of “Justice Response,” a new website designed to equip pastors and lay leaders to address international and domestic human trafficking. The website launch couldn’t be more timely as this month inaugurates the first National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Developed by the Vineyard Anti-Slavery Team (VAST), the website provides an approachable introduction to the complex dimensions of human trafficking, along with practical resources pastors can use to engage their congregations. The “Justice Response” website provides an overview of human trafficking, from child soldiers to sex slaves to bonded labor. Specific resources include sermon ideas, small group resources, guides to mapping hotspots for human trafficking in your community, and guides to fair-trade products. The site will expand in the future to include a variety of resources for worship leaders and Christian workers overseas.
Comprised of over 500 churches in the United States, and hundreds more worldwide, the Vineyard movement has a consistent history of its members caring for the poor and the marginalized. In the wake of the growing movement among many Christian communities to reclaim a legacy of abolitionism, VAST aims to link the Vineyard into the existing stream of modern-day abolitionists and anti-slavery organizations. VAST member Cheryl Pittluck hopes that “future generations will be able look back and say that when the Christian Church saw the need, she rose to the cause in the fight to end Human Trafficking....That the Vineyard took seriously the command to fight for justice on behalf of those who cannot fight for themselves. This website will hopefully be a valuable tool in arming and preparing our churches for that fight."
Many Vineyard churches have already begun the work of uncovering human trafficking within their own cities. VAST member Steven Hamilton, assistant pastor at the Central Maryland Vineyard, encountered the issue of human trafficking in the Ukraine. With horror, they discovered that girls from the Ukrainian orphanages their church supported were being trafficked directly into Baltimore. They began to understand that trafficking was not just an international phenomenon that happened “out there” somewhere. The church is a founding member of the Maryland Human Trafficking Taskforce and provides awareness and local assistance to law enforcement with anti-trafficking raids. “My hope is that the vision and resources of Justice Response will empower and equip Vineyard churches to join what God is doing to fight against modern-day slavery all over the world and in our own backyards,” Hamilton shares.
Love146 U.S. Advocacy Director Kathy Maskell hails the website as a milestone in the anti-slavery movement. “Sharing resources and creating bridges between faith communities and activist communities is exactly the kind of collaborative spirit that will enable us to end modern-day slavery in our lifetime.” The website officially launches today and is accessible to all at http://www.vineyardusa.org/justice-response .