How did the Vineyard Movement start and when?
The first Vineyard Church began in the late 70’s as a musician’s fellowship in West Los Angeles, USA. From this, several churches were planted, mostly locally in California. The Vineyard Movement really began to grow, however, when John Wimber assumed leadership of it in 1982. At the time, there were less than forty churches involved. Today, there are over 1,000 Vineyard churches around the world – around 90 of these in the UK.
