TRUE VINE'S STORY

Our congregation was birthed in 2009, when eight families sought a return to simple Gospel preaching, traditional family values and Biblical mission work. Many of the first planters had been discipled by long-time Brunswick pastor Alan (and Judy) Hendrickson. Initial planters met in a local farmhouse, then a large garage near Mora, then purchased a former flooring store at 130 S. Park Street. The church continues to base its outreach there, one block from Union, near the center of Mora's quaint downtown. Its first planting pastor was Marlin Harris, who served True Vine for 12 years. The church affiliates with the AFLC and offers a weekly Celebrate Recovery worship gathering every Thursday night. New pastor Jim Johnson focuses on pastoral visitation, Gospel preaching, and developing micro-groups with the help of Global Discipleship International, a ministry led by author Greg Ogden. His books, Discipleship Essentials and Transforming Discipleship, remain at the core of True Vine's teaching.