The Vineyard Church — Attraction in Duluth

I am the owner of a dark gray Volkswagen with a Texas license plate.

A few days ago, I got "the knock" (go Google what that means for car and van dwellers) at around 7AM and was called " experiencing homelessness" by a middle-aged man from the so-called Stepping On Up organization.

To the man who knocked at my window:

For your information, I make around $30 an hour and hold a fully remote job that allows me to work without any geographical restrictions. I have been to 22 states within the USA, as well as having visited parts of Canada and Mexico.

At the very moment that you knocked on my window, I briefly ignored you because I knew what was about to happen (I was going to be harassed), and because I was busy on my phone trying to plan out a year-long vacation to Australia. After all, I would have to buy another car to reside in while I'm over there.

To me, it seems like you are just very bitter about having to pay a plethora of bills every month pertaining to a mortgage, property tax, utilities, etc, while I comfortably live on a mere $500 per month and have loads of money to spare throughout the country.

On top of all that, I also have a tendency to invest a fraction of my $4800 monthly paycheck into adult entertainment services, but that's probably TMI. My daily diet typically consists of either steak or chicken, but sometimes, I will also spend $20 for a meal at a buffet instead.

I would also like to end this review with some constructive criticism:

Do not judge a book by its cover, and do not make assumptions about people's finances based on whether their home has wheels or has four concrete walls.

I get it, if I can't be parked at your lot, then just knock and tell me to leave. But don't go around calling people names and insulting them based on their choices on how to live.

Unfortunately, it seems like this Church and that Stepping On Up organization is just one of the many that are designed to harass and to torment individuals over innocuous actions. The common theme is that they will do so while professing the true hypocrisy that plagues many followers of the Christian faith.

If you're reading this, then maybe you should take some time to read up on the Good Book and educate yourself on what the Lord truly has to say...

I recently visited here and I gotta say, this is still not a spiritually safe, healthy and Godly church. For it continues to invite a relentless cult of personalities, exclusive social clicks and luke warm (ie fake) believers and followers. Its a place that's never bothered to change for the better over the years. And in fact, I highly doubt their long established and clickie leadership even cares too as well. Thus, I agree with the other negative reviews. So I'm definitely staying away from this place all together.

Now its my belief that a safe and healthy church ought not to ever be like this one! And its members need to better protect their church from this kind of thugary which The Vineyard has. Simply put, I find the Vineyard Church is an abominatory cult that is an afront to all that is good, wholesome and Christ-like.

And so, I feel The Vineyard Church needs to do the right thing and close its doors permanently. Or, they should be boycotted by the general public into doing so. For I believe if a place of faith won't change for the better then, they should not be a church. Period! Because no one deserves to be wrongly accused, accosted or shunned just for wanting to seek God!

So again Vineyard, please permanently close your church and sell the property!

ALSO Please don't reply to my review with a typical, "We're so sorry about your experience, NAME. We'd love to chat more about this. Give us a call at PHONE NUMBER."

Such a reply is canned, thoughtless and disrespectful. Nor, does it show any reasonable desire on your part to resolve the series of tough church issues you currently have.

No thank you. I'm not...

Very much enjoyed the church for the few months it lasted, having a place to praise on Sundays. Although very quickly after going, my partner & I were invited to a leaders home for dinner. Once we arrived we soon realized why we were brought there. The leader wanted to make sure to let us know that they do not support the (L)GBT community or accept in their church and not to expect them to marry us or be involved in any way (we never said we wanted to get married or anything to them at all related to our way of being). She made very clear that we are outsiders and shouldn't come until we realize that and have the will to save ourselves. The church is very accepting at its front, but it's just that a front. It was made clear that they can't just come out and say it at church that they don't accept us because they'd lose money. But they do have pamphlets, that she made sure to give us on their beliefs.

I want to mention one last time that at no time did we do or say anything that should feel the need to bring on this convo, we strictly went to church praised, went to groups, and left.

Very sad because another couple at our current church had to stop going to the Vinyard for the same reason. Which leads me to wonder. How many people have left this church because of their fake transparency?

Anyways. Great place to praise just don't be fooled. My girlfriends still bummed though, because we did enjoy the Sundays and community activities. Wish this church the best. Also I hope they learn how to treat others of God who just want a place to be with God and friendship. Also we found a fabulous accepting church in the area if...