Community Impact
At The Vine Church, we believe impacting our community is vital. So, our goal is to provide a safe space for others to encounter Jesus and experience authentic relationships and community. The Vine Church seeks to equip our community to further the mission and vision of Jesus Christ, both inside our church community and into the city of Goshen and beyond. Here are past and current examples of how your partnership will continue the work that has been started.
Reach 2024/2025 will help us continue to partner with our local community serving in ways that make a practical difference:
Reach 2024/2025 will help us continue to partner with our local community serving in ways that make a practical difference:
Neighborhood
Our average attendance is an estimated 350-400 people per Sunday (and growing!). Our surrounding neighborhood consists of the following communities we aim to serve and impact which is a total of an estimated 1,300 homes.
Brookside Manor
Manufactured home community with 571 homes.
Manufactured home community with 571 homes.
Maple Leaf Commons
Senior living apartment complex with 48 units.
Senior living apartment complex with 48 units.
Remaining Neighborhoods
There is an estimated 700 homes in the remaining residential areas around The Vine.
There is an estimated 700 homes in the remaining residential areas around The Vine.
The Vine Family
We are a place where people can meet Jesus, engage in life-giving community, and everyone is welcome. We believe in creating a space where people can have authentic encounters with Jesus Christ, discover their gifts and use them for God's glory. The majority (70%-80%) of our congregation are young families who have been following Jesus for two years or less.
2023 Growth: 25%
2024 Projected Growth: 25%-30%
2023 Growth: 25%
2024 Projected Growth: 25%-30%
Our Financial Plan
The following plan we believe is the most optimal way to maximize our impact on the community of Goshen, Indiana in the shortest amount of time. The plan consists of three phases all occurring within the next 5 years. Your choice to partner with us, will certainly help us fulfill this plan.
Phase 1
Raise $200k To Pay Off Investor Loan
Benefits:
Target completion year: 2024
Benefits:
- Saves $725 per month.
- Allows additional funds to go towards mortgage.
- Brings mortgage that started at $1.6 million to $900k.
- Increases healthy equity with our current building.
Target completion year: 2024
Phase 2
Raise $50k For Outreach & Building Improvements
Benefits:
Target completion year: 2025
Benefits:
- Allows space for more outreach and events.
- Improves the use and value of the building.
- Creates space for college students and young adults to study and engage in ministry.
- Additional leftover funds will go towards paying down mortgage.
Target completion year: 2025
Phase 3
Raise $450k To Pay Off Half Of Mortgage
Benefits:
Target completion year: 2026
Benefits:
- Brings mortgage balance down to around $400k
- Lowers monthly payment from $8,500 to $4,000 per month
- A large amount of monthly income to flow into ministry areas while simultaneously paying down mortgage.
- Extra $4,500 per month in capital creates opportunities to build staff, increase ministry and other possibilities for future growth and longevity.
Target completion year: 2026
Phase 4
Raise $325k To Pay Off Of Mortgage & Become Debt-Free
Benefits:
Target completion year: 2029
Benefits:
- Pay off remaining mortgage balance of an estimated $325k.
- Eliminates all debt which started at $1.6 million.
- Church will officially be debt-free.
- Frees up $8,500 of capital which originally went towards debt payments will now go to ministries, staffing and community impact.
- Statistically, debt-free churches have great impact on their community.
Target completion year: 2029