The Vinery

The Vinery Mission: Awakening faith and flourishing at the intersection of Church and University through deep listening and purposeful design. What is a Vinery?

This initiative cultivates thriving in ministry among university proximate churches. Vinery (n): an area or building within which new vines are grown

What is The Vinery? An initiative cultivating congregational thriving in ministry with their university neighbors; and

A greenhouse for fostering a dynamic Learning Community of university proximate congregations

We believe that when thriving chur

ches and vibrant universities commit to partnering for the common good, the torn fabric of American life can begin to be rewoven by forming healthy human beings serving the Common Good in the likeness of Christ.

05/28/2026

Between the mountaintop and the dry valleys, where do we actually live out our faith? Our Executive Director, Rimes McElveen, recently released a piece with Phygital Fellows to explore this tension. In the Substack post, Rimes dives into what it looks like to navigate the spaces where routine meets reality, and how we can find authentic, sustainable spiritual formation right where we are. Which is absolutely useful in the work of awakening faith and flourishing at the intersection of church and university!

Check out the full piece here: https://www.phygitalfellows.com/p/between-the-mountaintop-and-the-dry?fbclid=IwZnRzaASEk1hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeqgC4sQPP6qoZhTWEJJtsgY1MzhacAnmNFFa1SzrWO6NQqlDhQRUkPr3gh94_aem_Eq7u2FvzLijMoDXxibiWxw

05/21/2026

In her article with Fuller Youth Institute, Carrie Gleeson offered some useful tips for how to effectively approach the summer as a way to plan for the fall semester in youth and young adult ministry. We broke those down here: The summer months offer space to…
• appreciate what God has already been doing
• assess where energy and opportunity are emerging
• activate new imagination for the year ahead

Healthy ministry is shaped by rhythms of reflection, discernment, and intentional action. What practices are helping your community prepare for fall? 💙🌱

Read the full article here: https://tinyurl.com/4avy34wr

05/12/2026

Yesterday afternoon marked our very first Virtual Online Community Gathering of this new cohort! It was wonderful to meet in real time a month after our Annual Gathering, diving into the Vinery process and Online Resource Center. We are grateful for this amazing crew!

05/11/2026

We are thinking of all the graduates this time of year! 🎓 We pray this blessing from for each and every one— you have been carried by grace and love all along, and so they will continue to be with you, every step of the way. Congratulations! 💙

05/07/2026

A few more photos from our 2026 Annual Gathering, captured by our friend and media extraordinaire Preston with ✨ Grateful for these moments shared and already looking forward to the next one!

04/30/2026

Lifting up in prayer all the students in the midst of finals right now—Amidst the deadlines, and the late nights of studying, the exams, papers, and projects, may you feel the comforting presence of God and a peace that surpasses understanding💙

04/23/2026

How has it already been a week since we departed from the 2026 Annual Gathering?! We are so grateful for the relationships and learnings gained! And we are more than excited to continue to awaken faith and flourishing in university communities with this stellar group! 🌱💙

04/16/2026

And that’s a wrap! We polished off our second full day with another beautiful worship service by and a reflection by our Executive Director 👏 We then dove into all things Public Narrative with our fantastic Program Director and folks walked away with a working draft of their Personal Vinery Public Narratives🌱 After dinner, we gathered for a celebratory social🎉 And this morning, we were sent off by a rich sermon from our beloved friend and leader — inviting us to be the light and to share the light of this work of awakening faith and flourishing at the intersection of church and university. We are full, a little tired, grateful, and so excited for this new cohort! Amen!

04/15/2026

The Vinery Annual Gathering is off to a wonderful start! We opened Monday evening with a beautiful worship service led by and a sermon from 🕊️ Yesterday we opened again with worship, hearing a testimony from Rev. Austin from , received an overview of The Vinery process, and dove into all things deep listening with and 🌱 We are excited for all that is ahead!

04/13/2026

In light of our Annual Retreat beginning today at , we are reflecting on what it means to gather, especially around the topic of university ministry, and especially at a time like this. Yes, more alive, we pray!

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PO Box 98
Travelers Rest, SC
29690

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+18648342228

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https://www.thevinery.org/

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