The widow of the man who planted the original Vineyard Movement church in Anaheim in 1977 is suing the current pastors for fraud and the alleged misappropriation of $62 million stemming from the pastors’ decision ...
The church once led by John Wimber has a new name, a legal change required by its departure from the Vineyard.
When leaders of a well-known Southern California congregation decided to leave the Vineyard USA — an influential charismatic movement — they knew the church would need a new name.
The Vineyard was Built on Friendship and Shared Values. Then a Leading Pastor Split.