Mike shares a little about who we are, a couple cool stories & how people can help support the North Brooklyn Vineyard.

If you do feel so inclined as to give to our Foundation Fund, you can do so at www.northbrooklynvineyard.org/giving.

A transcript taken from a recent talk Pastor Mike gave at our Family Meeting on October 21, 2011.

Muldoons on 3rd Ave & E 43 St.

Our story begins in Manhattan. At the time we had an alternative church gathering in a midtown office building for twenty-somethings who liked Jesus but didn’t particularly like church. A trend began to develop. Afterwards a bunch of us would go to an Irish pub across the street to hangout and socialize.

It was during this time that we began to build stronger connections not only among ourselves but also with bar staff and patrons. Some of the most impactful movements to God’s kingdom would happen as we hung out and socialized. We began to see God at work right there among people who were not “part of our church” but who nonetheless felt like they belonged to our community because they were becoming our friends. They felt included without question and loved. That’s because they actually were! That’s because everyone – churchgoing or not- was actually on the same page and were simply enjoying the sweet community of God’s Spirit. Read more ›

One way we are learning to connect well with our world the NBV is caring for a group of women who do not have a voice and are largely ignored in our neighborhood. For more information contact: info@northbrooklynvineyard.org

Every 3rd Sunday some of us from the NBV have been going to meet & help out day laborers who gather at Division & Marcy to find work. The idea is simply to make friends & help them out however we can. It’s really been a good time! Join us Feb 20!

This is a little video Mike T made from Freakstock, near Kassel Germany the first week in August. Mike spoke on the main stage the first night.

The Jesus Freaks are a counter-cultural, out-of-the-box movement that started in Hamburg, Germany in the early 90′s. Mike and Char Turrigiano (pastors of the North Brooklyn Vineyard) had become “adopted spiritual parents”, if you will, & have been involved since the beginning. Freakstock is their annual homecoming; a 4-day festival involving now about 8,000 people from Germany & across Europe.

Music is from Waiting for Steve.