Vineyard flagship church in Anaheim leaves Vineyard USA

[squirrelyguy]

I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the fact that John Wimber's old church in Anaheim has left the denomination? It was announced in March 2022 but I just recently learned about it, and evidently a number of former members are suing the current pastors for fraud in doing so. Very little is being said online that is sympathetic to Anaheim's current pastors, but one blog that I read talked about theological liberalism (to include CRT) being promoted by the national leadership in the Vineyard since Wimber died. Is there anyone on here with Vineyard ties that has any insight into what is going on with that denomination?

 

[SteveB]

I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the fact that John Wimber's old church in Anaheim has left the denomination? It was announced in March 2022 but I just recently learned about it, and evidently a number of former members are suing the current pastors for fraud in doing so. Very little is being said online that is sympathetic to Anaheim's current pastors, but one blog that I read talked about theological liberalism (to include CRT) being promoted by the national leadership in the Vineyard since Wimber died. Is there anyone on here with Vineyard ties that has any insight into what is going on with that denomination?

I left in 1986.

I'm an administrator on the Facebook page.

There was passing reference about it in the autumn last year.

I recall seeing an article about a guy who was suing the church about something I can't recall at the moment.

It didn't seem like a valid lawsuit to me, but 1986 is a very long time ago.