History of Mountain Vineyard:

In June of 1985, a small group of 25 family and friends met at the First Presbyterian Church in Kent on Sunday evenings to start a new church. We were invited to come back from our ministry in Alaska to pastor this new church. While a decision was being made as to denominational affiliation, I attended a seminar put on by the Vineyard where I experienced the power of worship and the presence of the Holy Spirit. Through developing relationships with the Vineyard leadership and studying the theology of the Vineyard, we discovered there was a great match with the biblical theology and ministry of the Vineyard, and we really connected with the leaders of the Vineyard. A year later, we joined the Vineyard.
In late 1985, the church began meeting at Mattson Junior High until May 1993, when it moved into Kent Hill Plaza Shopping Center. In September 1996, our lease expired and we had the opportunity to purchase a 3000 square foot house that adjoins our property (11 acres) in Covington for our church Office and Training Center (OTC). The OTC is located approximately one mile past the Highway 18/Kent-Kangley Road Junction and it’s where we hope to build a permanent facility in the next 3 years. This new facility will eventually include a 450 seat sanctuary (expandable to 900), classrooms, offices, an atrium with coffee area, and a gymnasium. In the interim, we are meeting at Cedar Heights Middle School a few blocks from the OTC.