The Vineyard Church of Freeland began as a small group of around 12 people, led by Pastor Mike and Tiffany Leiter. Our first meeting was on September 25th, 2022. At the time, Mike was still on staff at New Life Vineyard in Midland, where he had been serving as Staff and Worship Pastor. 

By April of 2023, we moved from core group phase to an official Vineyard church plant. At the same time, having outgrown our previous rented space, we began renting space in the Freeland First Baptist Church. Our two churches built a strong relationship during that time.

In October of 2025, Freeland First Baptist, founded in 1962, made the difficult decision to close down operations. At their final business meeting, their membership agreed to give all buildings and assets to Vineyard Freeland. They wanted to ensure that their property continued to be a place where the good news of Jesus is announced and lived out.

We hosted our first Sunday morning worship service on November 2nd, 2025 and continue to host an additional 2:30 PM service Sunday afternoons.

Vineyard Freeland's mission continues to be this: we exist to multiply the joy of the Jesus-shaped life in our community and beyond.

From day one, our fellowship has been outreach oriented, serving and encouraging our residents. Even as a small group, our team began to serve our community by providing a monthly music and devotional service to our local assisted living facilities, by volunteering to decorate these facilities for the holidays, and by delivering baked goods to our local first responders, fire, and police.

We have also served as a haven for people who have become disenfranchised by their previous church experiences. Some have found that our "come as you are" attitude and family atmosphere has been a breath of fresh air. Some have expressed surprise that for the first time, they have experienced the presence of God in genuine way in their lives.  These stories have already validated the work that Vineyard Freeland is doing and we're just getting started!

On a final note, people who visit our church will notice that we are an equipping church, meaning that our focus is on giving people encouragement and resources to help them to do great things for God and to help them avoid the many pitfalls that are present in our day. It is our conviction that there are plenty of options out there for "consumers" so we choose not to focus on being "impressive", "hyped", or "showy".  This means that while we strive for excellence in everything we do, we aren't afraid to get "messy" and be authentic with one another. We are naturally supernatural in everything we do.

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