Looking for a Spirit-filled church home?
Southside Vineyard welcomes you! Just outside downtown Smithfield, we’re a joyful, Spirit-filled community where people grow in faith and experience God’s presence.
Come see for yourself—we’d love to meet you!
Pastor Matt's Testimony:
My father tragically died when I was twelve and being that I didn't grow up in church, I fell into a very dark and broken place in my early teens. I was hanging out with the wrong crowd and making several bad decisions. I was invited to a youth ministry meeting at 16 and for the first time encountered the love and power of Jesus. I received Christ as my Savior and committed my life to following Him. After growing in the Lord, I felt God’s call upon my life into full time ministry. Then the Lord brought me my amazing wife, and we have four precious children together. We love living and raising our family in Smithfield, Virginia and investing our lives into this community and seeing Jesus transform hearts for His glory. We have a passion to see people encounter the true love and power of Jesus and live out the abundant life God has for His children. It is always an honor to get to know new people and to hear about their journey. We look forward to hearing from you.
God the King and the Holy Trinity
We believe God is the Eternal King—unchanging, all-powerful, and perfectly holy, wise, loving, and just. He has always existed as one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—equal in power and glory. (John 4:24, John 10:30, John 14:16-17; John 14:26)
God and The Kingdom:
The Creator and Ruler of All Things We believe that God’s Kingdom is everlasting. From His throne, through His Son, His eternal Word, God create, upholds, and governs all that exists: the heavenly places, the angelic hosts, the universe, the earth, every living thing, and mankind. God created all things very good. (Psalm 45:6, Hebrews 1:3)
Counterfeit Kingdom:
We believe Satan was once a good angel who rebelled against God, leading other angels with him. Cast out of God’s presence, he now leads a kingdom of darkness and opposes God’s work on earth. (Colossians 1:13-14, Ephesians 6:12)
The Kingdom in the Creation of Man, The Fall, and the Doctrine of Original Sin:
We believe God created people in His image—male and female—for relationship with Him and to care for the earth. But when the first humans gave in to Satan’s temptation, sin and death entered the world. As a result, all people are born into sin, separated from God, and held captive by the power of satan's kingdom of darkness. (Genesis 3:8, Psalm 51:5, Hebrews 9:27)
God’s Providence, Kingdom Law, and Covenants:
We believe God never gave up His rule over the earth and continues to sustain it. To bring redemption, He made covenants to show His grace to sinful people. God chose Abraham and promised to bless all nations through his descendants. He later rescued Israel from slavery in Egypt and gave them His law through Moses, showing His will and our need for Him. The law helps us recognize our sin and points us to Jesus, the Messiah, for salvation. When Israel rejected God as King, He allowed a human monarchy and made a promise to David that one of his descendants—the Messiah—would reign forever and restore God’s Kingdom. (Psalm 24:1, Exodus 15:3-18, Jeremiah 23:5-6)
Christ the Mediator and Eternal King:
We believe that, at the right time, God fulfilled His promises by sending His Son, Jesus. Born of the Virgin Mary and conceived by the Holy Spirit, Jesus is fully God and fully human—the perfect example of who we were meant to be. Anointed as the Messiah and filled with the Holy Spirit, He began God’s Kingdom on earth by defeating Satan’s power, preaching salvation, healing the sick, casting out demons, and raising the dead. He formed His Church to carry on His mission. Jesus died for our sins, taking the judgment we deserved, and broke the power of evil through the cross. He rose from the dead, ascended to heaven, and now reigns as the eternal King, fulfilling God’s promise to David. Jesus continues to advance God’s Kingdom in every generation and across the world today. (2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Peter 2:24, Colossians 2:13-15)
The Ministry of The Holy Spirit:
We believe the Holy Spirit was powerfully given to the Church at Pentecost, joining believers together as the Body of Christ and giving them gifts to serve. The Spirit lives in every believer, helping us worship, grow, serve, and share Jesus with the world. The Holy Spirit guides, teaches, and empowers us for ministry today. We practice laying on of hands for receiving the Spirit’s power, healing, and for recognizing those God calls to lead and serve. (Acts 1:8, Romans 8:9-10, John 14:26, John 16:13-15)
The Church - Instrument of the Kingdom:
We believe in one holy Church, the Bride of Christ. Everyone who turns from sin and trusts Jesus as Messiah and Lord is made alive by the Holy Spirit and becomes part of Christ’s Body, with Him as the head and us as members.
The Kingdom of God and the Final Judgement:
We believe God’s Kingdom began with Jesus’ ministry, continues through the Spirit working in the Church, and will be completed when Jesus returns as King. At His return, Satan will be defeated, the dead will be raised, and everyone will face final judgment. The righteous will be blessed forever, and the wicked punished. Finally, God will make everything new—His Kingdom will be fully established in a new heaven and earth where He will be worshipped forever. (Daniel 7:13-14, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, Revelation 21:5)
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