The Oasis International Good Neighbor Initiative is about building friendships and demonstrating love to refugees who are settling in the St Louis area. Less than 10% of refugees will ever be befriended by an American. Oasis International has assisted over 4,000 people from 15 different countries.

VCC volunteers will be befriending refugees (individuals or families) to build a lasting and loving friendship with them. We will help them get to know the St Louis area, through regular visits, and give them a safe outlet as they acclimate to a new place.

Waymakers is a ministry dedicated to supporting the needs of people with disabilities and their families.

Waymakers offers a Sunday morning service, a soup kitchen, food pantry, and free store to serve their members as well as the Gravois Park neighborhood of St Louis.

Our journey with the Rongai Vineyard, near Nairobi Kenya, began about three years ago through VCC member, Emmanuel Mwambaza, who was helping his close friend and mentor, Aimable, with a bible study he was leading for other refugees in Kenya. With David Stark’s guidance and the involvement of the Association of Vineyard Churches of Kenya, Aimable planted the Rongai Vineyard in 2021. Since then, the congregation has grown to around 130 members. For a refugee in Kenya, providing for basic necessities such as food, education, and healthcare is exceptionally difficult. Just in the past six months, we have been able to assist Aimable and the Rongai Vineyard in various ways:

• Providing funds for Aimable and his leaders’ for conferences and biblical training.
• Assisting the Rongai elders in purchasing and distributing food to families in the church facing severe food shortages.
• Coordinating with an educational organization in Kenya to identify children in the church in need of tuition support and sponsoring 38 children and youth for the upcoming year.
• Providing Bibles in their native language and t-shirts for their staff and choir.