Frequently Asked Questions

Vineyard OP Frequently Asked Questions

We'd love to have you come visit us, and we know for some people, that means lots of questions. So, we put together this section, which should work like a "What to expect if you visit our church" page. We've done our best here to address the questions we hear most often, as well as guessing at some you might have, and then making some up we just wish people would ask us.

Where is your church located?

We're at 8301 Lamar Avenue in Overland Park, KS. That's zip code 66207 for your GPS folks. We suggest you head over to our driving directions pa ...

What are your service times?

We have three weekend services: Saturday nights starting at 5pm, and two on Sunday morning at 9:00am and 10:45am (for those of you who prefer to sleep in). Here's a secret: If you REALLY like to ...

How long are your services?

We shoot for services to be about an hour and fifteen minutes, but sometimes we get started and we end up going a little longer than that. It is important to us to make time for God to do what he ...

What are your services like?

We typically start off with a couple worship songs to help us turn our attention toward God. Then we have a time where we teach from the Bible. When the teaching time is over, we worship some more....

What kind of music do you play during worship?

We pretty much play rock worship. Some days it's more mellow, and other days it's a little louder. But it is always focused on giving praise to God and providing a time of intimacy where people can ...

What should I wear?

Look, the Vinyeard Movement was born out of Southern California, and so we still love sandals and shorts. But, here in Kansas it gets pretty cold during the winter. So, wear whatever you would ...

Do my children have anywhere to go?

Absolutely! We offer classes for kids birth through fourth grade for all three weekend services. We feel children are every bit as important to the church as the adults, and so we offer a lot more ...

What about my middle schoolers?

We offer Middle School services for tweeners and teens grades 5 through 8 on Saturday nights @ 5pm and Sunday mornings at 9am. Check out Student Ministries for more info.

And my teens?

We didn't forget about the High Schoolers. Teens grades 9 through 12 meet on Saturday nights @ 5pm and Sunday mornings @ 10:45am. Check out student ministries for more info.

I have little children that need to stay with me. Is there somewhere my child and I can stay togeth

We have a family room just for that! Parents and their small children are welcome to hang out in the family room together. You can watch the message on the TV, and still be with your family. Just ...

I’m a nursing mom. Do you have anywhere private where I can take my baby to nurse if needed?

Yes! Our family room has a separate, private room just for nursing moms. You can continue to watch the service on closed-circuit TV, and come back out with the rest of the family in the family room ...

I have a physical disability. Is there anything I should know?

We do have handicapped access through our east door, just off of Tomahawk Road. Park in the east parking lot, where all of our handicapped parking spaces are, and enter though the automatic door....

Do you have coffee? Can I take it into the service with me?

What kind of church would we be if we didn't have coffee? We offer complementary coffee in our auditorium atrium. Espresso, cappuccinos, smoothies and lattes made to order can be purchased in our ...

What is your teaching like?

(OK, this is one of those questions we wished you would ask.) We want to be a church that teaches the essentials of following Jesus in a very practical way - what we call the "Kingdom life" (that's ...

I don’t like to just sit on the sidelines and watch. Do you guys have ways for me to get involved a

We encourage everyone to get involved. We have a number of ways to get involved and serve. You should go check out our Connect links, our Ministries section and then go check on the Event Center to ...

I’ve never heard of Vineyard. What is that?

Vineyard is a Christian movement founded in 1982 out of Southern California. We've never quite gotten to the point where we want to call ourselves a denomination, although we're not exactly tiny, ...

Who can attend your church?

Everyone. (OK - nobody ever asks that question).

What do you believe about God and those kinds of things?

We're a Christian church. If you read the Apostle's Creed, then you pretty much know what we believe. That's the simple answer. If you want to dig a little deeper, you can head over to Our Values ...

Are you guys Pentecostal, or Charismatic or Methodist or Baptist or whatever?

We are Vineyard, which isn't really any of the above. We think all those guys have good things they do, and we take all the parts we like and try to put them together. We believe the Holy Spirit ...


If you have a question we didn't ask or answer above, then please feel free to ask us directly.  If it is a really good question, we'll probably add it to this list.  You can call us at 913-381-5577 or email us at info@vineyardop.org.