What matters to us
We believe that no one should have to face life without God’s loving care and the support of a faith family.
Life is difficult. It’s even more difficult when we’re facing it alone.
Yet for an increasing number of us that’s our reality. Across our country loneliness is on the rise, particularly among young people. In Hornsby Shire, Council has identified isolation as a key social issue.
How does Viva help?
At Viva, we help people discover Jesus, experience God’s loving care and find community in a faith family.
Knowing Jesus and being part of his family won’t mean life isn’t difficult but it does mean we’ll have new resources to face it.
Disconnection does it’s damage
Ironically, in our age of technological connectivity, it seems disconnection is with us more than ever. It’s like a disease.
We’re troubled and lonely. We’re disconnected from God, uncertain about our identity and purpose, and disconnected from each other; feeling isolated in our schools, neighbourhoods and jobs.
Jesus came to reconnect us to God, to each other, and to our true identity and purpose.
Recovering from disconnection
At Viva, we’re all recovering from the disconnection virus. We’re learning to live again, connected to God and to each other.
We’re not doing any of this perfectly – disconnection has been our sickness for a long time! But we are experiencing a sense of new, fresh life as we take steps toward connection.
Viva isn’t for perfect people. Viva is for people who know the pain of disconnection and want to live differently – genuinely connected to God and to others.
Maybe that’s you.
Welcome to Viva Vineyard Church
Join us on Sundays at 4:00pm @ Unit 3, 67-71 Jersey Street, Hornsby. Sundays has a kids program. Youth happens on Sundays and on Fridays.
If you are exploring Jesus or new to the area and looking for a church, we’d love to connect.
Our office is located in downtown Hornsby, 1/244 Peats Ferry Rd, Hornsby. Drop in for a chat.
If we can help in anyway let us know.
Meet our pastors
We have the privilege of serving as pastors at Viva. We do what we do because we believe Jesus changes lives, in beautiful, powerful and profound ways.
We live locally in Hornsby. We have two great teen kids. And a very energetic Border Collie.
We love the incredible outdoor playground that surrounds our suburbs.
God upended our lives in our late teens. We met and married pretty young. God called us to Central Asia where we founded and lead a charity serving the poor of that region. We both speak Russian as a second language. We love the multicultural flavour of Hornsby.
Since returning from Central Asia, Andrew has worked in non-profits and commercially to see modern slavery ended.
Andrew has an MA in Global Leadership from Fuller Seminary and an undergraduate degree in Political Economy.
Over the last few years Sarah’s worked as a book-keeper and runs a veg co-op.
We are both employed by Viva part-time. We pray Viva is a community where you can discover Jesus afresh.
INTRODUCING OUR NEW KIDS CO-ORDINATOR
I am Eleanor Formaggio. I have had the pleasure of working with families for over 20 years, in a formal setting, as a counsellor, group facilitator and parent educator with a degree in Applied Social Science. And informally, perhaps most beneficially, in my role as a wife, and a mother to three sons, two now are young men, in their 20’s and a teenager.
My passion for sharing the word of God and the love of Jesus has driven me to support families in building strong, faith-centred relationships. This dedication led me to author “HELD: A Mother’s Journey of Praying for a Prodigal,” a heartfelt story about my teen son’s journey to salvation and the lessons I learned about unconditional love, prayer, and reliance on God.
I am excited to be a part of Viva’s vision for creating a nurturing environment where children can thrive spiritually and emotionally.