ABIDE IN THE VINE FELLOWSHIP Inc.

About AVF

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About Us:
The Abide in the Vine Fellowship Inc. started in 2000 as a community outreach group through Apostle James M. Bimba and his family with the vision of winning lost souls through preaching the gospel, Church planting and holistic ministries within rural communities with much emphasis on Peace and the coming of the Lord.

AVF have a current membership of about (500) five hundred plus persons in Monrovia and its branches in various Counties.

We are fully registered and incorporated as a Non for profit Christian organization by the Government of the Republic of Liberia.

AVF strongly believe in the Holy Scriptures as originally given by God. We also believe in one internally existent of God in three persons: Father, Son and the Holy spirit (Psalm 102: 27, Mathew 28:19, John 5:70).

We believe in the bodily resurrection of all the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord; and of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment (II Thess. 4:16, Rev. 20:11-15).

Departments & Ministries

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Ministries & Departments

Children Ministry: This department is involve into child evangelism , parenting, food and non food items provision to War affected and distituted children, organizing Christmas parties , Christian video shows and fun games. This department is also in partnership with other children groups and ministries.
Youth Department: This department seeks to bring youth from every sector of life with the aim of revealing to them the role of the youth in God’s agenda through Music, fellowship, conferences, retreats, sports among many others.

Women Department: The women ministry is involve into intercessory fellowship, women empowerment programs, community outreach, Home care and adult literacy . Many of its members are widows, war affected women, youths, single parents and old age groups.

Prayer Ministry: This ministry is involve in conducting intercessory prayers for the Church and its branches nationwide through the hosting of prayer retreats, Tarrys , watch nights, Fast and prayer rallies.

Care for Pastors Ministry: This department seeks to create awareness and generate motivational support through fundraising, housing, Scholarships and prayers for its pastors and other ministries pastors who are serving faithfully to enable them continue the work of the Ministry.

Outreach Ministry: This department is involved in preaching the gospel of Christ to the lost souls nationwide through evangelism, such as crusades, revivals, deliverance and community relief.

Sunday School & Bible Study Ministry: This department serves as a teaching arm of the ministry through which all group are being addressed. Some activities include; new convert class, baptismal classes, marriage counseling, etc.

Ongoing Projects

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Ongoing Projects

Christ our hope orphanage Home: This project is currently providing housing support, medication, clothing, educational, spiritual and rehabilitation support for war affected children. The project currently covered (100) hundred kids in Monrovia and nationwide.

Favor for Good Ice Services: This project provide safe drinking water and Ice bogs for the Church , orphanage and community at large in order to make it affordable for the average Liberians due to lack of electricity and pipe bond water.

Community of Hope Agriculture Project: This sector is involved in the growing of rice, vegetables and tree crops for its congregation, orphanage and the society at large. Currently, we are developing a 150 acres of Swamp land and trying to rehabilitate a Coffee Farm all in Monrovia and Kolahun District Lofa county respectively.

Prison & Hospital Ministry: This project is centered around rehabilitating, caring, counseling, praying for in mates, sick and physically challenged individuals in prisons and hospitals with the aim of sharing God’s love and giving of future hope.

Donations

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Donations
DonationsThe Church is in need of funding in the form of cash and kind to carry her activities. We will greatly appreciate any donation of Agricultural Tools, Seedlings(Vegetables,Rice & Tree Crops) Food, Clothes, Logistics(Car, Computers etc) Evangelistic Equipments, Office supply, Bibles, Christian literatures among many others.

Partnership & Networking

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Partnership & Networking
Partnership & NetworkingFor the effective management and implementation of the Church activities and programs, we are partnering with some of these groups through information exchange, networking and other support services.

Pastors & Churches Network fellowship of Somalia drive, Monrovia –
LiberiaAssociation of Evangelicals of Liberia
Destiny intercessory coalition ministries, Inc

Volunteering Opportunities

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Volunteering Opportunities
The nation in which the Church is currently based has been affected by the fifteen years (15) of civil war with the high rate of unemployment, illiteracy and with a poor economy thus require the support of International Volunteers with variety of skills to help in the area of Spiritual development, human resource development, capacity building and social empowerment for both short and long term.

Community Outreach Ministry –The church is currently seeking Volunteers with skills in community mobilization, outreach and evangelism.

Holistic Ministry – We are seeking Volunteers with skills in capacity building, church empowerment, peace and conflict resolution.

Children Teacher - We are recruiting Volunteers to teach in our Children Ministry and orphanage with the passion to bring up God fearing Children.

Medical Practitioner-We are seeking volunteers with medical or counseling knowledge to provide primary medical care and psychosocial support to our congregation and the community at large.

Staffs & Contact

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Staffs & Contacts
The Church is managed by Ten (10) Volunteer staffs in Monrovia and 20 others in Bong, Lofa, Margibi and Nimba respectively.For further information on donation, partnership or volunteering; please contact any of the below contacts:

Jacob Town, Paynesville

Po Box 5833,

Monrovia- Liberia

Tel: +231 65 43735
+231 77 99 13 94

Email: avfliberia2000@yahoo.com