In 1985 a group of Silicon Valley believers banded together to form an organization that would be an umbrella for a variety of initiatives that were serving others, specifically with a faith-based focus. Ken Spear was president and one of the founders. Another director was Rick Thrasher who was an early Apple (Macintosh, in those days) enthusiast who started CMUG, the Christian Macintosh Users Group. CMUG helped pastors and missions folks get better use of their...

The history began in the earl 1980′s. In 1986 Brett and Lyn Johnson moved to the USA, having been ‘sent’ from the church they had led in South Africa. Brett simultaneously worked at Price Waterhouse, having a tri-vocational career, as they consulted to missions organizations in South Africa, South America and Europe. When the arrived in the US, the Johnson family began to explore the possibility of forming an organization that served at the...

?Vine Associates, consistent with its mission, supports a number of organizations and individuals both in the USA and in other nations. Dr. Charlie Self Alumni in traditional missions Samantha Stevenson Teams on business missions Rebecca Muir Angel Huang Marketplace Ministers Kim Daus-Edwards The...

Board Members Dr. Charlie Self, PhD Mr. Greg Yu, CPA, LLB Virendra and Kim Vase Don and Jessica Smith Brett Johnson (President) Lyn Johnson Dena Andrews (Secretary) Finances Annie Gaudette, Accountant CPA: Evanhoe, Kellogg & Company, CPA’S, Inc. 340 Hartnell Avenue Suite A Redding, California 96002

Vine Associates is focused on key “back office” functions aimed at making the ministry of other organizations more effective. We focus mainly on groups that are linked to Societal Transformation in its many forms: Handling the staffing of key members who worked on religious worker visas. These are typically people who have worked with us overseas and come to work in a mostly volunteer capacity in the US for a short term tour. Continuing to be an administrative...

An investment in the work of Vine is a leveraged investment that generates a cycle of volunteerism and giving. Our volunteers have taken leave from their paid work and sacrifice their own time and money to sow into communities around the world. When you donate a dollar to Vine it releases a ready army of faithful working professionals who use their expensive skills to serve others who would otherwise not be able to afford or have access to their valuable...