New Wine is a not-for-profit Christianevangelical organisation based in England, United Kingdom. It assists Christian churches with organisational leadership training and fundraising.
Overview
The purpose of New Wine is "to advance the Christian religion in the United Kingdom and throughout the world".[2]
Rev John Coles has been the Chair of New Wine since 2000.
The organisation is based at 4a Ridley Avenue, London W13.
History
New Wine was set up by the former Bishop of the then-diocese of Chile, Bolivia and Peru, David Pytches, in 1989. Pytches was heavily influenced by the founder of the Vineyard Church, John Wimber, who had held a number of conferences through the 1980s, leading to increased interest in the charismatic movement in the United Kingdom.
Summer conferences
The first New Wine Christian Conference was held in 1989 at the Royal Bath and West Showground, Somerset and attracted nearly 2,500 people. The event now attracts more than 14,000 people per year, and since 2019 has been held at the East of England Showground in Peterborough.[3]
In 1993 a separate conference, called Soul Survivor, aimed at teenagers and young adults was established by the evangelist Mike Pilavachi, which ran until 2019.
New Wine Ireland is based in Belfast. It states its purpose as "working together to change the island of Ireland through a network of church leaders, our summer conference and training events."[4]
£1,120,000 (2021)[1]