Whether you’re exploring faith or looking for a church to call home, we’re so glad you’re here. We’re a growing, diverse church community in Milton Keynes, bringing together people from across the city and beyond.
The name of our church community is rooted in the story of the Bible, a story that starts in a Garden and ends in a Garden City. It’s a story of God rescuing and redeeming broken people and renewing broken cities, and we believe we’re called to be a church that embodies this story in every corner of Milton Keynes.
It’s also a name that is synonymous with the history of our city and how, when Milton Keynes was first conceived, it was deeply shaped by the Garden City Movement of urban design. Today, it truly has become a 'city in a forest', and we sense that this name is more than symbolic, it’s a prophetic statement that speaks about the kind of church we're called to be and the kind of role we are to play in our city.
Though still in its early days, Garden City has become home to around 120 adults and children from across Milton Keynes and beyond. We’re growing, we’re grateful—and we’re just getting started.
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Steve and Tammy have been in pastoral ministry together for over two decades. In their early 20's, they planted their first church, Daventry Vineyard and later went on to launch Central Vineyard. During that time, they also helped plant two more churches, and then in the summer of 2022, they stepped down from leading Central Vineyard and relocated with their family to Milton Keynes to start Garden City.
We're aiming to build a worshipping community in Milton Keynes that is:
“Practicing the way of Jesus, together, for the renewal of the city”
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We want to be a people who live in the reality of God’s presence, becoming more like Jesus. As we learn to live in His presence by the power of the Holy Spirit, His Kingdom begins to come in and through our lives. The way of presence leads us from striving to abiding—and when we abide in Christ, our lives bear lasting fruit, showing that we are truly His apprentices.
We want to cultivate interior lives shaped by spiritual habits and practices that sustain the kind of radical life Jesus invites us into. Our apprenticeship to Jesus means taking intentional steps to follow Him—being transformed as we practice His way together in the context of community.
We’re committed to developing lives marked by selfless love—making room for one another, regardless of race, religion, education, or socio-economic background. Our desire is to cultivate a culture defined by welcome, warmth, and hospitality. Where we don’t see church as just a place to go, but as a family to belong to.
We live in a culture where spirituality cannot be separated from generosity. Jesus teaches us to give to those in need and to live by an ethic of open-handed generosity. Scripture says God loves a cheerful giver—not simply because the church’s needs are met, but because His heart is glad when we trust Him to provide everything we need.
We believe God is at work healing and remaking the whole earth. Our lives are part of that renewal, and we’re invited to join Him in the ongoing work of making all things new. To follow Jesus and join Him in His mission is to become agents of renewal in our neighbourhoods, workplaces, and our city as a whole.
We are not called to focus our energy and resources on our church alone. We long to see what God does in one person or one place multiplied again and again. We believe church planting is the most effective way to reach new people—and it’s our desire to plant churches across our region and beyond.
Throughout history, Christian communities have embraced a shared Rule of Life—a framework of spiritual practices and rhythms designed to help people grow in their journey with Jesus. A Rule of Life is like a trellis: a structure that supports healthy growth, guiding us in the right direction.
Rhythm of Renewal is a set of daily, weekly, and monthly practices that shape our shared life together. These rhythms help us grow as a community by learning to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus did.
Garden City Vineyard is led by Steve & Tammy Gee, together with a wonderful growing team of trustees, staff and volunteers.
Steve & Tammy are licensed by Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland, and together they have delegated authority from the trustees to run the day-to-day operations with a team of staff and volunteers. We also have a legal accountability structure in place, overseen by our board of trustees.
The trustees can be reached by email trustees@gardencity.mk.
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Garden City belongs to the Vineyard Movement—a worldwide family of more than 2,500 churches across five continents. All Vineyard churches share a passion for encountering Jesus through worship, a deep compassion for the poor, and a commitment to the Bible as God’s truth for our lives. It's our joy to partner with our global family as we hunger to see more of God’s Kingdom.
Locally, we are part of a family of churches, birthed out of the legacy of our sending church, Central Vineyard. Together, we are seeking to collaborate, share resources, and plant churches across our region.
In Milton Keynes we are one of two Vineyard churches and enjoy having relationship with many other churches through the MK Leaders Connect, working to cheer one another on, as we each seek to love and bless our city.
