meet our leadership

Ariel Mushegan, at 37, is a loving husband and father. He is also the founder and senior leader of Vine City Church, where he dedicates his life to guiding people into an authentic relationship with Jesus. Ariel has been involved in various aspects of ministry since childhood, including media and television production, worship leading, pastoring, and even cleaning the church when needed.

At 16, Ariel began working behind the scenes in television at his home church for a youth program on TBN's youth network. He was responsible for directing and editing each episode for broadcast, ensuring the message was clear and delivered on time. This early experience filled Ariel's mind and heart with the word of God.

By the time he was 20, Ariel had started leading the youth ministry and initiated a new program called One By Design, focusing on unity, intimate worship, a clear message, and a media aspect, reflecting his passion and experience. This heart for others eventually led to the beginning of Vine City, a ministry with a focus on unity in Christ and reaching out as the branches to create a community of authentic believers who abide in Christ and to witness cities transformed by the life-changing reality of the Gospel, as people come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

Ariel believes that if God has called you to something, He will equip you to do it, and he has been willing to see the need and fill it on any occasion. He adheres to the belief in the united body of Christ, as described in Ephesians 4, and aims to create a community of authentic believers who abide in Christ and witness cities transformed by the Gospel. He believes everything we are to be or need flows from this place in the vine of Christ. Jesus is the vine, and we are His branches.