The Vine Band is a modern praise and worship band based in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, China

China

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. Led by worship leader, Tom Read, The Vine Band has been pioneering a new sound of worship in Hong Kong, and throughout Asia.

The Vine Band is essentially a representation of the worship team at The Vine Christian Fellowship

The Vine Christian Fellowship

The Vine Church is an Independent Christian church located in Hong Kong, based within the Central district. The Vine church was featured in as one of the key churches in leveraging Hong Kong as a gateway to evangelism in China....

. The Vine Band has played a key role in representing worship music in Hong Kong, and made an impact in the region, outselling the likes of The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins

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 in Hong Kong.

Mission

The band’s mission is to equip the next generation of worshippers in Asia; to rise up and find their voice; and to be released into a new freedom and passion in worship. Over the last decade, The Vine Band has had the privilege of leading people into worship all across Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

 including: China, Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

, The Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, and Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

, and to share the stage with international worship artists such as Steven Curtis Chapman

Steven Curtis Chapman

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 and Tim Hughes

Tim Hughes

Tim Hughes is a British worship leader and singer-songwriter. He is currently Director of Worship at Holy Trinity Brompton, an Anglican church in central London, and heads up Worship Central, an international worship training and resource centre.- Personal life :Hughes is the son of an Anglican...

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The Vine Band has released two live worship albums; Who May Ascend? (2006) and From Ashes To Beauty (2008). Both albums were recorded and produced by Peter Wallis from Hillsong Church

Hillsong Church

Hillsong Church is a Pentecostal megachurch affiliated with Australian Christian Churches and located in Sydney, Australia. The church's senior pastors, Brian and Bobbie Houston, began the church in 1983 as the Hills Christian Life Centre in Baulkham Hills...

, Sydney

Sydney

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The latest album, From Ashes to Beauty, is being released by Integrity Music Asia

Integrity Media

Integrity Media is a privately held media communications company that publishes and distributes Christian music, films and related materials. The corporate offices are located in Mobile, Alabama, with subsidiary offices in Tennessee and foreign offices in Singapore, South Africa and the United...

, as both a full-length album in English, and a 5 track E.P. in Mandarin Chinese. The full-length album features 11 brand new worship songs including a new version of God of Justice, featuring international worship leader, Tim Hughes.

The recording has also seen The Vine Band uniquely partnering with Care For Children, a children's charity based in China, to raise awareness for the plight of over one million orphaned children in China.

The vision of The Vine Band is to see and hear a new sound of worship rising up from Asia and make a significant impact around the world.

Live albums

• 2006: Who May Ascend? iTunes Music Store Amazon.com
• 2008: From Ashes To Beauty iTunes Music Store CD Baby

Studio albums

• 2009: The Ageless Melody iTunes Music Store