Providing food, friendship and hope to those on the margins.
We believe that providing a hearty breakfast in a safe community, with the opportunity to read the Bible, can and does change lives. Bread of Life allows us to partner with other local Christians to love our city in practical ways.
What is Bread of Life?
Every Sunday we provide food, friendship and hope for those on the margins in our city. For the past 25 years St Michael’s Surry Hills, and now Vine Church, has provided almost 50,000 meals to people doing it tough.
The name ‘Bread of Life’ serves to highlight our desire not just to provide physical food, but to share eternal food through the gospel. We want those involved to know that we love and serve because God first loved us and that nothing is better or more important than the life, love and freedom found in Jesus, the Bread of Life.
Similarly, the word ‘companion’ is used because we believe people should be defined by their relationships not their circumstances. Â
Lloyd Steadson, is employed by Vine Church as the Director of Bread of Life, to lead and facilitate Sunday mornings. All the other team members are volunteers.
Join us for breakfast this Christmas!
🎄 You’re invited to a Festive Christmas Breakfast! 🎄
Join us on Christmas Day, Thursday 25 December 2025, from 7am for:
- A free delicious breakfast
- Carols to sing together
- Gifts for every guest
We’d love to celebrate Christmas with you! Feel free to just turn up or let us know you’re coming—either way, you’re very welcome.
Bread Of Life
TAX DEDUCTIBLE GIVING
Each Sunday Bread of Life provides food, friendship and hope to those on the margins. This is tax deductible through the Vine Church Foundation.Â
Alternatively, please setup giving via bank transfer.
Vine Church BSB 633 000 / Account Number 229 932 843
Reference: BOL + Name (E.g. BOLJSmith)
Partner with us to provide bread for today and bread for eternity.
What to expect
Doors open at 7am. Companions start arriving for hot coffee, while our volunteer teams begin to set up the breakfast and area and prepare food.Â
Between 8am-8.30am, volunteers are serving breakfast, handing out care packages and chatting with companions.Â
At 8.30am we run Brekkie Church, a devotional bible study.Â
A 2011 Bread survey of 20 Companions found:
- Majority are male (89%) and over 36 years old,
- A third sleep rough, while others live in boarding or government housing,
- Most suffer from mental health, health and addiction problems,
- Almost all are long-term unemployed and rely on ‘day services’.
In Winter each year run Blanket Surry Hills with Love, collecting blankets and jumpers and distribute them during winter. Bread of Life runs every on Sunday during in the year (except January) and also happens on Christmas Day!
Want to serve at Bread of Life?
GET IN TOUCH. Email us todau about HOW YOU CAN get involved and PARTNER WITH BREAD OF LIFE.Â
Read about Dhanu's experience serving at Bread of Life
One of our volunteers, Dhanu Eliezer from Scotts Church, has written about her experience and motivation for serving at Bread of Life. It’s available to read at the TGC Australia website.
