Michael Shuman at Covenant
Michael Shuman started in early June as Covenant’s Director of Music Ministry. Michael most recently served as Director of Music Ministries at First United Presbyterian Church (FUPC) in Fayetteville, Ark.…
Covenant Lends a Hand
By Julie Weeks Covenant members put their faith into action in partnership with Austin Voices for Education and Youth and the Central Texas Food Bank Covenant has partnered with Allen…
Thanks Teachers, Lunch is on Us!
Covenant’s Koinonia and Kairos Sunday School classes combined efforts and resources to observe Teacher Appreciation Week by providing a luncheon for teachers and staff at Webb Middle School on May 6. Class members donated $250…
Lynda MacQueen: Preschool for 25 Years … and Counting
Messy notes and hand-drawn pictures hang from the wall in Lynda MacQueen’s classroom at the Covenant Preschool and Child’s Day Out. Happy kids walk in, giving her a hug, a…
Covenant Hires Michael Shuman as Director of Music Ministry
Covenant has hired Michael Shuman to serve as our Director of Music Ministry. Michael, most recently, has served as Director of Music Ministries at First United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville,…
IMF Formation Cohorts
The Institute for Missional Formation, or IMF, prepares men and women from Covenant to take their place in God’s mission in the world. A key way that we do this…
Journey to Waco
Covenant youth choir, Journey, spent a weekend in Waco in early March. Journey Director Stacy Curtis said she was looking to travel someplace close and accessible so a majority of…
Ali Bolsinger Named Middle School Director
Covenant has hired Alison “Ali” Bolsinger to serve as Director of Middle School Ministries. Ali, who will graduate from Gordon College in Wenham, Mass., at the end of May, has…
Sand Glass
Covenant 6th grader Cadalyn Burris is a writer! Below is her amazing short story/poem about sand and glass and the things we become. If you are interested in submitting an article…
Finding Comfort (and More) in Pie
Covenant member Stuart Young has a talent for making pies. What began as a cathartic exercise for himself quickly grew to a practice of generosity. Read Stuart’s story about his…
4th Grade Mission Projects
Covenant fourth graders are getting a lesson on how to live out Covenant’s mission statement: “Encouraging one another to follow Jesus wherever we live, work, and play.” The group of…
An Invitation to Fast
“We must be prepared to give up some things if we intend to get things that are even more important.” -Joan Chittister For centuries, Christians have practiced the discipline of…
Poems on the Spot
Covenant Explore membership participant Ed Seymour writes poems on the spot. Ed desribes it here: “My skill is really taking an exchange and converting to a poem. This dates back to my…
Debt Relief Celebration
On Sunday, Jan. 27, Covenant celebrated being debt-free after paying off the mortgage on the Fellowship and Education Building. Speakers at the event, “Mission Accomplished,” looked back the decision to…
Sponsoring Singane
by Donna Vliet “We saw her picture,” George McDonald said of Singane Ly from Tattaguine, Senegal, Africa. “She had a sad look on her face. She looked like she needed…
Covenant Matters January
Celebrate! Food and Fun on Jan. 27 Covenant is debt-free! We have erased all the debt incurred on the Fellowship and Education Building that is now serving as a bridge…
The Holy Land
Seeing The Holy Land Five men from Covenant traveled to Jerusalem at the beginning of December. Each walked away with a new understanding of life in the area. The “Israel”…
Two Step Up to Help with Student Ministry
Two people very familiar with Covenant’s Student Ministry program will be a huge help while the church searches for a new Director of Middle School Ministries. Covenant member Jennifer Maham…
Daams: Changing Destinies One Language at a Time
“It’s pretty amazing that you can change the destiny of a language group,” said Pam Daams, Wycliffe Bible translator and Covenant-sponsored missionary. For more than 40 years, Pam and her…
Covenant Seeks Middle School Ministry Director
Covenant is a thriving, intergenerational, missional church in Austin, Texas with a broad base of committed lay leaders whose mission is to encourage one another to follow Jesus wherever we…
Luke Sermon Series
Dear Friends, As we begin Advent on Dec. 2, we enter into what many describe as “the most wonderful time of the year!” Indeed these days bring back memories; it’s…
Subscribe to the Advent Devotionals!
The word Advent, which means “coming” or “arrival,” marks the four-week period leading up to Christmas Day. We celebrate the arrival of the birth of Jesus Christ in His first…
Make A 2020 Pledge!
Covenant is encouraging all members and visitors to sign onto Realm, our new online community, to make their 2020 pledge. Realm will also enable members and visitors to sign up for…
Faith Through Film
“Fifteen years ago, I was a filmmaker in L.A. and God got a hold of my heart and changed things greatly.” Brent Gudgel, partner in Deidox Films, was a speaker…