Appalachia Service Project Team

Transforming Lives in Central Appalachia and Here at Home Since 1982

COVENANT ASP TEAM

Appalachia Service Project (ASP) is a Christian ministry, open to all people, that fosters human development by addressing the housing needs of Central Appalachia. Covenant has been doing ASP since 1982. Join us on our yearly summer mission trip, or fall mini-mission trip, or by supporting our team through one of our fundraisers or by your prayers!

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Covenant ASP Team News

Covenant Youth: December 2025 & January 2026 Calendar

By Deacon Diana Esposito | November 30, 2025

Weekly on Sundays 9:15 am AM Gathering (5th-12th grade students, Kingswood 4) (December 7, 14 & 21)10:15 am Worship (Sanctuary) Youth GroupDecember 7, 7-8:30 pm includes dinnerJanuary 4, 7-8:30 pm includes dinnerJanuary 18, 7-8:30 pm includes dinner Youth GroupDecember 7, 7-8:30 pm includes dinnerJanuary 4, 7-8:30 pm includes dinnerJanuary 18, 7-8:30 pm includes dinner COMBINED…

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Christmas is better when we share it together

By Covenant Church | November 20, 2025

Unwrap the gifts of hope, love, joy and peace with us at Covenant. 2025 Advent and Christmas seasons calendar of events. Sat 11/22 8:30 – 11:30 am: Breakfast with Santa (SOLD OUT)Fellowship HallTickets include breakfast, crafts, and digital photo(s) with Santa 1-3 pm: Low-Key Family Photos (free)Fellowship HallWe’ll provide the holiday backgrounds and a congregation…

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Join Us for ASP 2026 and Change Someone’s Life

By Greg Corner | October 18, 2025

We’re getting ready for ASP 2026. Join us and change someone’s life. And you might just change your own. Appalachia Service Project (ASP) brings volunteers and communities together in the heart of Central Appalachia, strengthening faith, deepening relationships, spreading hope & changing lives. Our Summer 2026 mission trip will happen in late June or early…

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Helping ASP is as Easy as Pie!

By Greg Corner | October 11, 2025

Get homemade pies for Thanksgiving and help repair homes for families in need. Covenant’s Appalachia Service Project (ASP) team is holding our annual fall pie sale.  We’re selling delicious pies from Weaver’s Orchard in these scrumptious varieties: Apple Caramel Walnut, Apple Lattice Top, Cherry Lattice Top, Blackberry Lattice Top, Strawberry Rhubarb, Peach and Pumpkin! These pies are…

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It’s the Great Covenant Pumpkin Patch

By Greg Corner | September 25, 2025

This year, visit the Great Covenant Pumpkin Patch to pick your pumpkins. While picking pumpkins and other autumn accents you’ll want for a festive fall and happy Halloween, you can support some of our mission projects … … and change someone’s life. Pop by to peruse the pumpkin patch. You’ll find plenty of pumpkin-themed fun…

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Covenant ASP Team Gets Ramped Up in Return to Knott County

By Covenant Church | September 25, 2025

In July, the Covenant ASP team learned that the family we served in Knott County, Kentucky had requested a ramp to enter and exit their home. This ramp represented independence, agency, and safety, and thanks to ASP, Covenant was able to return to make this prayer a reality. Pam and Tim, who left an indelible…

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Help Us Grow Our Pumpkin Patch

By Covenant Church | August 24, 2025

It’s time to start preparing for the Covenant Pumpkin Patch. The Pumpkin Patch has become a festive and pleasant way to engage with our community, offer a relaxed setting for pumpkin picking and related fall activities, and raise funds for our ASP team, the Shorter AME Church food pantry, and provide pumpkins to Fostering Hope…

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Covenant ASP Team is Returning to Knott County, Kentucky

By Greg Corner | August 22, 2025

Our Appalachia Service Project (ASP) Team has some unfinished work in Knott County Kentucky. In July, we had the pleasure of getting to know Pam and Tim as we worked to hug their home (and them). Hug is what ASP calls it when you envelop a home with foam board insulation and new siding to…

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Covenant ASP Team: 2025 Summer Mission Trip to Knott County, Kentucky

By Greg Corner | June 22, 2025

On Saturday, Covenant Church will send a dedicated team of nine volunteers to participate in the Appalachia Service Project (ASP) at the Lotts Creek Center in Knott County, Kentucky. This summer, with the help of thousands of volunteers, ASP will continue to provide much-needed assistance to residents who lost their homes in the devastating floods…

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Thank you for supporting Petals, Pedals, Pancakes

By Covenant Church | May 10, 2025
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Upcoming ASP Stuff

Latest Past Events

ASP TG

Fellowship Hall 212 W Springfield Road, Springfield

The Covenant ASP Team has TGs (team gatherings) every other week (mostly) to do all kinds of things to get ready for our summer mission trip.

ASP TG

Fellowship Hall 212 W Springfield Road, Springfield

The Covenant ASP Team has TGs (team gatherings) every other week (mostly) to do all kinds of things to get ready for our summer mission trip.

ASP TG

Fellowship Hall 212 W Springfield Road, Springfield

The Covenant ASP Team has TGs (team gatherings) every other week (mostly) to do all kinds of things to get ready for our summer mission trip.