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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An Eggcellent way to Support the ASP Team
The Covenant Appalachia Service Project team is getting ready for their 2024 summer mission trip and they want to lay some eggs. Wake up Easter morning (or the day before) to a yard covered with candy-filled eggs. Choose how many eggs you want us to lay: 20, 40, or 60! We’ll hide them, scatter them,…
Read MoreYouth Tubing Trip
We’re going tubing! We hit the snow March 3rd! We’ll meet up at Covenant @ 12:30. We’ll give you a lift to lunch & Bear Creek Mountain. We should be back by 5:30. Friends are welcome! Wanna go? Let us know by Saturday, February 24th! (below)
Read MorePetals, Pedals & Pancakes
This event that puts the fun in fundraiser is back for another year! The Covenant Appalachia Service Project Team is getting ready for our summer mission trip to Central Appalachia. We’ve grown our annual plant sale into a bigger event: ASP Petals, Pedals & Pancakes – with all kinds of ways to support the ASP…
Read MoreCovenant Youth: February Calendar
Weekly on Sundays 9:15-10 am Youth AM Gather (Kingswood 4)10:15 am Worship (Sanctuary) Souper Bowl of CaringFebruary 3 & 10: Meet at St. Matthew’s Lutheran at 9:30 amFebruary 11: Pack Out following worship (Kingswood 2/3)February 19: Delivery SBOC donations (and go skating!) Games with Friends (Fellowship)February 17: 2-4 pm February 4: ASP Team Gather (Fellowship)February…
Read MoreCovenant Youth: January Calendar
Weekly on Sundays 9:15-10 am Youth AM Gather (Kingswood 4)10:15 am Worship (Sanctuary) January 7: ASP Team Gather 7-8:30 pm January 14: Youth Group 7-8:30 pm January 21: ASP Team Gather 7-8:30 pm January 28: Youth Group 7-8:30 pm Covenant Youth is open to all 6th-12th grade students. For more information, contact Deacon Diana Esposito…
Read MoreOne Pie, Double the Good
This year, Covenant’s ASP team is partnering with the Shorter AME Church Food Pantry in Morton to help provide meal packages to local families for Thanksgiving. You can help make a local family’s Thanksgiving dinner sweeter by purchasing a pumpkin pie to be donated to Shorter’s Thanksgiving food program and included in their meal package….
Read MoreHelping ASP is as Easy as Pie!
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 Crust and Pumpkin! These pies…
Read MoreNow Junior High Youth Can Do ASP!
The Appalachia Service Project (ASP) has lowered the minimum age requirement for the summer program. If, in the summer, you have completed 6th grade and are at least 11 years old, you can join us! Next summer, in early July, our ASP team will be heading back to Central Appalachia to spread some help and…
Read MoreIt’s the Great Covenant ASP Team Pumpkin Patch
This year, visit the Great Covenant ASP Team Pumpkin Patch to pick your pumpkins. While getting pumpkins and other accessories you’ll want for a festive fall and happy Halloween, you can support our Appalachia Service Project team – and change someone’s life. Pop by to peruse the pumpkin patch. You’ll find plenty of pumpkin-premised products…
Read MoreFall for Each Other
This Fall, we’re getting together with staffers from the Appalachia Service Project, volunteers from across the country and some families in Central Appalachia to support each other in service. We’re returning to Jonesville Virginia for our annual Fall ASP trip, where we’ll work together to bring some much needed repairs, hope and warmth to area…
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