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

ASP Team’s NY Contingent is Doing a Supplies Drive

By Greg Corner | June 4, 2024

This year, Covenant’s Appalachia Service Project team will include three young men from Yorktown Heights, New York. Matt, Johann and Kyle will be joining the team for our trip to Perry County, Kentucky. They have been doing their part to support the team from home. They did their own “Egg My Yard” Easter egg fundraiser,…

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Covenant Youth: June Calendar

By Deacon Diana Esposito | May 31, 2024

June 1: ASP Bike Hike 9 am – 6 pm June 2:10:15 am Worship (Sanctuary)7-9 pm Youth Group (at Diana’s House) June 9:10:15 am Worship (Sanctuary)7-8:30 pm ASP Team Gathering June 16:10:15 am Worship (Sanctuary) June 23:10:15 am Worship (Sanctuary)ASP Commissioning during WorshipASP Team Gathering following worship June 29: ASP Departure Day Covenant Youth is…

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Covenant’s 2024 ASP Team – Building Kindness

By Greg Corner | May 28, 2024

Covenant’s Appalachia Service Project (ASP) team is getting ready for our annual summer mission trip. This is our 43nd year participating with ASP! On June 29th, we’ll depart for a week of service in Perry County, Kentucky to help improve living conditions for some families in need. This is Covenant’s fourth time serving in Perry…

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Wanted: ASP Prayer Partners

By Greg Corner | May 27, 2024

Each year for our Appalachia Service Project (ASP) mission trip we pair up a prayer partner with an ASP volunteer. A prayer partner puts together prayer packages for an ASP volunteer to receive while away on the mission trip. Prayer packages can include things like words of encouragement, reminders from home, prayers, well wishes, goodies…

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Get on the Ride: 2024 ASP Bike Hike

By Greg Corner | May 16, 2024

Covenant’s Appalachia Service Project (ASP) team volunteers are once again jumping on their trusty two-wheelers for a forty-mile bike ride to raise money for our mission trip to Appalachia. It’s the 2024 ASP Bike Hike! We’re going to hit the road on Saturday, June 1st. There are two things you can do to help: See…

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Covenant Youth: May Calendar

By Deacon Diana Esposito | April 30, 2024

Weekly on Sundays 9:15-10 am Youth AM Gather (Kingswood 4)10:15 am Worship (Sanctuary) May 5Confirmation Class 11:30 am – 1:30 pmYouth Group 7-8:30 pm May 11: ASP Car Wash May 12: Happy Mother’s Day – no additional programming May 19:Confirmation Rehearsal 9:15 am – 10 amConfirmation Service during Worship!Confirmation Reception following worshipYouth Group 7-8:30 pm…

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It’s Back! Petals, Pedals & Pancakes

By Greg Corner | April 1, 2024

The 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 (& Projects & Prizes) – with all kinds of ways…

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Covenant Youth: April Calendar

By Deacon Diana Esposito | March 30, 2024

Weekly on Sundays 9:15-10 am Youth AM Gather (Kingswood 4)10:15 am Worship (Sanctuary) April 7: Confirmation Class 11:30 am – 1:30 pmYouth Group 7-8:30 pm April 12: Confirmation Class 6:00-8:00 pm April 14: Confirmation Class 11:30 am – 1:30 pmASP Team Gather 7-8:30 pm April 21:Children and Youth Sunday Rehearsal 11:30 am – 12:30 pmYouth…

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An Eggcellent way to Support the ASP Team

By Greg Corner | March 10, 2024

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,…

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Covenant Youth: March Calendar

By Deacon Diana Esposito | February 29, 2024

Weekly on Sundays 9:15-10 am Youth AM Gather (Kingswood 4)10:15 am Worship (Sanctuary) March 3: Lunch and Snow Tubing (this replaces the regularly scheduled ASP meeting) March 10: Confirmation Class 11:30 am – 1:30 pmYouth Group 7-8:30 pm March 17: ASP Team Gather 7-8:30 pm March 24:Egg Stuffing (Egg Hunt) following WorshipConfirmation Class 11:30 am…

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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.