Jesus reached for a little child, placed him among the Twelve, and embraced him. Then He said, “Whoever welcomes one of these children in My […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR PASTOR’S APPRECIATION SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
This Sunday I will celebrate my 18th year as the Pastor of Covenant Community Church. Over that span of time I’ve seen many changes including […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
Across America, the theme for this Sunday will be Back-To-Church Sunday. It comes from recognizing the reality that summer is a time of travel and […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018
Our Covenant Mission Statement – “We exist to: Celebrate the love of God, Cultivate a relationship with God, Care about one another in Christ, and […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2018
During August we are revisiting our Covenant’s Mission statement with a series of 4 sermons. This week, we will consider what the third part of […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST, 12, 2018
This Sunday we will continue our sermon series on the Covenant Mission Statement as we think about the 2nd part of that mission: “To cultivate […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2018
The consuming passion of a person or organization is defined by the mission to which they or it believes are called to do. The Merriman […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018
This Sunday I will conclude my 3-part sermon series on our Covenant Vision Statement, “To be an inclusive community of faith: Offering Hope + Showing […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2018
“To be an inclusive community of faith – Offering Hope + Showing Faithfulness + Sharing Joy.” This month, I’m revisiting our above Covenant vision statement […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR JR FOR SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2018
We have just celebrated and observed the 242nd Birthday of America, in which many spoke of the country winning its freedom from tyranny and oppression. […]