Kenneth Maresco

“I grew up in a Catholic family in New York City,” Kenneth recalls. “When I was a freshman in college, on spring break, an aunt in Florida shared the gospel with me. By God’s grace, when I returned to college, I was converted.”

Kenneth received a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in 1982, and then worked for two years as a corporate advertising and marketing manager.

Kenneth has been a part of Covenant Life since 1985. From 1985 to 1990 he served as part of what would become Sovereign Grace Ministries.

He attended the School of Ministry, predecessor to the Sovereign Grace Ministries Pastors College, in 1990-91, and then joined the pastoral team in July 1991. He served at different times with the Singles, Married Couples, College and International ministries. Evangelism and outreach ministries became Kenneth’s primary focus in 1997, among them the burgeoning Alpha program on the basics of the Christian faith (Covenant Life now holds a course called “Introducing God”).

In November 2004, Kenneth stepped into a larger role as one of two executive pastors. He is responsible for overseeing the pastoral ministries of Covenant Life Church, as well as leading the church in leadership training and church planting.

He also serves our sister church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that was planted out of Covenant Life in 2003, and he is directly involved in our church’s mission to spread the gospel to unreached peoples.

“My heart is most passionate about seeing the lost reached through church planting and evangelism as well as equipping men and, in particular, pastors to fulfill God’s purpose for their lives,” Kenneth says.

“I grew up in the Bronx, but am a Mets fan,” notes Kenneth, whose other hobbies and interests include a passionate pursuit of his wife Valori, golfing with his sons, and reading.

Kenneth and Valori have five sons and one daughter-in-law and reside in Montgomery Village.