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Gabriel Network
2 CommentsRecently the 10:31 Youth Ministry of Covenant Life had the opportunity to partner with the Christian organization, Gabriel Network.
Gabriel Network’s mission is to provide housing for girls in crisis pregnancy situations, most often young teenagers, who are considering abortion. Our teens and their parents spent a day doing yard work, paint jobs, and repairs at the Gaithersburg location in an effort to make it suitable for girls to move in.
To learn more about the Gabriel Network, visit their website.
July 1 2011 at 5:24 pm
Outreach to Area Neighborhoods Coming This Month
0 CommentsYouth from Covenant Life are putting “feet to their faith” July 11-15 by offering a week of Christian day camps in communities close to the church. The goal is to love our neighbors through serving, developing friendships, and sharing biblical truth as we combine service projects with intensive, relational ministry.
Todd Keeler is leading the initiative called simply “Local Missions 2011” (see above for photos from last year), with the support and help of Family Life pastor Matt Maka and the 10:31 youth ministry. Participants will be primarily 10:31 youth and their parents, including other Covenant Life adults who have already been serving faithfully in these communities.
Youth and parents will fan out to several local neighborhoods each day to lead day camps for children with games, singing, Bible teaching, Scripture memory, arts and crafts, snacks, and miscellaneous fun. At the end of the week, each team hopes to host a cookout for the children and their parents right in their neighborhood.
Todd sees the week of camps as “another step into the community with the gospel, following in the footsteps of Mark Mitchell (Outreach Pastor), Drew Garfield (Community Outreach and Missions Coordinator), and others who have been getting to know and love our neighbors.”
It is tremendously exciting to think of the possibilities as God directs more and more people from Covenant Life to serve in practical ways and build relationships with members of these communities. We hope that this week will play a small part. Let’s pray that God will continue to fan into flame his gifts at work in us as we befriend our neighbors with the love and truth of Christ.
For more information about Local Missions 2011, e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or call the church office.
September 15 2010 at 6:35 pm
Partnering With OneU
0 CommentsThis past Sunday Jon Smith shared an update about OneU, Covenant Life’s campus outreach ministry at The University of Maryland. The ministry’s aim is to spread the fame of Jesus by multiplying the followers of Christ on the college campus.
You can partner with OneU in their mission to proclaim the gospel through your prayers and financial giving. Visit the Online Giving page to donate now or set up a recurring donation.
August 18 2010 at 12:55 pm
Serving Our Neighbors Across the Road
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In a continuing effort to bring a gospel witness to the community immediately surrounding Covenant Life Church, a number of church members have begun a weekly ministry to the Laytonia community. Laytonia is the small, largely self-contained community right across Muncaster Mill Road from the church building.
According to one resident, a Laytonia homeowner for over 40 years, the community used to be an upscale neighborhood of single-family homes. However, through the years, with the progression of extensive development throughout the Gaithersburg area, Laytonia slowly declined to become a socially and economically distressed neighborhood.
But there is reason for optimism. A homeowners association is in place and is increasingly active to take measures to improve the neighborhood. In God’s providence Covenant Life member and staffer Joe Moorman was recently appointed as the president of the HOA.
Covenant Life has sought to be a good neighbor to Laytonia in recent years through service projects such as trash pickup days and the renovation of the Laytonia Community Center. In addition, members Peter and Shirley Giglio have been actively serving the children and families of the community through a weekly boys and girls club.
This summer, Todd Keeler and his family organized a local mission week for the 10:31 Youth Ministry, which included the Laytonia neighborhood. Youth from Covenant Life spent time interacting with children in a Vacation Bible School-type setting, bonds were formed, and God was clearly at work in numerous ways.
On the final day of the outreach, about 15 children from Laytonia crossed Muncaster Mill Road and entered Covenant Life’s facility for the first time in their lives. They enjoyed a building tour, played some games, and heard a brief gospel message. At the conclusion we asked, “How many of you would like to learn more about the Savior, Jesus Christ?” To our delight, every one raised their hands!
Since that week, Covenant Life members have continued to pray for and plan ways to serve the Laytonia community. Since mid-July a number of members, young and old(er), have been reaching out on Tuesday afternoons. A typical gathering includes playing games like football, soccer and four square. One Tuesday a water balloon toss turned into a water balloon fight! Youth including Jenna Fourney and Katie and Alexis Ambrose have been organizing crafts, and the kids have come to the community center for Bible teaching more than once. It has been wonderful to see the how attentive they are.
Last week, we played an intense game of kick-ball—Covenant Life vs. Laytonia—and unfortunately, we got trounced 12 - 4! They had some big kickers and swift feet on their team. A rematch is in store for this week.
It has been a delight to connect with this community and to be able to bring the love and light of God’s Word with us. We see God at work through us in this ministry and in us as well.
Looking forward, the plan is to have an ongoing presence in the Laytonia community and to seek to be faithful to the Great Commission in our own back yard. A Good News Club has already begun in the local elementary school. And plans are being made to offer a reading, writing and math enrichment program for the younger children, a homework club, a mentoring ministry, and to serve the youth in a setting similar to Introducing God.
To find learn more about this ministry or to participate, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). We would love to have you join in this venture. For sure, we would appreciate the prayers of God’s people as we look to the Lord to lead and bless this ministry.
July 28 2010 at 4:41 pm
A Job That Requires the Patience of Job
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God has blessed Covenant Life with many members who honor God in the workplace by being examples of faithfulness and excellence. The Baltimore Sun recently published an article about the work of Covenant Life member, Nick DeCarlo, pictured here with wife, Becky.
Enjoy reading about the rigors of Nick’s work as a cold case detective in Howard County.
June 29 2010 at 8:01 pm
Service Opportunity at Shady Grove Pregnancy Center
0 CommentsSummer counseling training at the Shady Grove Pregnancy Center starts July 12. If you have a heart for women and are a good listener, consider becoming a volunteer counselor. Training consists of eight classes to be held Mondays and Thursdays from 7 to 10 p.m. Dates are July 12, 15, 19, 22, 26 and August 2, 5, and 9. For details, call Jackie Stippich at 301-963-6223, or visit the Pregnancy Center’s volunteer page on the Web.