The people at Covenant take delight in caring for their neighbors and they try to show the love of Christ in several ways.
Clothing Exchange
Offering community clothing exchanges
Harvest Festival
Hosting a harvest festival each October and offering a free dinner to everyone who attends
Daily Bread Community Food Pantry
Partnering with the Daily Bread Community Food Pantry in Collegeville, PA
Covenant oversees an ongoing food collection to provide support for needy families in our area. Because of God's generosity and grace, Covenant has been able to make monthly donations of about 100 lbs. to the food pantry. We invite everyone to participate by bringing nonperishable foods, paper goods and personal care items to the church; simply place them in the designated baskets near the entrances. Please see the pantry's website for other ways to volunteer.
Keystone Opportunity Center
Partnering with the Keystone Opportunity Center in Souderton, PA
Our church partners with other area churches to provide the salary of Keystone's community case manager who in turn helps encourage and empower community members to become self-sufficient. The Opportunity Center receives funding from the county and state, and while not overtly a Christian organization, they publicly acknowledge that much of their support and many of their volunteers are from area churches. What a testimony to the fact that Christians actively care for their neighbors in need!
Although Bucks and Montgomery counties are 2 of the wealthiest in Pennsylvania, more need exists than we may initially recognize. Housing can be difficult to afford and finding transportation in commuter communities is challenging. We don’t frequently see homeless individuals on the streets in Harleysville, but Keystone assures us they are certainly present, often living out of their cars in the Walmart parking lot or other public places.
Keystone is unique because they provide a variety of social services under one roof. The center collaborates with hundreds of local volunteers to:
- House the homeless in Bucks and Montgomery Counties emergency and transitional shelters, help with obtaining and maintaining permanent housing
- Feed the hungry through a food pantry which serves hundreds
- Educate children and adults ESL classes, GED test preparation, family literacy classes, citizenship test preparation, career counseling and guidance