Covenant Programs

Serving together is a vital part of Covenant’s community. Particularly, our church focuses on hunger, homelessness, and LGBTQIA+ Advocacy. By hosting our own church programs as well as partnering with a number of local and national organizations, we work to fulfill our call to love our neighbors as ourselves. Read below to learn more about how Covenant:

  • Hosts a weekly food pantry serving more than 1,000 people per month including an average of 325 children and 200 seniors
  • Partners with UGArden and Campus Kitchen provides more than 600 hot meals to neighbors in need
  • Offers meeting space to community groups
  • Hosts the Athens Free Clinic providing free health care to anyone in need
  • Mobilizes to advocate for the LGBTQAI+ community and other marginalized groups

If you are interested in joining us in one of these programs, please reach out to Amy Baer, Coordinator of Outreach, at abaer@covpresathens.org.

Other Outreach Programs

Hunger Action Congregation

HUNGER ACTION CONGREGATION

Covenant Presbyterian Church is a Certified PCUSA Hunger Action Congregation. This means Covenant intentionally engages hunger action by:

• Alleviating food insecurity through our weekly Covenant Food Pantry distributions

• Supporting programs in our community already serving our neighbors who are food insecure and experiencing homelessness

• Seeking to educate ourselves about systemic causes of hunger and economic injustice, advocating for just and sustainable food systems, selling fair-trade coffee, adopting sustainable practices as an Earth Care Congregation, and sharing about hunger action in worship.

How you can get involved:
Message Amy Baer (abaer@covpresathens.org) to learn more about all the ways Covenant engages in Hunger Action.

COLLABORATION WITH UGA’S CAMPUS KITCHEN AND UGARDEN

Covenant is excited to host the UGA Campus Kitchen program in our commercial kitchen 3 days a week year-round. This program is staffed by UGA student volunteers and provides more than 600 meals per week to people in need throughout the Athens area. UGArden also brings fresh vegetables from their farm to supplement our food pantry bags each week. 

How you can get involved:
Campus Kitchen needs cooking and delivery volunteers during the winter and summer breaks. If you would like to volunteer, message Amy Baer (abaer@covpresathens.org) for more information.

ATHENS ACCESS TO JUSTICE POP-UP CLINICS

In partnership with the Athens Access to Justice Initiative, Covenant hosts a free legal pop-up clinic. Volunteer attorneys with AATJI take questions related to family law, evictions, unemployment benefits, and other civil legal questions. They provide short legal consultations, help pro se litigants with court forms, or offer referrals to other services when available.

How you can get involved:
Message Amy Baer (abaer@covpresathens.org) to volunteer.

Knitters & Knotters

Covenant members meet for fellowship and fun while making blankets for people recovering from illness and for clients of Highland Hills, Family Promise and Project Safe.

How you can get involved:
Message Amy Baer (abaer@covpresathens.org) to help with collection and delivery.

Little Free Pantry

Covenant has a small free food pantry on the West side of the building along the circle drive. This pantry is free for anyone in need. 

How you can get involved:
Feel free to leave small items like canned goods and shelf-safe items that do not require refrigeration in the Little Free Pantry.

Earth Care Initiatives

Covenant takes seriously the call to care for God’s earth in a holistic way by integrating stewardship of the earth into all of church life. For more than 10 years, Covenant has been a certified “Earth Care” congregation and has annually completed earth care activities and projects in the fields of worship, education, facilities and outreach.

How you can get involved:
Message Amy Baer (abaer@covpresathens.org) for more information.

Homeless Outreach and Advocacy

Covenant Presbyterian Church is in a period of discernment and visioning about how best to help prevent and reduce homelessness in the Athens community.

How you can get involved:
Message Amy Baer (abaer@covpresathens.org) to join us in this discernment and visioning process.