This week in Adult Ed, Pastor Megan will be giving an overview of some of the changes coming out of the United Methodist Church’s General Conference. For those with specific questions or areas that they would like to have Pastor [...]

Adult Ed for Sunday, April 21st. Grief is a universal human experience. If we live, we experience loss and will need to grieve. Yet if we’re honest, most of us never learned healthy means of processing through these incredibly difficult [...]

What if we could tell ourselves a new story about climate change—and, in doing, so, alter our relationship to our planet? With larger, longer wildfire seasons, accelerating species extinction, ocean acidification, and sea-level rise, it’s increasingly clear that climate change [...]

Held March 10th after worship. Tom Robinson and Pastor Megan Madsen will be leading this class as we look at issues of systemic racism and other civil rights issues by watching films and discussing how they represent these issues. Please [...]

During this Advent season our theme has been the practice of presence. We have also had times in our worship services for stillness, to quiet our minds and hearts and be open to the presence of God. We would like [...]

Final Session: Michael Bird begins this session noting: “The Bible didn’t fall out of the sky, bound in leather, with the words of Jesus colored in red. The New Testament in particular came to us through a particular process by which [...]

Long before our era of mega-churches, elaborate buildings, formal and liturgical worship services, and various denominations, the early Christians did not have big or fancy buildings and more often met in squalid apartments or outdoors or in community buildings. Occasionally [...]

Session #5: For a fresh and imaginative look at the life and times of St. Paul you may want to rent the 2018 pre-Easter movie “Paul, Apostle of Christ” available on Amazon Prime for $4.00. The movie graphically portrays conditions [...]

Session 4 of "The New Testament You Never Knew" video series Nov 12. Occasionally a happening occurs that has great significance for our lives. The assassinations of JFK and MLK, Jr. upended the world of adolescence for some of us, [...]

On October 1st, we will be offering some more information about the UMC Schism. As a part of this, Pastor Megan will be offering an overview of the situation, and a number of our local leaders will be responding to [...]

April 30th Adult Ed: Tom Robinson and Roger Hudson and their "Porch Circle" are involved in the development of a new nonprofit organization called New Story Spokane. It is designed to promote a more nonviolent culture while emphasizing new and [...]

When you think of people who are mature adults, you probably have in mind individuals who accept their responsibilities, express their emotions appropriately, and respond to being cut off in traffic with impressive calm. But how does that concept of [...]

March 19th presenter Dr. Pat McCormick. The vast majority of Americans believe everyone should have an opportunity to get ahead by working and studying hard, but half a century of faith in “meritocracy” has hollowed out our once booming middle [...]

Join us this Sunday, Mar 5th, for a presentation on de-escalation strategies and techniques. This presentation will led by Sarah Phillips of Spokane. Sarah is a mental health clinician with Revive Counseling. She has over 7 years experience between addiction [...]

On Sunday, February 19th, we welcome old friend Joe Ader of Family Promise back to Covenant for our Adult Education presentation after worship at approximately 10:45. Please join us for education and inspiration! Joe Ader is the Executive Director of [...]

Presenter Tom Robinson is a retired attorney at law and a retired instructor of politic science at Gonzaga University. He will review the progress as well as the continuing challenges in the 3 areas of climate change, racism, and democratic [...]

For all who are interested in learning more about planned giving and how legacy gifts of all sizes can be an important part of supporting the ongoing impact of the meaningful ministries of Covenant UMC into the future. Rev. David [...]

On January 8th, Charles Durrett, architect, author, and advocate will be our guest for Adult Ed. He will address a variety of topics related to how to do social activism as an architect, such as: how we can make the [...]

Dec 11 Adult Ed: Please join us this week for adult education as we watch the second half of "Alice Street", "... a film about two Oakland artists, Pancho Peskador, a Chilean studio painter, and Desi Mundo, a Chicago-born aerosol [...]

Please join us for the next three Sundays (Nov. 6, 13, and 20) as we explore Gospel and American Culture in Dialogue presented by Rev. Dr. Scott Kinder-Pyle. Scott is an ordained Presbyterian pastor, serving for over 35 years in various capacities, [...]

October 30, 2022. Methodism has existed for over 200 years. In that time, we’ve face several splits and several reunions. Our particular schism has been heavily impacted by a number of cultural realities, not the least of which has been [...]

Do you see “activism” as a spiritual practice in your life? How do we move things forward in the world when constrained by institutions? What is the recipe? What does God say? What does Love say? What if tomorrow is [...]

We all have someone in our families or know someone who suffers from a brain disease known as addiction. In recent years opioid addiction and fentanyl overdoses and deaths have filled our media. What can be done for those who [...]

Adult Ed for Oct 9 presents a video featuring a discussion on the topic of "Mysticism over Moralism" lead by Father Richard Rohr, OFM.  He is a Franciscan Friar and ecumenical teacher.  Father Richard Rohr bears witness to the deep [...]

Oct 2, 2022 - A video presentation by Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox, an author, a priest, theologian, and activist.  Matthew Fox asks "Can this sharing of the earliest galaxies and stars beaming awaken us to the sacredness of our 13.8 [...]

Join us following worship on Sept 25th for a captivating Adult Ed presentation.  Christine Lette, of our congregation will share what attracted her to Buddhism and how its teachings complement and reinforce her Christian faith. She brings with her a [...]

Sept 18th Adult Ed Class. Our presenter, Richard Woods, is a member of the Creation Care Mission Team. He shares, “Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. What are the factors [...]

Sept 11, 2022 Have you ever thought of going on a mission trip to El Salvador?  What is it like to be a member of a delegation to our sister church in El Paisnal?  Do you have concerns about traveling to a [...]

May 22, 2022 Presenter: Tom Robinson Many experts and foreign correspondents were convinced that Russia would not invade Ukraine. Here were two countries where large portions of the population worshipped at the same Eastern Orthodox churches. Families had relatives in [...]

May 8, 2022, presenter Dr. Kristine Hoover. We do have organized groups in the Northwest who spread hateful messages and organize toxic activities toward people with whom they disagree. For example, a Pride Group in Coeur d’Alene is planning a [...]

Presenter: Pastor Megan Madsen April 24, 2022 - 10:30- 11:30 am Pastor Megan led a Lenten study group prior to Easter that many members of our congregation were unable to attend.  She is going to summarize her presentations in that [...]

April 3, 2022: Presenter:  Randy Larson Often, we have an image in our mind that describes a particular role that a person plays in society.  This week you might have your image challenged when you learn that Randy Larson is [...]