New Covenant Church/ Covenant Life Church Review

I grew up in Covenant Life, taking part in their children s/youth ministry programs and was a formal member of the church during my early twenties.

My experience here: the pastors at this church were overly focused on the image of the church instead of taking steps to do the right thing and be the hands and feet of Jesus. For years, any hope for positive change would be laid at the feet of the elders and a shadow group called the Financial Advisory Committee , where it would likely be stomped out in favor of maintaining a status quo that thrived on regressive beliefs that often were informed not by the spirit of scripture, but fear. Any pastors who spoke out against these practices didn t remain for much longer.

The church has since greatly diminished in size due to a couple different splits that were born of a variety of factors. Most of the pastors have since moved on to other churches or other vocations. I hope that being brought low has instilled a humility in CLC that leads them to be a more positive force in the community, truly being an image-bearer of Christ and being willing to speak out on controversial issues for good/take stances for justice.

Church isn't a place you go to get good feels. It's a place to worship God, fellowship, and hear about the gospel. Covenant Life is a place you can do that.

Was recently told by one of the female secretaries that it was "sketchy" for me to walk in with no appointment to see a pastor. I say to that "the devil is a liar!"

I guess I should tell life to send me a schedule for when I'll need pastoral advice.

Beautiful worship services ! ! ! Also, an excellent environment for children as well as young adults . . .

Love it. Great time worshipping and listening to the word of God

Visiting for the first time and found the services to be informative and inspiring. It seems the church has recently come under new leadership and I'm excited to see the direction in which HE leads them.

Because when you feel like your alone you can say prayers that they said to you.

The Spiritual growth opportunity is definitely there, however, where is "Calvin" and "reformed", in the Bible? Why was that so important as opposed to faith, hope and love, for all races? They seem to making a good turn, going from "interdemoninational" to "non-demoninational"

I was 23 when I came to the Lord, following a life of complete disregard for God. I first heard the gospel at this church and started pursuing Jesus. I met the Woman who would become my Wife at this church and otherwise benefited much in my walk with Christ through the teachings and community offered at Covlife.

I'm a religious person so I think this is the most beautiful exellect place ever!

If you come with a praise and worship mindset, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit is there for the taking! Sound Word based on foundational principles of Christianity and Discipleship.

They are struggling with a speed bump at the moment. This is a very large Christ entered nondenominational Christian church.

My family and I have been going to CLC since 1993, and in my experience, it's been a caring place with accessible pastors. I have not seen or heard of anything that Matthew's negative review describes.

The first 45 minutes of the Sunday service is devoted to music performed by a band and soloists. The sound system is set at a level which is too loud to be enjoyable. There is no music during the rest of the service which ends abruptly following the message and a benediction. I did not feel spiritually uplifted after attending this service.

The sexual abuses occurred more than 10 years ago. All except one of the alleged pastors have left, and most of the alleged members have left. The church has had in place a thorough and extensive child protection policy for the past several years. Depsite this, I cannot recommend this church.

Key word for this day and age: sound doctrine. This is not a church for people who are looking for a special revelation outside of God s word, nor for feelings experience. God s word is offensive, and loving at the same time. I highly recommend this church if you really want to know more about who God is, and the gospel not water down. My prayer is that God will keep us firm in the faith and grace. Jesus IS THE ONLY WAY.

It's a church, just don't leave your kids alone with the pastors there

My husband and I recently (5 months) became members here and we have been loving it! The doctrine is sound (most important) and it is Holy Spirit led without being too over the top, if you know what I mean. Pastor PJ Smith is the real deal! He is on fire for the Lord and he is a very loving, kind man who not only cares about who s attending on sundays but also is missionary minded (locally and to the ends of the earth). He s not afraid to preach the unwavering truth of the Word of God but is extremely gentle in his approach. I ll stop here but there are many other great things about this place as well!

This has been my church home for many years. I have many dear friends here, who are like family.

Covenant Life is filled with genuine Christ followers. Ive met some of the best people ive ever met here

There is new pastor from south africa, he is biblical and has a great accent.

Just moved from Arizona to Rockville, and had been attending services at Central Christian in Gilbert, Arizona. We were looking for a large non denominational church and someone recommended Covenant Life. We checked the kids at the (extremely chaotic) childcare center, and stepped into service. The first words out of the pastor's mouth were "Im here today to discuss the plague of homosexuality". I immediately left with my wife, picked up the kids and vowed never to come back. We came from ARIZONA of all places, and assumed that such a progressive place like Maryland would be more fostering to tolerance. We were wrong.

I'm thankful to have covenant life Church and to worship a god who cares for me