Our History

 

A Brief History of Covenant Community Church

1928 A small meeting of Christians in the Gun Club of Silver Subdivision, Redford Township
   
1931 Meeting at Roosevelt School on Aubrey
   
1933 meeting in a real estate office at present location, an implement shed with the notorious "metel roof" added: Part time and circuit ministers served the church
   
1938 February 13, the church organized and formed a non-denominational community testimony as Covenant Community Church of Redford Township
   
1940 John L. Drummond ordained and called as the first full time Pastor
   
1949 basement of present church constructed
   
1954 present sanctuary dedicated
   
1958 south wing educational unit construction completed
   
1966 north educational wing added
   
1973 west annex added to sanctuary
   
1974 Rev. John L. Drummond retired with the title Pastor Emeritus
   
1978 Rev. H. Dalton Myers called to be Pastor
   
1983 ramp and Fellowship Hall constructed
Church financially debt free; major remodeling and
   
1986 update of sanctuary and educational units launched
   
1987 remodeled church dedicated
   
1988 new missionary map installed in atrium
   
1992 50th Anniversary celebration; church archives begun in library
   
1995 fire destroys ministry house on Centralia McIntyre ministry house on Norborn given as gift to church, "melt the morgage" project begun
   
1998 financially debt free, remodeling mortgage retired
   
1999 Pastor and Wanda Myers' 25 years of service celebration
   
2000 20th anniversary celebration-Suburban Detroit Missions Consortium
   
2003 expansion and reconstruction of north parking lot
   
2004 Pastor H. Dalton Myers retired: construction of new
sanctuary roof
   
2005 Pastor Cole T. Westwood called as Pastor
   
  Give Thanks for our God is Good!
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