Category Archives: Presbyterian Church of the Covenant

Historic Presbyterian Church of the Covenant building is sold; congregation will remain in College Hill

The Presbyterian Church of the Covenant building has been sold. The deed was transferred December 30 to the new owner, the Citadel of Praise Church and Campus Ministries. The price was $1.35 million. The Church of the Covenant congregation won’t … Continue reading

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New location for neighborhood association meetings: Greensboro College

Starting this month, meetings of the College Hill Neighborhood Association will be held at Greensboro College in the President’s Hall in the Main Building. The location is expected to have better facilities for conducting hybrid in-person/Zoom meetings. For decades, the … Continue reading

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Devastating fire strikes 818 Walker Avenue

A fire broke out around 3 a.m. today at 818 Walker Avenue. The house suffered severe damage. Residents Adrienne Everheart and Jeff Wagner were able to escape uninjured, but at least some of their cats didn’t make it out. “We … Continue reading

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Holiday wreaths again brighten College Hill

Neighborhood volunteers have decorated College Hill lampposts and the pergola with lighted holiday wreaths again this year. The group came together at the Church of the Covenant earlier this month to make the wreaths and then put them up. Volunteers … Continue reading

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Memorializing the 1887 lynching in College Hill: Soil collection ceremony at Church of the Covenant, September 30

History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. ~ Maya Angelou, On the Pulse of Morning An invitation to the College Hill neighborhood: On Saturday, September 30, 2023, the Guilford … Continue reading

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Guilford’s only documented lynching occurred in College Hill; you can learn about it via Zoom on Thursday February 23

Guilford County’s only documented lynching occurred in 1887 at a location described vaguely at the time as on or near “Mr. Jackson’s farm.” That farm was located in the general area of the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in College … Continue reading

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Food drive for Spartan Open Pantry this Saturday at PCOC

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This Saturday, Dec. 11, and Saturday Dec. 18: Holiday food drive at the Church of the Covenant for the Spartan Open Pantry

Again this year, it’s easy to donate food and personal hygiene items for the Spartan Open Pantry.  The Presbyterian Church of the Covenant and the College Hill Neighborhood Association are co-sponsoring a drop-off food drive for the pantry on Saturday … Continue reading

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You’re invited: After Gateway celebrates its first 20 years, Saturday afternoon, October 2, at the Church of the Covenant

An invitation from our wonderful neighbor After Gateway, located at the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant: Join us in celebrating our 20th year by donating $1 for every year After Gateway has served our participants from 2001 to 2021!  After … Continue reading

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Seen on the street: Contrasting moods in the neighborhood

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