Grace Lindvall will join the Covenant staff as interim associate minister for education on May 28.  

Grace has served as an associate pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlotte since 2015. She holds a BA in political science and English and a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. Grace has held various internships during seminary, including youth ministry, worship leadership and Bible study curriculum development. She also served in Rwanda and Kenya.  

In Grace's own words, "I am thrilled to have felt a call to serve among Covenant Presbyterian Church, a church whose ministry I have long admired. I look forward to building relationships with the people of the church in worship, conversation and fellowship together as we witness and participate in all that God is doing in our lives at Covenant and beyond."

Claire Brown, a Covenant member and first grade teacher at Windsor Park Elementary School, will join the staff as interim director of children's ministry. Claire starts on July 15 and will spend her first six weeks working alongside Anne Lowrance, who has announced her retirement effective Aug. 31.

"There is no greater joy than sharing God's love with children," Claire said. "I'm so blessed for the opportunity to serve alongside the amazing staff at Covenant who have so faithfully shared God's love with me the past five years."

Claire graduated in 2009 from Clemson University with a degree in elementary education. Now in her fifth year at Windsor Park, Claire takes pride in cultivating an inclusive, multi-cultural environment and collaborating with parents to empower young learners.

Julia Watkins, our pastoral resident for mission and outreach since May 2018, has accepted our offer to extend her residency to May 2021. 

Julia has been a wonderful addition to our outreach efforts and a thoughtful worship leader.  Julia says, "I'm humbled by the ways God is forming me through my experiences at Covenant, from worship leadership to local outreach, and I look forward to ongoing growth alongside this community of faith."

Genie Richards will serve Covenant through the Jeffrey D. Sanders Summer Internship, established in Jeffrey's memory and honor by his parents, Lynn and Doug Sanders. A graduating senior at Queens University of Charlotte, Genie will support middle and high school mission trips and take part in the Montreat youth conference in addition to assisting education programs.