Covenant Presbyterian Church in Oviedo

History in Winter Park

In 1969 Covenant Presbyterian Church (CPC) started as Immanuel Evangelical Presbyterian Church, located in the Goldenrod community in Winter Park as a plant of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod (RPCES).  The growth of the church coincided with the founding in 1972 of Covenant Christian School as a ministry of the church.

The church's association with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) came in 1982 when the RPCES merged with the PCA. The church was then renamed Howell Branch Fellowship shortly thereafter. The church attained its current name in the late 1990s.

History in Oviedo

Having contributed many member families to several other PCA church plants in Orlando over the years, the elders and members felt led by God to move to the rapidly-growing city of Oviedo in 2002.  CPC Oviedo began worshiping in the Chapel at Reformed Theological Seminary and over the next couple years purchased property on Route 419 in Oviedo after selling the property in Winter Park. Due to factors beyond the church's control, such as the downturn in the economy,  CPC is waiting patiently in God's good timing to begin development of the 419 property.

In October 2010, a few months after the Rev. Randy Greenwald was called as pastor, CPC began worshiping at Partin Elementary School in Oviedo, just a short distance from the 419 property. A church office was also established across from the school at the Riverside Retail Shoppes. We rejoice in the Lord as new families have come to be a part of our body, many immediately jumping into ministry opportunities. We praise God and look forward to what he will do in the future.