Reminiscences

I just saw the article about the new church off of Kent-Kangley which will be finished in the fall; the Mountain Vineyard Christian Fellowship.  It made me think back to my youth.  The only churches I remember as a youngster in Covington was the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses which sat where Applebee’s is for some 30 plus years and is now on SE 256th St. near the fire station and the Covington Community Church (which I believe had a different name when I was young) across from McDonald’s.  Other than that, I don’t remember any churches in the area. 

Of course as the years passed, other church buildings were constructed.  I clearly remember the Faith Tabernacle, now call Faith Academy on wax road by the highway 18 overpass being built.  And then later the Cornerstone United Methodist church near the top of the hill going toward Maple Valley on Kent-Kangley was constructed.  Eventually the Hope Fellowship church at the top of hill on Kent-Kangley near the Pla-Mor tavern and the new Chevron gas station came on the scene.  There is also the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints near Four Corners and a plethora of other churches either in rented facilities or their own buildings within a five-mile radius of Covington.  I did an online search of “churches in Covington” and was amazed how many there really are.

Now the new Mountain Vineyard Christian Fellowship will be added to the tally of churches in Covington. It’s amazing how many people have an interest in the Bible in our own backyard.  If more people in the world read and applied what it said we’d have a much nicer world to live in.  I wonder how many more religious structures will be erected in the next few years in Covington.  With continued growth and more people, I’m sure we’ll see a few more buildings for worship popping up on the landscape.  In fact, if more churches are built along Kent-Kangley, (also known as SR 516 and SE 272nd St.) maybe we should add a fourth name for this road, Worship Way!