Covenant United Methodist Church is a United Methodist church located in Austin, Texas, United States.
In May 1981, at the Annual Conference of the Southwest Texas Conference of the United Method Church, the Reverend Harry G. Foster was commissioned to establish a new United Methodist congregation in northwest Austin. Rev. Foster was able to secure meeting space for the forming congregation at the Beaver Brook Day Care Center in Jollyville, Texas and began advertising that the new congregation was forming. The first worship service for the new congregation was held in the Beaver Brook Day Care Center on July 12, 1981. The name "Covenant" was officially adopted by the congregation on September 27, 1981 and the church received their Certificate of Charter from the Southwest Texas Conference on June 6, 1982.[1]
Meeting at the day care center and using their facilities meant that some flexibility was required by the fledgling congregation. Fortunately, the congregation's time at Beaver Brook was brief. Land was purchased at 4410 Duval Road in Austin, Texas and construction began on October 9, 1982. Work was completed in just 2 months and the first worship service was held in the new sanctuary on December 15, 1982. In 1990, a new Education Wing was added to the North (back) side of the church to provide additional classrooms and meeting space. In 2004, the church building was expanded to create a new Sanctuary and additional classrooms.