It is that that circuit riders
from Mississippi ventured into the Covington area as early as 1811.
When the Methodists organized a religious society in the area, it was the
only kind of any denomination for a while. The first church and parsonage
were built in 1834. They were located on the square currently occupied
by the St. Tammany Parish School Board Annex and the St. Tammany Parish
Administrative Complex. When the old buildings were destroyed by
a fire in 1920, a new church and parsonage were built. The new location
of the church was at the corner of Jefferson and Twenty-Second Avenue.
Construction began on a new
church in 1967. It was completed by the following year, and a consecration
service was held on February 11, 1968. The mortgage was burned at
the dedication service on May 9, 1982.
How to Get There: From
I-12, take the Covington exit and head north on Hwy 190. As you get
to Covington, Hwy 21 will veer off to the right. Turn left onto East
Boston (Hwy 190B). When you get to N. Jefferson St. (you’ll see a
Whitney Bank to the left, and a Chevron station ahead on the right), turn
right. The church is just ahead on the left.
