"Give joyful thanks to God . . . "

- Covenant Mission Statement, 2008

The central placement of the pulpit, the Lord's table, and the baptismal font in the design of our Sanctuary focuses our attention on the theological importance of proclamations of the Word and administration of the Sacraments in our worship and faith.  While the pulpit and Bible proclaim that God speaks to us through scripture and sermons, the baptismal font reminds us that we are now part of God's family, and the communion table declares that God's grace sustains us.  The semi-circular arrangement of pews around the pulpit, baptismal font and table shows our dependence on Word and Sacraments for our spiritual life as Christians, and our sense of supportive community, one to another.  The choir loft, too, is part of the whole congregation as we sing praise to God.

The Celtic cross, its shape derived from our Scottish reformed tradition, symbolizes the event of Jesus Christ's birth, life and teachings, death, and resurrection.  The wood carvings around the cross on the screen behind the pulpit are symbols from the Presbyterian church seal at the time the sanctuary was built.  The burning bush at the upper left represents God's word to Moses.  The Dove at the upper right represents the Holy Spirit, God's presence with the people of God, empowering their lives.  The orb, lower left, represents earth, with the cross planted in it a sign of God's victory; the "flag" at the top symbolizes Christ on the cross, with the Greek letters ICXC/NIKA proclaiming "Jesus Christ conquers."  The Bible at the lower right shows the letters lambda and theta, the first letters of the Greek words for "word" and "God," or Word of God, and a vertical arrow, a symbol of witness, with Alpha and Omega at the top and bottom, for "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end."

The skylight above the communion table encourages the seer to look upward at the heavens, suggesting the light of God.  Study the shape of the skylight.  What do you see?  Opinions sometimes differ, but some see an abstract shape of a dove.

The open narthex of the sanctuary says "welcome" to the worshipper.  After our renewal through worship, it opens out to the world where our life is to be lived in ministry.

Depending on the liturgical season of the year - Advent, Lent, Pentecost, Ordinary Time - the banners at the front of the Sanctuary are the creations of many Covenant members' hands over the years.  Early on, Ruth Ann Black, paralyzed by polio but artistically gifted and knowledgeable about church art, and more recently, Jane Bernstein and Jennifer Espinoza provided the artistic designs and helped many of Covenant's adult and youthful crafters create the beautiful seasonal banners that grace our sanctuary throughout the year.