About Covenant Love

At Covenant Love Church, we seek to make disciples of Christ. A disciple is someone who is connected to God, growing in his/her relationship with God and others, and serving in the local church. With that as the foundation and basis of everything we do here, we realize that spiritual transformation is a deliberate process that God initiates, continues, and completes.

Pastor Al & Tava Brice

Pastor Al Brice, our senior pastor, and his wife Tava, have both witnessed and been a part of many moves of God for over three decades. They have been active in encouraging and helping pastors around the U.S. and abroad, as well as speaking in leadership meetings, worship seminars, men's events and conferences. Pastor Al is a native of Tabor City, North Carolina and was in ministry in Dallas, Texas with Tava when God called them to Fayetteville.

Covenant Love Church was founded in 1991 and is a non-denominational church based on God's love, His Word, and His compassion. Pastor Al and Tava held Bible studies at the home of Ernest and Myra Wood and subsequently began services in a small storage room with thirty three people in attendance. In 1992, the church moved to Pamalee Shopping Center and finally to Dunn Road in 1995 with 350 members. After tremendous growth, CLC built a new 2,000 seat sanctuary in 2006 at the Dunn Road location.

CLC continues to grow in God's love and maturity. In these last days, God is seeking true, worshiping churches, and Pastor Al and Tava believe this all begins with a true, worshiping Senior Pastor, staff, and congregation. With a sincere heart after God, CLC will continue to grow, serve, and make a lasting impact for the Kingdom of God.

What We Believe:

The entire Bible is the infallible Word of God, is inspired by the Holy Spirit without error, and the authority by which we base our faith, doctrine, and conduct.

-(2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21, I Corinthians 2:13)

There is one God, existing in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

-(Matthew 28:19, Colossians 2:9)

Man is created in the image of God and was created good and upright, but by voluntary disobedience was separated from God.

-(Genesis 1:26-31; 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-18; 6:23)

Jesus Christ is the Son of God. As a result of man's disobedience and sin, Jesus came to this earth as Savior of the world.

-(Luke 1:26-35, John 1:18; 3:16, Isaiah 9:6)

Jesus' death on the cross has provided salvation, or deliverance from everlasting death, to those who choose to accept Him as Lord and Savior. By admitting that we have sinned and accepting Jesus as Lord, we can have a personal relationship with God now and spend eternity with God in Heaven. Salvation is not a result of what we do, but is a free gift from God through faith.

-(Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 5:11; 10:8-13, 1 John 5:10-13, Hebrews 9:15)

Water baptism, as taught and demonstrated by Jesus, is symbolic of the cleansing power of the blood of Christ and a testimony to our faith in Jesus.

-(Matthew 28:19, Romans 6:3-4, Colossians 2:11-12)

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit with evidence of speaking in tongues is a gift from God. The Holy Spirit empowers the believer to develop the character of Christ and live every day in God's will.

-(John14:26-27; 16:8, Acts 2:1-4; 2:38; 8:14; 10:44-46, Romans 8:26-27)

The regular taking of Communion is an act of remembering the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross.

-(1 Corinthians11:23-32)

Every believer should grow in his/her relationship with God through obedience to God's Word, following the example of Christ, and an active prayer life.

-(Ephesians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 6:14; 7:1)

Divine physical, emotional, and mental healing and restoration is active today through the power of Jesus, our Healer.

-(Acts 4:30; Romans 8:11; 1 Corinthians 12:9; James 5:14; Matthew 8:17;
1 Peter 2:24; Mark 16:17-20)

Jesus will return and take all who have accepted Him as Lord and Savior to Heaven for eternity. The Bible describes Hell as a real place of suffering and permanent separation from God for unbelievers. God sent Jesus to redeem us so that no one would have to endure this punishment.

-(Job 1:7, 2 Corinthians 11:14, Ephesians 4:27, James 4:7, Mark 9:43-58;
2 Thessalonians 1:9, Revelation 20:10-15, John 3:18, Romans 6:23)