Covenant Church has had only two pastors in its half-century existence.  Though the congregations that formed it were diverse, Covenant found strength in that adversity that has enabled it to hold together and thrive.    In December 28, 1947, Rev. Allan R. Winn, who had served Third Church as its pastor since September 19, 1946, was called to be pastor of Covenant Church. 

    The current site of the church including what formerly was the New Jersey Children's Home Society's building and cottage at Parkway and Parkside Avenues in Trenton was purchased in 1949. Plenty of land was available to erect a church and provide parking. Ground for the new church was broken October 9, 1949. By the next summer the basement unit - the present Fellowship Hall - was ready for occupancy. 

    The Children's Home Society building, renamed the education building, was remodeled to meet the church's needs, and the first church school and prayer meetings were held there in the spring of 1950. 

    The completed church was dedicated Sunday, October 10, 1954, seven years and five days after Covenant's founding. Rev. Winn retired in November 1974 and was given the title "pastor emeritus." 

    A search committee recommended as his replacement Rev. Hugh Smith III, a Princeton Seminary graduate who at the time was pastor of the Bellevue Presbyterian Church of Gap, Pennsylvania. The congregation voted unanimously to "call" him as pastor. Rev. Smith, his wife Barbara and their four children came to Covenant on January 1, 1976. Since then, Rev. Smith has earned a Doctorate of Ministry. 

    From the beginning, the church has held to its basic mission: to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ, to enable worshippers to find a deeper understanding of their faith, and to serve those in need in the larger world. In the process, Covenant's members have become in a very real sense a family, sharing one another's joys and sorrows.