Covenant Pro Wrestling

 (CPW) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in. Founded by Thomas D. Patrick, a pastor and pro wrestling fan, the promotion promotes Christianity through professional wrestling, and it's name is a reference to the in 1 Samuel 4:1–10. The promotion has often considered itself to be a Christian ministry. Operations are based out of the CPW's headquarters and gym, The CPW Covenant, in. CPW promotes live events and pay-per-views primarily in the United States, including annual events such as The Strongest Individual, Supercard Gospel, the Aphek Twin Memorial Cup, and their biggest event Battle for the Heavens. The promotion's flagship TV show CPW Wrestling premiered in 2002 and currently airs on.

The cards' matches mix elements of American-style pro wrestling with Mexican lucha libre and Japanese puroresu stylings, with other match types including worked-shoot style matches, hardcore matches, tables, ladders and chairs matches and comedy matches. Many of the storylines in the CPW include Biblical references and prominent Christian themes, and much of them are firmly rooted in Social Gospel convictions. The CPW has used storylines to provide faith-based criticisms of capitalism, injustices done to marginalized groups, hypocrisy, racism, xenophobia, homophobia and even Christian fundamentalism.

Ministry
Many of the house shows and major events for CPW have raised money for charity causes. House shows and events often take donations such as socks, blankets, and jackets and give the collections to local homeless shelters.

CPW house shows are not restricted to "Christian friendly" venues such as churches and parochial schools, as typical pro-wrestling venues such as sports arenas and fraternal order halls and non-traditional venues such as roller skating rinks have long been considered ministry opportunities. Typically the wrestlers do not preach to the crowds, instead they "let the storylines carry the message to the fans." The CPW's storylines' general standard was explained by founder Thomas D. Patrick as "...if you see through the kayfabe and ponder what they're saying, you'll hear the hope that they're looking for. But you're not going to come to a CPW house show and see hardcore wrestlers beating each other with Bibles."