At Summit, we want to be a part of supporting the systems and structures that serve vulnerable children in the Orlando area and beyond. That’s why we lean so heavily on our partnerships. We acknowledge they’ve been working on these issues in our communities for longer than we have and have gained the knowledge and access necessary to do more with the resources than we could tip-toeing into it.
Read MoreFor many of us who have gone to Summit for a while, we know our church to be a pretty special place, and over the years, we’ve stood out for a variety of events and ministries. Did you know we were the first church in our area to host seasonal service events like niceSERVE or a recovery ministry like reGROUP?
If you’ve ever seen Base Camp Live, you know a high-energy production like our team puts on that’s also fun for the whole family is almost unheard of. Our Teach Team has even become a unique feature in recent years, leveraging various voices and backgrounds. Summit’s variety of worship styles might even be a highlight brought up with friends and family. Perhaps the most unique thing about Summit, though, is something that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough. So, what is it?
Well, it’s the 15 percent. It’s the 15 percent of all the money that comes in our doors that goes directly back out toward meeting needs outside the walls of our church!
Read MoreIf you’ve attended a service at Summit Orlando in the last decade, Barbara Cooper has likely been a part of your story whether you know it or not. As a member of our Worship Tech Team, Barbara has been running slides in our tech booth in the back of the sanctuary once or twice a month, consistently since 2012! She also has been coming in on Wednesday mornings for almost as long to load visuals and proofread lyric and scripture slides ahead of Sunday.
Read MoreRecently, we caught up with Chad Buel, Summit Lake Mary Student Minister, to get the scoop on Summit Students’ latest trip to the Dominican Republic. For years, our brave Student leaders have been taking groups of High Schoolers to Barahona, DR, to serve alongside our friends at Children of the Nations (COTN)—one of Summit’s strategic global partnership organizations. Chad said this particular trip was special, though.
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