A Day of Prayer and Fasting

Whether it is longing to hear from God, mourning loss, needing protection, seeking guidance, or beginning a new journey, the common thread is when God’s people need him to show up, they fast and pray. There are times when forgoing something of comfort can help us look more clearly at our need for God. This is at the heart of fasting, which biblically refers to abstaining from food for spiritual purposes. On Wednesday, March 24th, from sunup to sundown, we invite the Summit family to fast and pray. For some, fasting from food for extended periods of time is unhealthy. If that is the case for you, please don’t put your health at risk through fasting, but please join us in prayer throughout the day.

InsightsGarry AbbottMarch 22, 2021care

Providing Care, Love, and Hope

2020 has not gone as planned for most. That is an understatement, I know, but for many of us, this year has left us uncomfortable, uncertain, and anxious. There are feelings and realities that we all share. Yet, for many in Central Florida, 2020 has led to catastrophe. Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Orlando ranked last in median income in major cities in the United States. Into these difficult circumstances steps United Against Poverty (UP Orlando), this year’s Christmas Eve offering recipient. Every year, we choose a local or global organization to whom we give the entirety of giving collected at Christmas Eve services.

UpdatesGarry AbbottDecember 13, 2020Christmas Eve offering

Twenty-One Days of Prayer and Scripture

In this time that is so different than we may want, or certainly different than we expected, let’s connect with God through prayer and Scripture. My invitation and challenge for us all is to commit to read Scripture and pray daily for the next 21 days.

InsightsGarry AbbottApril 17, 2020

Not for Ourselves

When people are in need, the back of my car usually fills up. It has been filled to the brim with things that people need—people who matter, who are loved by Jesus, and who should be loved by the people that follow him. When people are in need, the back of my car fills up thanks to so many in this church family coming together to step up and help out. And it is a privilege to see it.

StoriesGarry AbbottMarch 25, 2020

Hurricane Dorian Relief for the Bahamas

The Bahamas are 200 miles from Orlando. These are our neighbors. And we should love our neighbors.

Garry AbbottSeptember 5, 2019

Why Should We Care

Why do we care when someone is hurting? Why do we care when a child goes hungry or a single mom can’t make ends meet or when people are mistreated? Why do we care? The Bible has an answer for those questions and it comes in the first chapter of the first book. Genesis 1 says that people are unique in creation as being made in the image of God.

Garry AbbottSeptember 20, 2018

Christmas Eve Offering: Light Destroys Darkness

I recently had a short but deeply impactful conversation with two women, and I wish you had been there. These two women—full of life and hope and joy, who know they are loved and that they matter to the people around them, who are more than what they do even though they now know they can do great things— simply said, "we saw the number. Thank you.”

StoriesGarry AbbottJanuary 5, 2016Serve Locally

For Those Near And Those Far Away

Moving into a new neighborhood is an interesting thing. Step one: unload the truck. Step two: find the place where the boxes you may never unload go. Step three: cut the grass so the neighbors don’t think we don’t care about the place. Step four: meet the neighbors.

InsightsGarry AbbottOctober 15, 2015Serve Locally, Serve Globally

Life is Better Together

Life is better together. I heard those words the first time I walked through the doors of Summit seven years ago. And the moment I heard them I knew, and could feel, that they were true. My family had just...

InsightsGarry AbbottSeptember 10, 2015Summit Connect