This summer was a great one in the life of Summit Students! We had over 85 students serve at Surge in the City and edgeSERVES across all campuses! That’s thousands of service hours poured into the community by students who are making a big difference in the world around them.
Read MoreThis Sunday, August 16th marks the end of The Extra Mile season at the Lake Mary campus. We will be hosting our official grand opening services at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and thus will conclude an amazing chapter in the life of...
Read MoreWhen Summit first started 14 years ago, all we could talk about were the “what-ifs” and the “perhapses” (my apologies to grammar enthusiasts). Over time, we began to develop a track record which became...
Read MoreAs an Administrator at Lake Mary High School, I had seen my fair share of organizations that visit the school looking to rent the facility. When the Summit leadership team approached LMHS to walk through the auditorium on their...
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I visited my hometown of Memphis, TN where I spent a significant amount of time in a therapy office with my father, mother, and brother. Even though we are all well into adulthood and lead separate lives, we still need the guidance of a professional to navigate our family relationships and dysfunction.
Read MoreOne of things I love about my job is that I get a front row seat to see God at work in the lives of people at Summit Waterford—stories of how God is using Summit to bring about transformation in East Orlando. The stories I love the most are...
Read MoreI didn’t know what to expect when I got on a plane to go to Ethiopia. I had just been given the last minute opportunity to join a Summit team headed there to work with an organization called Children’s HopeChest, and for some reason, I felt like I...
Read MoreIt’s finally come, the week we’ve all been waiting for—we are moving into our new building! This Sunday, we will welcome our Lake Mary congregation into our first worship service in this space we’ve all worked so hard on. And when I say all, I really mean all!
Read MoreIt is stories of changed lives that remind me God is doing what only He can do at Summit. It is those stories that keep me humbled, keep me excited, and keep me going. This morning, I met with a friend to talk about him becoming more involved at Summit. Keep in mind, he is already one of our most involved leaders!
Read MoreWhen you hear the word “communion,” what words come to mind? For me, I think of bread, wine, sacrifice, Jesus, grace, mercy, worship, humility, adoration…so many words and emotions are brought to the surface. Did you notice the first two words—Bread and wine?
Read MoreThe temptation as adults is to look at the generations after us and wonder what they’ll be when they grow up. What will they do? What great things will they achieve? Who will they become? I don’t know that this is somehow wrong...
Read MoreOne of the best parts of this Extra Mile season has been watching God show up in big and small ways. This has been extremely evident and encouraging over these last couple of weeks, especially in response to our corporate prayers. On June 13th I gave an update on...
Read MoreAt Summit, service is a way of life. We don’t shy away from getting our hands dirty—we’re embracing the needs of our surrounding communities and consistently using the time and talents God’s given us to help everyone connect with Christ. Because of this, we have pledged 3,000 service hours with Community Food and Outreach Center. We are half-way to...
Read MoreOn any given Tuesday night you can find me running barefoot through the Herndon Lobby being chased by a posse of middle school girls chanting "8th grade girls...WE RUN THIS PLACE" I'll be a little out of breath, sure, but make no mistake about it— there's no...
Read More“Garry cares about everything.” The words slipped past my lips in a fumbling attempt to describe my friend and coworker at The Forum a couple of years ago.Those words are true in many ways. Garry is a passionate fellow with a lot of room to care. For people like me (always looking for a moment of humor), this provides a near endless source of entertainment...
Read MoreLet’s be honest, it is hard to even agree on how to spell it: co-dependency, codependency, codependence (all of these terms are used interchangeably, although codependence is probably the most grammatically correct). There are many definitions for...
Read MoreI have so many prayers for our Lake Mary campus. Some prayers are so big that they feel like dreams still, while others can seem minuscule at times. It has been such a blessing to watch how God has answered even what seems like the...
Read MoreLast summer, Summit Church launched their first ever Sixty Minute Seminars. The concept, carefully planned by the reGROUP team, was described as a way to start dialogue and bring insight into topics that many people deal with in our church, community, and nation but are...
Read MoreOver the years I have found that, in addition to strengthening Summit’s global partnerships, God does some very important work in my heart when I get out of my normal environment to go and see what He is doing through the church in other, very different, cultural contexts.
Read MoreIn the third installment of Meet the Interns, we introduce to you Spencer Candelario and Ethan Shepherd (pictured from left to right) Spencer, a Student Ministries intern, will be researching ways to improve student connect groups. Spencer originally became involved in Summit 3 years ago when a family friend invited him to attend. It just so happened to coincide with a meeting...
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