We are currently offering in-person, in-building services, including Children’s Ministry, at all three of our campuses. Those joining us in person should RSVP for everyone in their household who will be attending worship services and Children’s Ministry.
RSVPs will be made available the Monday before service at 9 a.m.
Sunday Service Times
Herndon Campus | 9 & 11 a.m.
Lake Mary Campus | 9 & 11 a.m.
Waterford Campus | 10 a.m.
We’d love for you to join us in person at one of our locations Sunday mornings. Masks are required for everyone ages 2 and up. For those not ready to join these services our online service will continue to be made available every Sunday morning at 7 a.m. Riverside Neighborhood Church will continue to meet outdoors at Riverside Acres Park.
However you choose to join us, we’re glad you’re here.
Yes, everyone attending in-person services will need to RSVP each Sunday that you plan on attending. There will be RSVPs for those attending in the Sanctuary and for Children's Ministry.RSVPs will be made available at 9 a.m. the Monday ahead of the service.
Thanks for thinking of this! If you or anyone in your family are unable to attend, please follow the instructions in your confirmation email to either cancel or change your RSVP. This will allow any spaces you are not planning to use be opened up for someone else.
Due to capacity limits of each service, there is a possibility that the RSVPs will fill up. If that is the case, we would encourage you to attend a different service time or another campus. If RSVPs are available for main service, but not in your child’s age group in Base Camp, your child is more than welcome to join you in the Sanctuary for main service. You can also participate in one of our online services available on-demand every Sunday beginning at 7 a.m.
Yes, we are requiring that everyone 2 years of age and older wear masks while inside the building. If you do not have one, we will be happy to provide you with one. Once in their classrooms, masks will not be required for preschoolers. (However, if parents desire for their preschooler to continue to wear their mask, our volunteers will do their best to help facilitate that.)
At each campus, we will provide distanced waiting markers as you enter both Children’s Ministry spaces and the Sanctuary. In the Sanctuary, every other row will be available for spaced seating. We will have coffee stations available around each campus with instructions for minimizing surface contact. We ask for everyone’s help to make those around you feel comfortable!
We will not be passing an offering basket during services but there are still many ways to give. You can give online, you can text the word SUMMIT to 45888, you can drop a check or cash in one of the Tithe and Offering boxes available in the Lobby at each campus, or you can mail a check to 735 Herndon Ave., Orlando, FL, 32803. Thank you for giving!
You absolutely can, but we will also be brewing Credo coffee, served to you at one of the multiple coffee locations in the Lobby or outside, depending on your campus. We ask that you distance yourself from others and remain stationary when removing your mask to drink coffee. And you are welcome to bring your coffee into the Sanctuary with you!
Instead of paper bulletins, you will be directed to use your phones to access the digital bulletin for your campus. There you’ll find information about the church and events, links to details about upcoming events, this week's sermon Scripture, and the weekly budget report.
We are sorry you’re not feeling well! We ask that you stay home. If you are or someone in your household is exhibiting any symptoms of illness, we ask that you do not come to service. In addition, if you or someone you’ve been in close contact with has tested positive for COVID-19, please do not attend services for 14 days following your most recent interaction with them.
We would love to make sure they are answered. Feel free to reach out to your campus pastor. If you don’t have a campus affiliation, email summit@summitconect.org
Herndon Executive Director, Tracy Beeson
Lake Mary Campus Pastor, O.J. Aldrich
Waterford Campus Pastor, Garry Abbott
Families, we are excited to be back worshiping and hanging out with your kids!
Base Camp is available for children ages 3 months to 5th grade. We have put some additional measures in place to provide an environment in which we hope everyone can feel comfortable.
Here’s what you can expect!
Quick Highlights:
While in common spaces and inside buildings, we ask that everyone ages 2 and up wear masks at the Herndon and Waterford Campuses. Once in classrooms, preschoolers will be permitted to remove their masks. If parents prefer their child to continue to wear their mask, just let the volunteer know and they will do their best to facilitate.
At the Lake Mary Campus, masks are recommended but not required in all Base Camp classrooms and environments. If parents prefer their child to wear their mask, just let the volunteer know and they will do their best to facilitate.
Base Camp staff will provide both self and assisted check-in for your family.
Touch-less temperature checks will be taken before entering Base Camp in addition to distributing hand sanitizer.
Classroom snacks will be distributed by volunteers wearing gloves and children will not share food.
Classrooms will be cleaned in between services and curriculum materials will be swapped out. Classrooms are also professionally cleaned during the week.
In order to accommodate as many children as we are safely able to, Base Camp capacity is currently limited and space will be available on a first come first serve basis. Check in begins 15 minutes prior to the start of services.
It’s challenging to keep masks on kids! We ask that you do your best to have children ages 2 and up wear masks in common spaces; preschoolers can remove masks once in classrooms. These guidelines were set up in line with Central Florida area preschools and Orange and Seminole Counties’ public school guidelines. Our hope is that staying consistent with other environments your child is likely accustomed to will allow for easier implementation. However, mask exceptions are permitted with a doctor's note.
All children and volunteers will have their temperature checked before entering the Base Camp area. Volunteers will be wearing masks and will encourage elbow bumps or foot taps instead of high fives. Hand sanitizer will be available in all classrooms and there will be multiple hand-washing times for children. Snacks will be distributed while wearing gloves.
All soft toys or items that cannot be easily sanitized will be removed from classrooms. Classroom supplies (pencils, crayons, markers, scissors, etc.) will be swapped out in between services. All surfaces and toys will be wiped down in between services by volunteers and Base Camp staff.
Each classroom's maximum capacity has been set based on the space available to accommodate physical distancing in the individual rooms, including volunteers per room. RSVPs will allow for Base Camp staff to keep our classrooms under the set capacities. Classrooms will not mix during service.
If your child has a temperature over 99.8°F, we will ask that you join us in worship from home that day. All of our Base Camp videos and resources will continue to be available on-demand here every Sunday beginning at 7 a.m.
Only select campuses will participate in Large Group at this time. Large group will only take place if an adequate amount of large group space exists for the children attending to social distance. Campuses that are not providing large group will be teaching the day’s lesson in the classrooms.
We will not be offering BCL at this time. Check out what the Base Camp characters and friends are up to online.
Since we are providing strict capacities for classrooms, when we reach the limit for each service, we unfortunately will not be able to make additional accommodations. However, your child is more than welcome to join you in the Sanctuary for main service. Check with the Base Camp staff if your child would like a coloring sheet to bring in with them!
We would love to make sure they are answered. Feel free to reach out to your campus’s Children’s Ministry staff, or if you don’t have a campus affiliation, email summit@summitconect.org
Herndon Children’s Ministry Director, Doris Herrero
Lake Mary Children’s Ministry Director, Brooke Shoopman
Waterford Children’s Ministry Coordinator, Lauren Culver
Summit Students is meeting in modified capacities at each campus during this season. Check out the current schedule and the most meeting guidelines for your campus below.
