We are committed to support the systems, structures, and relationships that reach and serve vulnerable children in our city.

We want to take a multi-generational approach of involvement and advocacy to help children and students in our community grow and live well. We are doing so by serving those involved in the Foster Care System and local schools.

We do our best to support organizations already doing God-honoring work by assisting with the services they offer through our time and resources.

Foster Care

To serve children within the Foster Care System, we are forming Care Communities around foster families. We learned that more than 90% of foster families surrounded by Care Communities continue fostering past their first year. These are teams of people who provide emotional support and practical, tangible help as needed.
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Local Schools

We are building relationships with local schools as we learn to serve in ways that encourage and empower entire families. Each campus is partnering with different schools to invest time, talents, and resources to help these schools meet their goals.
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Meet Our Local Partners

Our goal is to form relationships with organizations that are currently serving our city. Through these strategic partnerships, we are able to pursue opportunities to share our time and resources to help impact the systems, structures, and relationships that serve vulnerable children.

Commission 127Commission 127’s mission is to equip the body of Christ to love and support foster and adoptive families within local churches and surrounding neighborhoods. Their vision is that every foster and adoptive family in Central Florida woul… — **Commission 127**
Commission 127’s mission is to equip the body of Christ to love and support foster and adoptive families within local churches and surrounding neighborhoods. Their vision is that every foster and adoptive family in Central Florida would be loved and supported by a caring community.

Grace Medical HomeGrace Medical Home wants to close the gap between those who experience quality medical care and those who do not. They aim to be a medical home reflecting the heart of Christ by offering the highest level of health care to those in… — **Grace Medical Home**
Grace Medical Home wants to close the gap between those who experience quality medical care and those who do not. They aim to be a medical home reflecting the heart of Christ by offering the highest level of health care to those in our community who need it most.

Orlando Children’s ChurchOrlando Children’s Church is a children’s ministry dedicated to reaching at-risk students through physical nourishment, spiritual renewal, and the cultivation of authentic relationships. Their vision is to see students being… — Orlando Children’s Church
Orlando Children’s Church is a children’s ministry dedicated to reaching at-risk students through physical nourishment, spiritual renewal, and the cultivation of authentic relationships. Their vision is to see students being transformed by the power of the gospel, making them world-changing leaders who positively impact their own communities.

Samaritan VillageSamaritan Village’s mission is to provide a safe place where trafficked women can heal from trauma, recover from addiction, and reclaim their lives to become catalysts for change in their communities. Samaritan Village offers a long… — Samaritan Village
Samaritan Village’s mission is to provide a safe place where trafficked women can heal from trauma, recover from addiction, and reclaim their lives to become catalysts for change in their communities. Samaritan Village offers a long-term, trauma informed, and holistic care model of rehabilitation for survivors.

Young LifeYoung Life doesn't start with a program. It starts with adults who are concerned enough about kids to go to them, on their turf and in their culture, building bridges of authentic friendship. Their mission is to Introduce adolescents to Je… — Young Life
Young Life doesn't start with a program. It starts with adults who are concerned enough about kids to go to them, on their turf and in their culture, building bridges of authentic friendship. Their mission is to Introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith.

Serve Locally Stories

Blog Archive

An Outstretched Hand | The Vision, Part 4

During his time on earth, Jesus’ ministry with people was never transactional. We know that he healed, he resurrected, he fed. But when you dig deeper into those same actions, you’ll also see that he touched hearts, he cried, he conversed. Jesus connected. With love deeper than oceans, he has always met us where we are with grace and an outstretched hand. And what a gift it is that we get to take the love and connection God has given us and share it with others through our acts of service!

Where God Guides

“How can we be a part of what is breaking God’s heart as well?” asks Michelle Hamilton. She had no idea that God would call her into schools to minister to students. But God is always working, and she has seen that in her life. Every year, Summit designates the offering collected during Christmas Eve services to go to an organization outside our walls. We are so excited to come alongside Michelle and her volunteers’ work as this year’s offering will be given toward their ministry.

A Lasting Impact

The FCA students choosing to join Summit for niceSERVE gave us a glimpse of some of the amazing things our local schools have to offer—the relationships that only they can build, the influence that only they can have, and the skills that only they can offer.

If you'd like more information about the organizations we partner with, or would just like more insight into our approach to local ministry, send us an email.

Community Development Coordinator | Elizabeth Cronlund