About Us
We’re not perfect for everyone, but we might be perfect for you.
Our Vision
At Summit, we believe everyone deserves to know someone who lives like Jesus.
That’s our vision—and it drives everything we do. We want every person in our city, no matter where they live, work, study, or play, to have a real-life encounter with the love, grace, and truth of Jesus through an everyday relationship with one of His followers.
God’s plan to reach the world isn’t just through a few preachers, buildings, or events. It’s through ordinary disciples living extraordinary lives—lives shaped by the presence of Jesus, filled with the Spirit, and placed in every neighborhood, workplace, and community.
Our Mission
Our mission is simple: To equip every generation to lead like Jesus where they live, work, study, and play.
We don’t just gather on Sundays—we equip people to live as ambassadors of Jesus all week long. This means helping every believer grow in their faith, discover their calling, and influence their world with the love of Christ.
Our Values
Our values are what shape our culture and keep us focused:
1. Follow Jesus – We begin and end with Jesus. He is our center, our Shepherd, and our King. Everything starts with saying “yes” to Him daily.
2. Connect Relationally – God designed us to grow together. We gather in worship, build authentic friendships, walk in accountability, and spend time alone with God.
3. Grow Continually – Spiritual maturity is a journey. We keep taking next steps—whether that’s trusting Jesus, getting baptized, joining a group, serving, or stepping into leadership.
4. Lead Like Jesus – Every believer is called to lead. We live as everyday missionaries, blessing the people God has already placed in our lives (our Oikos) through prayer, service, and love.
What This Means for You
Whether you’re brand new to faith, returning after a long time, or have followed Jesus for years, we believe God has placed you exactly where you are for a reason. You are part of His plan to bring hope to the people around you. Our church exists to walk with you, equip you, and send you out—so that together, we can saturate our community with the presence of Jesus.
The dream: That no one in our region could live here without knowing someone who lives like Jesus.
We invite you to join us on the journey.
Our Beliefs
Summit is rooted in the historic Christian faith. These core beliefs form the foundation of our church and unite us with followers of Jesus across generations, cultures, and traditions.
The Bible
We believe the Bible is inspired by God, authoritative for our faith and lives, and trustworthy in everything God intends to teach through it. Scripture points us to Jesus and shapes how we follow Him.
God
We believe there is one God, eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God is holy, loving, just, good, sovereign, and actively involved in His creation.
Jesus
We believe Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, lived without sin, died for our sins, rose bodily from the dead, ascended to the Father, and will return to make all things new.
The Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit convicts, regenerates, indwells, empowers, comforts, guides, and transforms followers of Jesus.
Salvation
We believe humanity is separated from God by sin and cannot save itself. Salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone, resulting in forgiveness, new life, and ongoing transformation.
The Church
We believe the Church is the body of Christ, made up of all who follow Jesus. The local church exists to worship God, make disciples, serve others, and represent Jesus in the world.
Eternity
We believe Jesus will return, the dead will be raised, evil will be judged, and God will restore all things. Those who belong to Christ will live with Him forever in the fullness of His Kingdom.
Not every theological issue carries the same weight. Some beliefs define historic Christianity, while other important issues require conviction, humility, and wisdom. To learn more about how Summit approaches theology, unity, leadership, and difficult conversations, you can go deeper below.
Our Elder Team
Our Staff Team
Opportunities
We’re always looking for individuals who want to focus their skills, talents, and passions on advancing the Kingdom of God.
Internships
Internships exist to train and develop potential leaders who believe they may be called to ministry. By working closely with the Summit staff, participants in the Intern program will gain valuable experience through hands-on ministry.
One of the best ways to find out if you are gifted for ministry is to be “in the trenches” of the local church. We provide opportunities for participants to develop their gifts and talents, as well as help them find their specific fit in ministry.
👉Income Packages are Available
👉20 Hours per Week Minimum
Residencies
At Summit, Internships are for people who want to explore, observe, and experience Church Leadership and Ministry from the inside. As Interns, they serve, learn, observe, and grow. Residencies, on the other hand, are available to Internship Graduates, College Graduates, or people already engaged in their career, who sense that they are called to vocational Ministry or Church Leadership.
Summit offers a 3-year pathway of Ministry Residency that equips, trains, empowers, and releases graduates into full-time vocational ministry, or non-profit leadership, inside or outside of Summit.
Residency is a fully-funded, demanding, performance-driven opportunity to move rapidly up the Next Steps Pathway to Level Four or Five Leadership, through a rigorous spiritual and professional growth plan customized to each Resident. Each Resident's performance is evaluated every six months to ensure continued progress, steady growth, and that benchmarks are being achieved. Every successful evaluation results in another six months of Residency and an increase in financial support to the Resident. Residents may continue in the program until Level Four or Five Leadership is accomplished, or until they receive two unsuccessful evaluations.
Next Steps Pathway
Our desire is to help you grow in your leadership potential so you can make an even greater impact using the gifts God has given you. We provide a pathway for you to follow Jesus to whatever level of leadership and ministry He calls you to inside or outside of Summit.
The seven levels on the pathway are:
Level One: Foundational Serving
Volunteers
Level Two: Spiritual Care
Care Volunteers
Level Three: Team Leadership
Team Leaders / Group Leaders
Level Four: Leader Development
Coaches / Coordinators
Level Five: Departmental Leadership
Directors / Pastors
Level Six: Organizational Leadership
Executive Pastors
Level Seven: Overseeing the Church
Elders / Lead Pastor
To get started, attend our Step 1 class!
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