Fall Mission Trips

FALL MISSION TRIPS

This fall we have two upcoming short-term mission trips; one in October and one in November. While these trips do serve our Xpansion partners, they are also eye-opening experiences for us as we see God's activity around the world and experience His invitation to join His mission. We'd love to have you join us for one of these life-changing trips! Here are the details:

TRIP ONE - HAITI
1.) We'll be visiting our long time Xpansion partner, Mission of Hope in Haiti on October 21st-28th. The trip will consist of helping in their medical clinic as well as helping with construction.

TRIP TWO - MEXICO
2.) We'll also be taking a trip to one of our newer partners, Living Hope International in Puebla, Mexico. We'll have a chance to love on some of the orphans there and help them maintain their facilities, as well do some outreach into the surrounding community. That trip will take place on November 4th-11th.

For full details including costs, please contact xpansion@summitlife.com.

Prayer Night for our Educators

Are you a parent or grandparent of school-aged children? Are you a teacher or faculty member at a local school? You’re invited to come pray with us for the upcoming school year! Join us at our University Campus on Sunday evening, August 6th at 6:30pm as we pray for our teachers, educators, and school administrations, as they influence thousands of children in our community. We’ll be downstairs in the Multipurpose room and would love to have you join us. If you need childcare, please RSVP to fm@summitlife.com. 

Summit Students - 6th Grade Welcome Dinner

Our Summit Students at the University Campus would like to invite all upcoming 6th grade students and their parents to a welcome dinner on Sunday, August 6th at 6pm! We'll discuss the transition from elementary to middle school, students will have the opportunity to meet their small group leaders, and we'll help answer any questions or concerns you might have.

RSVP by clicking below.

Midsummer Women's Gathering

All ladies are invited to join us on Monday evening, July 31st at 6:15pm at our University Campus for a light dinner and dessert as we take some time to study Philippians 3 together. Desiree Mortensen and Diane Stinziano will be teaching and we’ll also spend some time worshipping the Lord together. Come fellowship with us! Childcare is only available upon request and you may contact Desiree@summitlife.com about arranging that.

Please RSVP below so we can plan accordingly!

Project Backpack 2017!

Each year we have the opportunity to continue to multiply our gospel influence to every man, woman and child in our Circles of Accountability (COA) by partnering with the schools in our community to bless students and families who are in need! 

By providing backpacks filled with school supplies and other needed items, we are tangibly expressing the love of Christ love to our community! Simply visit the table at your campus to participate!

Please contact Linda Ford at Linda@summitlife.com with any questions!

Gateway's new facility

If you're a part of Summit Church, you're invited to come walk through our new facility in Gateway on Sunday, June 25th at 5pm.

The new building is located at:

12941 EXPRESS CT FORT MYERS 33913

We'll gather for a time of worship and prayer as we ask God to turn this simple building of concrete and steel into a launching pad for ministry into our communities, in order that every man, woman and child would have repeated opportunities to respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ!

Recovery - Intimacy with God

During the month of June, Recovery will be walking through one of Summit’s Discipleship Outcomes “Intimacy with God”.

We will begin by looking at what the Bible says about our need for Intimacy with God and then what some hinderances can be. On June 15th we have invited Chris Minot to speak about Codependency or the “Fear of Man”; one of our greatest obstacles in trusting God.

Join us at 7pm on Thursday nights at at the University Campus and be encouraged and strengthened in this community of help, healing and hope. If you have any questions please email us at Recovery@summitlife.com.

Summit Students Summer Camp

The goal of Summit Student camp is to glorify God by making disciples who represent the Gospel to every student.

"Journey" is a four-day experience aimed at bringing us to a deeper level of following Jesus.

Will you join us? All the details are available at our Camp Registration page.

Naples Congregation Summer Location

This summer, Barron Collier High School will be undergoing comprehensive renovations to their auditorium, creating a new, modern facility. While construction is under way, we have partnered with Regal Cinemas to temporarily relocate our Naples congregation's Sunday gatherings to their facility located at:

6006 Hollywood Drive Naples, FL 34109

Ultimately, this will be very beneficial to our congregation to return to a newly updated facility in the fall, even as we continue to search for a permanent location to build.

Details:

• Our first Sunday at Regal Cinemas will be May 21st.

• We will return to BCHS as soon as renovations are complete. Estimated to be back in September.

• Questions? Email Aaron Lundquist at aaron@summitlife.com

Gateway Summer Schedule

MOVING TO 1 SERVICE AT OUR GATEWAY CONGREGATION

We have some big news for the summer that we want to share so that you can be in the know. Beginning the first weekend of June, on Sunday the 4th, in preparation for moving into our new, larger facility in a few months, we’ve decided to consolidate to 1 singular weekend service at 10am on Sunday mornings at our Gateway congregation.

This will enable us our Gateway staff to prepare the volunteer teams of our various ministries and begin our scheduling rhythms in order to make the transition to that new facility.

We think this move to one weekend service will also help catalyze what God is doing in midst of that congregation as we all are able to gather as a church family together.

Again, this begins on June 4th and then immediately following that 10am service we will share a BBQ lunch together!

Sports Camp Volunteers

Interested in volunteering at Sports Camp?! Come make a gospel difference in the lives of 800 kids! All the details are located here at our registration page.

Spiritual Warfare

During the month of May, Recovery will be walking through the idea of “Spiritual Warfare” and what the Bible says we are called to as Christians in this journey.

On Thursday, May 4th, we will discuss our spiritual reality as a part of God’s larger story and we will culminate this series in a time of prayer and worship on May 25th.

Join us at 7pm on Thursday nights at at the University Campus and be encouraged and strengthened in this community of help, healing and hope. If you have any questions please email us at Recovery@summitlife.com.

Membership Class

At Summit Church we practice covenant membership. In covenant membership, the church and the individual link arms, to live as light in the midst of a dark world. In this relationship, the church member is cared for, protected, and commissioned by the church. In turn, the church body is strengthened by its members who embrace and live out the mission of the church.

Church membership is a declaration to the world of what it looks like for individuals to live faithfully in the midst of a Gospel-centered community, and what it looks like for a Gospel-centered community to care faithfully for each individual.

Our next Membership Classes are being held:

UNV - April 30th - contact Ashlyn@summitlife.com

NAP - May 7th - contact Wendy@summitlife.com

GTW - May 20th - contact Bethany@summitlife.com

Good Friday 2017

You're invited to join us for a special reflective service as we fix our gaze on Calvary and on the death of God's own Son, Jesus Christ.

6:30pm at all campuses.

Easter Service Times and Info

You're invited to celebrate the resurrection of our Savior at one of our special Easter worship services on April 15th and 16th!

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University Campus  (next to fgcu)

19601 Ben Hill Griffin Pkwy,
Fort Myers, FL 33912

Saturday / 5pm & 6:30pm
Sunday / 8:30am, 10am & 11:30am

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Gateway Campus

12600 Corporate Lakes Drive #6,
Fort Myers, FL 33913

Sunday / 9am & 11am

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Naples Campus

Barron Collier High School
5600 Cougar Drive,
Naples, FL 34109

Sunday / 9am & 11am

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Also, you're invited to join us for a special reflective service on Good Friday at 6:30pm at all campuses.

Sports Camp - Save the date

REGISTRATION FOR CAMP WILL OPEN ON APRIL 1ST!

New this year: Choose your week! (Both camps are identical)

WHEN: June 12th-16th or June 19th - 23rd  |  9am-12:30pm

WHERE: University Campus - 19601 Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, Fort Myers, FL

WHO: For kids who will be entering grades K - 6th for 2017/2018 year. 

COST: $45 Per child

Each day consists of sports, large-group rallies, huddle groups and snacks. There are multiple sports to choose from and campers participate in one sport for the entire camp. We will provide bus transportation from our Naples office during the second week (June 19-23) of camp for kids from the Naples area. 

BE SURE TO SIGN UP EARLY AS SPACE IS LIMITED!

Registration will be open: April 1st-May 15th.

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REGISTER HERE

2017 Short Term Trips

We're excited to see the mission of God spread beyond the four walls of Summit and into our community and world. And one of those ways is through our Short-term mission trips this year. To find out more about any of these trips, send us an email or fill out an application!

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 Dominican Republic with Love Serves Int’l

Date: June 24 – July 1

Type of Trip:  Construction

Approx. Cost:  $1,300

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Family Trip to Haiti with Mission of Hope

Date: July 15 – July 19

Type of Trip:  Construction/Outreach

Approx. Cost:  TBD

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Haiti with Mission of Hope                                           

Date: October 21-28                                           

Type of Trip: Construction/Medical/Outreach             

Approx. Cost: $1,100

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Puebla, Mexico with Living Hope International

Date:  Fall 2017

Type of Trip: Construction/Outreach

Approx. Cost:  $1,400

Women's Ministry - New Studies

Our University Campus is launching a new study on Thursday, March 16th.

We will meet on Thursday mornings from 9:30am - 11:30am downstairs in the Multipurpose Room. 

We will begin a new 8 week series; All Things New, a workbook study on 2 Corinthians. Over 8 sessions, Kelly Minter will lead us through the letter of 2 Corinthians, exploring the anchoring truths of bearing treasures in jars of clay, meeting Christ through a pressing thorn, opening wide your heart in the midst of hurtful relationships, and what it means to embrace the lost and lonely as ministers of the new covenant.

Each of us has a message to proclaim and live by: Because of Jesus the old has gone, the new has come. Workbooks available at the study for $15.

Thank you for helping us prepare by registering for this study.

Also, childcare is available, but please make sure to register your child so we can plan a safe and loving environment.

For more information, please email Stephanie Neis at stephanie@summitlife.com.

IF:Gathering Simulcast

WOMEN'S TWO-DAY IF:GATHERING SIMULCAST.

 IF:Gathering is a national women’s ministry that puts on a conference in Austin, TX and is simulcast to gatherings around the world. Their aim is to equip women within their local setting to live out what God has called them to.

We’ll be hosting sessions Friday, March 24th from 6:00pm-9:00pm and Saturday, March 25th from 10:00am-2:30pm at the Naples Multi-Purpose Facility, located at 2575 Northbrooke Plaza Drive, Building 300.

For more information, email Wendy Caudill at wendy@summitlife.com or sign up at ifgathering2017.eventbrite.com.

Worship Night

Sunday, March 5th, we're having a worship night at our UNV Campus at 6pm. Childcare for pre-school aged children is provided. Hope to see you there!