2023 Year End Review

2023 YEA E D E IEW

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SO THAT ALL PEOPLE AY K OW OF

YOUR MIGHTY M ACTS A D THE GLO IO S SPLE DO OF YO KI GDO .

INVOLVED IN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S MINISTRY

RE ENGAGE This fall, 20 couples participated in a pilot class of Re-Engage, a discipleship-based marriage enrichment ministry. This ministry will allow Summit couples a safe place to reconnect and foster marriages that represent the gospel.

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It doesn’t matter how long Quis ipsum suspendisse ultrices gravida.” you’ve been married, Re-Engage has Christcentered tools to help any couple.

Josh and Marilu Y.

REVIVE US

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Revive Us is a recurring 4-day event. It is an opportunity for all three campuses to gather together as one body so we might worship, cry out, repent, hear from the Lord, and anticipate his reviving touch. This year, we sat under the Word of God from Pastor JR Vassar, were joined in worship by our friends Andy and Rachel Graham, and heard countless stories of the Lord’s incredible activity in the lives of His people.

500+

PEOPLE ATTENDED EACH NIGHT

“I grew up in the church, but after leaving home, I lost my borrowed faith and fell away for a while. God has used Summit and Revive Us to show me that even when I feel like the lamb in the ditch, He will pull me back out!”

Mari G.

MULTIPLYING DISCIPLES DISCIPLES

HUNDREDS

2,214 AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 15

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growth from 2022

329 SUMMIT KIDS WEEKLY ATTENDANCE

with 0 faithful volunteers each Sunday

22 CHILD DEDICATIONS

80 BAPTISMS

114 NEW MEMBERS

“I ve learned that it s not about programs.

We have so many ministries so many opportunities to in crease your faith to build relationships to serve but I ve re ali ed that Summit really believes in their mission and helps our people to live it out. very thing that we do goes back to that mission which is the mission of od to make disciples that represent the ospel to every man woman and child because we know that s what changes lives.”

Cayla S.

39 COMMUNITY GROUPS

635+ PARTICIPANTS

OVER HALF OF MEMBERS ENGAGED IN WEEKLY BIBLICAL COMMUNITY

SUMMIT STUDENTS 2 52 211 STUDENTS A WEEK

VOLUNTEER LEADERS

GOSPEL-CENTERED CAMPS

“I’ve been attending Summit Students weekly for the past two years. In this time, I’ve met some amazing people and built lifelong friendships. ut above all else, my relationship with the Lord has grown tremendously. efore attending Summit Students, I was a believer but wasn’t confident in sharing my faith with anyone. Summit has shown me how to be confident in sharing the gospel with all people. y faith is still growing, and Summit continues to help me in my ourney with the Lord every day.” n

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IGNITE Ignite is our College Ministry that meets each Tuesday night at our University Campus. Its uni ue pro imity to the campus of FGCU is a way God uses Summit to minister to to hundreds of college students every year.

304 AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE

219

BAPTISMS

131

STUDENTS INVOLVED IN WEEKLY COMMUNITY GROUPS

STUDENTS ATTENDED FALL RETREAT

44

“ all Retreat was such a blessing in my faith walk. I felt immensely grateful for the opportunity to grow in community with other believers and to clearly witness the Holy Spirit working in the hearts of our generation.”

STUDENTS SENT ON MISSION TRIPS TO SERVE WITH MINISTRY PARTNERS

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I LICAL COUNSELING 230

INDIVIDUALS COUNSELED

in over 1, 00 sessions

8

STAFF MEMBERS

and 2 counseling interns

36

STUDENTS IN BIBLICAL COUNSELING TRAINING

8

COUPLES COMPLETED PRE-MARRIAGE CLASS COUNSELING

14,231

IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

5

SALVATIONS

15

SUICIDES PREVENTED

“I rst came into counseling the darkest I could be and nished being the bright est I can be. I had no clue how important my faith and relationship with od is to my mental health. There is no living your best life to heal your soul. The ultimate and only healer of the soul is od. I have never felt more free. Praise od.”

Counselee

RECO VERY “I m so grateful for the gift of ecovery.

I spent years in the chains of se ual addiction and did not think there was any hope for me. Thanks to od s work through ecovery od has kept me sober this year. Through the meetings and connections with others I ve grown deeper more intimate friendships than ever imagined. press ing my weakness and vulnerability has opened the doorway to freedom. ecovery has taught me how to love myself again how to love others genuinely and how to trust od truly.”

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100

INDIVIDUALS A WEEK

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INDIVIDUALS COMPLETED A STORY OR STEPS GROUP

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MEN ATTENDED A LEADER’S RETREAT

E ER I LEADERS This group of 21 men and women is being formally equipped and trained as they serve the Lord through minis try specific residencies and internships that include hands on ministry experience theological education.

RESIDENTS

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ULTIPLYI LEADERS

COMMUNITY GROUP LEADERS

20 RECOVERY LEADERS

IGNITE INTERNS

6 COLLEGE STUDENTS IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRACK

6 WORSHIP INTERNS

INDIVIDUALS COMPLETED WORSHIP SCHOOL

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This year, we’ve witnessed the Lord significantly expand the reach of our Every Child Initiative (ECI) beyond the walls of Summit envisioning, equipping, and empowering other local and national churches with the Father’s heart for the care of vulnerable children. In March, leaders from four churches began to work together to contin ue to mobilize Christ’s people to care for vulnera ble children in SWFL and around the world.

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FAMILIES LICENSED FOR FOSTER CARE OR BETTER TOGEHTER

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INDIVIDUALS TRAINED IN TRAUMA AWARENESS

2 4 VOLUNTEERS SERVING IN WRAP AROUND CARE

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ECI COHORT PARTICIPANTS

LOCAL NATIONALCHURCHES

beginning or expanding their orphan care ministry in partnership with ECI

$ 0,000 GIVEN TO CHURCHES

to expand their own orphan care ministries

ttending the CI training helped us clarify od s heart for children in South est Florida and His call for us to oin Him in hat He is already doing through His church Since this gathering e have increased our support for foster and adoptive parents in our congregation and improved the ay e tal a out the needs around us and ho the gospel compels us to ta e action ead Pastor Christ Community Church

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Over a year after Hurricane Ian, we continue to be committed to the long term rebuilding of our city.

This year, our focus shifted from boots on the ground rebuilding to strategic partnerships. We hosted teams from Eight Days of Hope and Adventures in Mission at our facilities and have been able to financially support the work of these organizations as they assisted in rebuilding over 1 0 homes throughout SWFL.

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SCHOOL PARTNERS

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CHARACTER EDUCATION ASSEMBLIES

SCHOOL PARTNER SHIPS Our school partnerships are a way we tangibly represent the love of Christ to our communities. Whether it be collecting and delivering school supplies, helping families in need by purchasing Christmas gifts, or showing our appreciation to teachers and faculty members, our outreach is not for the name and glory of Summit, but to advance the glory of God and the work of His Kingdom.

$10,000+

GIVEN IN SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM SUPPLIES

“ ur partnership with Summit Church is nothing short of a blessing. We know that we can always count on Summit for anything we may need. he character education assemblies help students understand concepts in a fun and interactive way.”

Gina F.

SPORTS CAMP We desire to be the kind of church that, if we ceased to exist, the community would actually miss the gracious work of the Lord through us.

590 KIDS AT SPORTS CAMP HEARING THE GOSPEL

5 KIDS PROFESSED FAITH IN CHRIST FOR THE FIRST TIME

265

VOLUNTEERS AND COACHES

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Our annual Publix Day is an opportunity to demonstrate the sacrificial love of Christ by partnering with local food pantries in SWFL to help the needy, the hungry, and the marginalized.

60,000+ IN GROCERIES DONATED TO 5 COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Into the Jordan Interfaith Caregivers Helps Outreach South Fort Myers Food Pantry Community Cooperative Soup Kitchen

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UIPT

Equipt, a 501(c)(3) organization established by Summit Church in 2016, exists to glorify God by helping to equip churches and leaders who represent the gospel to every man, woman, and child. Equipt functions as the sending and operational backbone for church plants, gospel organizations, ministry residents, and missionaries. In this way, Equipt relieves operational burdens so that leaders can focus on gospel saturation.

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MINISTRY PARTNERS

tripling our impact in 2023 alone

UIPT

20 YEARS

OF GOD’S FAITHFULNESS AT SUMMIT CHURCH “NOT TO US, O LORD, NOT TO US, BUT TO YOUR NAME GIVE GLORY, FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR STEADFAST LOVE AND YOUR FAITHFULNESS!” PSALM 115:1

“ALL YO WO KS SHALL GI E THA KS TO YO , O LO D, A D ALL YO SAI TS SHALL LESS YO ! THEY SHALL SPEAK OF THE GLO Y OF YO KI GDO A D TELL OF YO POWE …”

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