Missions
Purpose statement for Missions at Summit: "
to grow,
to know, to show
"
Through Missions and Outreach the church body at Summit can follow
Jesus words to us in Matthew 28:19 to go and make
disciples of all nations
In Luke 19:10 Jesus states
his purpose:
the Son of Man came to seek and to save
what was lost. That is our desire as well.
Missions Trips
Several groups of youth, adults, and families as well as numerous
individuals from Summit have participated in short-term trips
to countries such as Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico,
Ethiopia, England, Thailand, as well as mission outreaches here
in the United States.
Missions Trip to Jamaica - Fall 2006
A group from Summit traveled to Whitehouse, Jamaica to work at
My Father's House Orphanage and build a home from September 30
to October 7, 2006. To see photos from the trip, go to Kingdom
Builders Ministry's web site.
Missions Trip to Mexico 2005
Summit sponsored a short term trip to Sabinas Hidalgo, Mexico,
from July 30 - August 6, 2005. Eighteen people served in various
ways: construction, kid's ministry and outreach basketball clinics.
Pictures from the trip are in the
Online
Photo Album.

Missions Trip to Mexico 2004
Summit sent a team of 22 people to Mexico for a week to conduct
basketball camps, do construction work, and conduct children's
fairs from April 3-10, 2004. Pictures from the trip are in the
Online Photo Album.

Watch for information on upcoming missions opportunities on
our Announcements
page.
Missionaries We Support

John and Letha Kerl, Evangelical Covenant Church
Commissioned as missionaries in 1988, the Kerls serve with the
Evangelical Covenant Church in Monterrey, Mexico. The Kerls were
instrumental in the development of The Foundation for Family Development,
a non-profit civil association in Monterrey, affiliated with the
Evangelical Covenant Church. Summit also supports the Foundation,
which reaches many people in the community. They have recently
been appointed as Regional Coordinators for Europe and will transition
to their new responsibilities in July, 2007.
Tim and Helen Smith, Evangelical Covenant Church
The Smiths serve with the Evangelical Covenant Church in Equatorial
Guinea, Africa. Tim's passion is discipleship and Helen enjoys
teaching. They spend most of their time in the city of Bata, but
also work in the capital, Evinayong.

Dale and Sara Lusk, Covenant Merge Ministries
Dale is director of Covenant Merge Ministries, which assists short-term
mission groups throughout the world. Summit has sent several groups
to Mexico with assistance from Merge. They are located in McAllen,
Texas. Web site: www.covchurch.org/cov/mission/merge/

Jim and Penie Koch, Kingdom Builders Ministry (KBM)
The Kochs live and serve in Jamaica. KBM includes My Father's
House, a home for abused, abandoned and unwanted Jamaican children,
the Covenant Christian School, outreach ministries, and provide
opportunities for short-term missions and internships. Web site:
www.jaminjamaica.com

Dan and Jan Clark, Frontier Missions
Dan and Jan Clark are in full time ministry as East Coast U.S.
Regional Representatives for Frontiers. They travel (mostly in
North & South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia) to visit
churches, Perspectives courses, colleges and conferences to explain
the work of Frontiers and help interested people join the organization.
They also provide pastoral care for Frontiers members on the field
and when they are home in the US on furlough.

Andrew and Maria Schwartz
Andrew is the Director of Operations for Campus Outreach Virginia.
Andrew and Maria live in Lynchburg, VA and help oversee the Campus
Outreach ministries at Virginia Tech and Radford University, as
well as reach out to the college students around Lynchburg. The
Schwartzes strive to introduce college students to Christ and
to disciple those who have committed their lives to Him. They
have two daughters. To learn more about Campus Outreach Virginia,
please visit www.covirginia.org.

David and Langley Cumbie
David and Langley Cumbie moved to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2007
to start Young Life at the International School of Tanganyika
(IST). Young Life seeks to share the good news of Jesus with high
school students by "entering their world" and loving
them unconditionally. Summit has partnered with Young Life to
share the hope of Christ with more than 400 students from 60 different
countries attend IST. Web site: www.isyounglifedar.org