IMPACT REPORT 2026
Looking at What God Has Done Through Summit This Year
Reporting Period: October 2025 – October 2026
Every number in this report represents a person, a story, a step of faith, or an opportunity to remind someone that they matter to God.
Because you give, serve, invite, lead, and show up, lives are being changed here at Summit and around the world.
This Year at Summit:
SERVING
Selflessly
SERVING LOCALLY
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This year, Summit volunteers provided practical and emotional support to foster and adoptive families, reminding them that they don't have to walk this journey alone.
16 Care Communities | 100% Growth
16 Foster and Adoptive Families Supported
40 Children Cared For
123 Volunteers
519 Meals Prepared
2,580 Service Hours Given
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Through CarePortal, Summit volunteers responded to urgent needs of children and families in our community, providing practical support when it mattered most.
2 Fully Formed Teams | 100% Growth
83 Children Served
21 Volunteers
$40,827 Estimated Economic Impact
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This year, Summit launched Nuestro Pueblo, a specialized Care Community supporting unaccompanied youth and their sponsor families for one year following their release from care.
1 Family Supported
7 Volunteers
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This summer, both Summit campuses helped children and families prepare for a new school year. Orlando collected school supplies for Colonial High School, while Lake Mary partnered with Rescue Outreach Mission of Central Florida to provide clothing, shoes, and gift cards.
Orlando | Colonial High School
$21,000 Worth of School Supplies
3,314 Students and Teachers Served
Lake Mary | Rescue Outreach Mission
$6,813 in Clothing and Gift Cards Collected
19 Children Served
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Our partnership with Colonial High School extends beyond the start of the school year. Through Jobs Partnership and quarterly teacher appreciation events, Summit volunteers encouraged teachers, served coffee, and helped students prepare for future employment.
17 Volunteers
458 Volunteer Hours
187 Teachers and Students Served
SERVING GLOBALLY
GO TO AFRICA
This year, Summit teams traveled to Africa to serve alongside our global ministry partners, building relationships, meeting practical needs, and participating in the work God is doing in their communities.
3 Global Teams
35 Team Members
6 Ministry Partners Served Alongside
12,303 Service Hours Given
GIVING
Generously
115
People Set Up Recurring Gifts
(15% increase from last year)
130
First-time Givers
YTD Budget
$3,497,307
BUDGET (ACROSS ALL LOCATIONS)
$3,343,667
GIVING (AS OF 10/25/26)
Total Expenses
*Summit Staffing is 45.28% of the budget and includes salaries and benefits. The average church invests 52% of budget in staffing. This number can range from 46% to 60%.
(Leadership Network/Vanderbloemen Search Group).
Giving Ranges
15%
of every dollar given at Summit is leveraged for local and global ministry happening outside our walls.
$477,698
Given as of 10/25/26
MINISTRY FUND ALLOCATIONS
Investing in Church Plants
We believe in seeing God's Kingdom grow, not just through Summit, but through new churches across our city and state. That's why we partner with church plants that share our vision, supporting and walking alongside them during their first 3–5 years.
$71,524
2025 Christmas Eve Offering
Because of your generosity, we were able to support two church plants making a difference in their communities:
King's Cross Orlando | Pastor Cesar Contreras
As King's Cross continues to grow, our Christmas Eve Offering helped them hire a part-time Children's Ministry Coordinator, strengthening their ministry to kids and families.
Redemption Tallahassee | Pastor Shannon Butler
Serving one of Florida's most underserved communities, Redemption Tallahassee used these funds to meet practical needs and care for 50 families in meaningful ways.
Investing in Families
This year, we've seen significant growth in the ways Summit is caring for vulnerable children and families in our community!
16 Care Communities
100% Growth
We doubled the number of Care Communities from 8 to 16, allowing us to support more foster and adoptive families.
2 Fully Staffed CarePortal Teams
100% Growth
We expanded our CarePortal ministry, establishing a fully staffed team at Lake Mary alongside our Orlando team to help meet practical needs for families in crisis.
Introducing NUESTRO PUEBLO
We launched a specialized Care Community called Nuestro Pueblo, providing ongoing support for unaccompanied youth and their sponsor families as they adjust to life in their new communities.
Investing in Lives
For more than a decade, Summit has invested in lasting relationships with global ministry partners who are doing God-honoring work around the world. Today, we partner with 7 organizations serving vulnerable children, strengthening families, and meeting practical needs in their communities.
108
Children Sponsored Through Children's HopeChest
2,005
Women and Children Served Through I Care for the Nations
AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO 2027…
We do so with gratitude for all God has done and with expectation for all He will continue to do.
Our prayer is that Summit remains a place where people find authentic community, make a lasting impact in the lives of those we’re called to serve, and take their next right step in following Jesus.
The story isn’t finished—and we can’t wait to see what God writes next.
