Why do we value groups?

A Church is a community of people who are intentionally seeking and following Jesus Christ together. While every person is on his or her own spiritual journey, at Summit Church, we believe that you will grow in your relationship with God to the greatest extent when you are connected to other believers.


This is why Summit Church values groups. A group is collective of people that grow and are held together by some type of unifying goal. It could be healing from past pain or walking through a challenging season of life. It could be a common desire to study scripture or to go deeper in your understanding of a sermon from Sunday morning. Whatever the goal, Groups are a tool we use to deliberately focus on meaningful and spiritually-refining relationships. We believe face-to-face interaction is vital in living an abundant life as each and every person becomes more like Jesus Christ.


Bottom line: You should be in a group.

How do I join a group?

You’ll see below that there are many groups to join at Summit Church. However, not all of them are active all year. Some are seasonal and some are cyclical. Sometimes the group makeup will shift and change, sometimes groups stay the same for multiple years. 


To find more information or to register for a group, click the link next to the group you are interested in. If a group doesn’t have a link, it may be that the group is currently full, or is not currently meeting. Keep checking back for new openings! If you have any other questions, email info@summitniles.com

  • Life Groups are comprised of 8-12 people who meet at least two times per month to grow together, learning what it means to follow Christ in a relationally-refining environment. Typically, Life Groups are centered around sermon-based discussion. We are continually working at building out new life groups, so if you are interested in facilitating or joining a group, fill out this FORM. 

  • Join men in the Summit Church Gathering Area for early morning discussion and study before heading off to work on Wednesdays from 6-7AM. There is no need to register for this group, grab your bible and join us! 

  • This group meets Tuesdays from 8-9AM in the Worship Center at Summit Church. We will learn to pray, seeking intimacy with The Lord together. Bring your bible! There is no childcare for this group, and they do not meet on holiday weeks.

  • JOY Group meets during the school year and provides an opportunity for those with cognitive impairment to experience a worship service designed just for them. It is a group within the Special Friends Ministry at Summit Church. Register participants HERE or Volunteer HERE.

  • Men 18 and older gather each week to know God more, love people better, and serve the world around them...and have fun doing it! Our #1 goal as a church and for GODstrong Guys is to:

    Lead People to follow Christ...together! But we can't lead people where we haven't gone.

    Our next 7-week Session will focus on Spiritual Bootcamp

    Tuesday's 6:30-8PM

    July 15-Aug 26

    No man left behind!

    Pastor Chris leads this group, which meets each Tuesday near the barn. Register here.

  • We become what we behold when we set our hearts and minds on Christ and His redemption story here in the details of our daily lives. Not just on Sunday, not just on holidays, not just when extraordinarily hard or wonderful things happen…but today.
     
    Debbie Fletcher leads this study based on Ruth Chou Simons' book Beholding & Becoming on Wednesday mornings at 9:30AM in Room 107, starting September 17. Details and registration here.

  • When we have a chronic disease, we are not always actively sick, but we are faced with challenges produced by our condition every day. This group will support one another and focus on Jesus' power that equips us to press on and live abundantly.

    Charissa Ostrom leads this group for women enduring chronic diseases or conditions and caregivers, and it meets every other Monday in Room 106 from 6-7:30PM. Join any time or just check it out. The next meeting is September 29. You can also join via Zoom. Register here to join and receive the Zoom link.