In 1985 we Summit Church started as an at home bible study with desires to start a Church. We had 15-50 people attending so we quietly outgrew our home bible study environment. We called a Pastor and started renting the Seven Day Adventist church on Sundays for a few years. We then purchased land and built a new facility in 1991.

Over the years (1991-2015) we increased our pastoral staff from 3 to 4. Our congregation grew to approximately  250-300 attendees. After this time we had one Pastor resign and one passed away unexpectedly. This left us with one Pastor to continue until the Covid Shut down in 2019-2020. Our last pastor resigned in 2022. Membership continued to decline to our current attendance of approximately 20 plus attendees.

We chose to sell our large facility in March of 2023 and we are currently renting space in downtown Mt. Shasta to meet on Sundays virtually with Vintage Grace.

Back in the winter of 2023 we were introduced to Pastor Drew and the Vintage Grace Family of Churches.  We instantly felt connected as we came with similar theological DNA as we were both EFCA churches and we began meeting as a leadership team with Drew and Heather in February of 2023.

After a season of stabilizing and rebuilding our foundation with the support of Vintage Grace and their staff, we decided to officially become a part of their family of Churches and now consider ourselves one of a few churches, who although having different locations, have the same vision, values, and mission as we seek to serve the Lord through building joy-filled communities of faith together.

We encourage people to enjoy God together.

We are passionate about building joy-filled communities of faith, whose very existence inspires individuals to live the abundant Christian life—made up of three key relationships: a deepening relationship with God (R1), a life-changing relationship with others (R2), and an engaging relationship with those yet to believe (R3).

1. More Joy in Jesus
‍It’s easy to settle for less with our tempting world, but we believe there is more joy in Jesus than anything else. Simultaneously, our Joy cannot be dictated by difficult circumstances but rather the fact that if we live it’s for Christ, and if we die it’s our gain. We believe that true happiness is found in a lasting relationship with Jesus.

‍2. Biblically Saturated
‍Everything we do as a church is informed by God’s Word. We care about the author’s intent, the logic and flow, and proper application. Our heart is that as the church is saturated in Scripture you become Self-feeders who form your life around His Word.
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‍3. Communitas
‍More than simply belonging to a group, we are a community formed around a common mission. Each Sunday we are SENT as everyday missionaries to be the living proof of a loving God.

‍4. Living Proof
‍We are culturally embedded everyday missionaries: God did not create us to isolate ourselves, but rather to live in the world (not of it), so others might see the hope we have in Christ!

‍5. Embrace Inevitable Tensions
‍The fallen world and sometimes the text itself bring up tensions. We are NOT God, so we can do our best but won’t fully understand all of His ways until Heaven.