Update Blog

Our Xpansion blog give’s us an opportunity to see first-hand what God is doing around the word through our Xpansion partners. We will continually post updates from our partners, as well as updates from Summit teams on short-term mission trips.

 

Introducing Global Fellowship

Posted Tue, 02/07/2012 - 1:52pm by mg4583

After decades of envisioning, strategic planning, and development, Global Fellowship is fast becoming a dynamic empowerment for many national movements of God in pivotal geographic locations. Launched globally last fall, leading pastors from across the US are joining together to come alongside indigenous pastors in other parts of the world to form significant partnerships. Their purpose is to work in unity to impact entire countries (every man, woman, and child), with the gospel of Jesus Christ. For more information regarding Global Fellowship click here.

Below is a brief interview with Dwight Smith of Global Fellowship conducted by Amy Tartick from The Chapel in Buffalo, NY. 

It Was Haiti's Darkest Hour

Posted Thu, 01/12/2012 - 10:37am by mg4583

In a instant 300,000 lives were lost and all lives were changed by the earthquake that shook Haiti to its very core two years ago today. Now, two years later, God has taken the darkness of January 12, 2010 and is shining new hope on Haiti.  In the days after the earthquake Mission of Hope promised to serve the people of Haiti We praise God that in 2011 we had our biggest year to date!

All Will Know Him Update

Posted Mon, 12/05/2011 - 3:31pm by mg4583

Below is an update from All Will Know Him, one of our partners in India who is planting house churches throughout the western region of India.

“As you may know, Mary left for India on September 23rd and does not return until Christmas Day. She and her team are working several opportunities.
 
First, we are graduating our first class of the Timothy Initiative Institute (TTI) we launched early this year. There are 27 aspiring Pastors that are in the process of starting their home churches in anticipation of graduation.
 
Second,  we continue the nurturing and discipleship of the many house churches already planted in the Bankura district of West Bengal.

MOH 500: First 100 Families Move In!

Posted Mon, 08/29/2011 - 10:38am by mg4583

On August 18th, Mission of Hope held a ceremony to celebrate the first 103 families to receive new homes in the MOH 500 community. Most of these families had been living in tents since the 2010 earthquake. During the ceremony, the families were given the keys and certificates to their new homes. For more information click here to read a blog from MOH President, Brad Johnson as he reflects on the key ceremony.

Love INC to Celebrate it's First Year Anniversary!

Posted Tue, 08/16/2011 - 9:33pm by mg4583

After many months of prayer and labor by a small core group of dedicated volunteers from a variety of church backgrounds, with Paul Fahnestock of First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs as its lead facilitator, on September 7th of 2010, Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC) of South Lee and North Collier Communities Clearinghouse opened its doors!  To highlight its first year, Love INC will have a celebration on Monday, September 12th, at 6:30pm in the McClure Hall at First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs located at 9751 Bonita Beach Road SE.

Uganda - The Home of Champions Orphanage

Posted Wed, 06/08/2011 - 9:34am by mg4583

I know 116 children who live at The Home of Champions Orphanage in Nabukalu, Uganda.  I know their faces, smiles and hugs.  I have seen how they worship the Lord.  These children have hardly anything, but, in Jesus Christ, they have absolutely everything. 

Nabukalu is located in East Africa.  The people farm and raise animals on small acres of land for survival.  But, because of HIV, AIDS, polygamy, domestic violence, and food shortage, many children in this area are forced to take care of themselves for food, shelter, clothing and education. 

James 1:27 says, “Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”

City Talks

Posted Thu, 04/28/2011 - 8:58pm by mg4583

For three days, from May 2-4, 11 churches/ministries from around our nation will gather at Summit Church to discuss how we are working to see every man, woman and child in our regions/cities have a repeated opportunity to see, hear and respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Each of the leaders represented are not only leaders of a church but each has a vision to lead a larger movement to mobilize the Church within their geographies to saturate their region with the gospel.

MOH 500

Posted Mon, 03/14/2011 - 9:28am by mg4583

In June 2010, Mission of Hope began a project called MOH 500. The goal is to build 500 homes for families in the next two years. The homes will be given to families that lost their homes during the massive earthquake that struct Haiti in January of 2010. This project is of upmost importance as many families in Haiti are currently still living in tents or temporary shelters. Last month Summit Church sent a team to Haiti, led by our Community Pastor David Gold, to begin installing roofs on the fist of these homes to be completed.

Introducing Vision New York...

Posted Wed, 02/23/2011 - 11:35am by mg4583

Vision New York is a strategic initiative of SCPI (Saturation Church Planting International) and a partner ministry of The Chapel in Buffalo, NY and Summit Church in SW Florida. What is Vision New York? A fellowship of Christian leaders committed to the common vision of giving every man, woman and child in the New York Metro area the repeated opportunity to hear, understand and respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Led by the leadership of Jim Hines, Vision New York will envision, network, mobilize leaders and facilitate training in the Metro New York area.

Dominican Republic Vision Trip

Posted Thu, 12/09/2010 - 3:22pm by mg4583

Orlando Cabrera and I just returned from the Dominican Republic from a short vision trip with our partner LoveServe’s International. It was truly exciting to see what God is doing to impact so many communities through the pastor’s who are part of their network.