What brings you here?  Are you looking to find out what God is all about or for a place to deepen your relationship with Him?  Are you looking for friends and companions to walk along with you as live life and seek to follow God?  Are you looking for a community to be involved in, accepted as a part of, and challenged by?  We hope to be all of those things!

Jesus was once asked what were the most important things God asks us to do.  He answered that there were two closely related things that summarize all God wants.  First, we should love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.  Second we should love those around us, looking out for each other in the same way we would look out for ourselves.  These are the things we want to do at Summitview.

Take a look around. Click each of the titles below to get more information about our pastors, our faith, and what is important to us.

In the summer of 1997 a few families came to the Greeley/Evans area to start a new church.  Coming from Summitview Community Church in Fort Collins, those families wanted to add Summitview's style of ministry to the work that other local Christ-centered churches were doing in Greeley in the hope that our church might reach some that had  not yet found a church home in the area.

We started our Sunday meetings in hotels and schools in Greeley and have since moved to our current home, a former furniture store in Evans.  From that small group of people, we have been blessed to have many hundreds of people come through our doors, and we are excited about the future as the area continues to grow and as we have more and more opportunities to reach out to the community of which we are now a part.

We are affiliated with Great Commission Churches, all of which share a vision to reach the entire world with the message of God's love and unconditional forgiveness as demonstrated through Jesus Christ.

 

Greetings!  Allow me to introduce our family.  My wife, Katie, and I have lived in Greeley since 1999.  Originally from Iowa, both of us attended Iowa State University where we became Christians through our sister church there.  We have three teenage children—Nathan, Aaron, and Abby, and a golden retriever—“Belle”.  I’ve been on staff full-time with Great Commission Ministries since 1989, doing campus ministry in Ames, Iowa and Fort Collins, Colorado, and am now in Greeley serving the community element.  My interests include men’s ministry, hiking & camping, reading, Celtic music, and travel.  But my real passion is theology!  Not just head knowledge, but a passion for the ability of God’s Word to transform and inspire people’s lives through a true understanding of the character of God.  Katie enjoys women’s ministry, gardening, book studies, cooking for and coordinating events, and sports.  We hope you can visit Summitview and experience the warmth and enduring friendships that can so enrich our lives along the Christian journey.

My wife Amy and I are both native Coloradoans.  We met while we were both attending Colorado State University in Fort Collins, and we began attending the Fort Collins Summitview about that same time.  In 1997 we joined a group of people that moved from Fort Collins to start Summitview Community Church in Greeley and in 2007 I became a pastor here at Summitview.  We have three boys - Joshua, James, and Joseph.  My interests include music, reading, and just about any high-tech gadget!  But what I really love is getting to know more about my God and deepening my relationship with Him.  What I appreciate about our church is that it is filled with people who desire the same thing.  I'd love to have you come visit us at Summitview!

Summitview Community Church is a part of Great Commission Churches, a movement that began in the early 1970's on college campuses. Our purpose is to carry out Christ's commission to share His Good News with the whole world. We are a non-denominational, non-charismatic community Bible church.

The Scripture

The sole basis of our beliefs is the Bible, the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. It was uniquely, verbally and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit and was written without error in the original manuscripts. It is the supreme and final authority in faith and in every age.

God

There is but one God, infinite in power, wisdom, justice, goodness, and love, the Creator of the universe, eternally existing in three persons —Father, Son, and Holy Spirit— each of whom possess all the attributes of Deity and the characteristics of personality.

Jesus Christ

God the Father, by His own choice and out of love for sinful men and women, sent Jesus Christ into the world to reconcile sinners to Himself. Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin. He is God in the flesh, both true God and true man. Jesus Christ lived a sinless life and voluntarily suffered and died as our substitute to pay the penalty for our sins, thus satisfying God’s justice and accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone. He arose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He lived and died. He bodily ascended into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God the Father, where He, the only mediator between God and man, makes intercession for His own. He will return to earth —personally, visibly, and bodily— to judge all men and establish His kingdom.

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit has come into the world to reveal and glorify Christ, to convict men and women of their sins, and to impart new life to all who place their faith in Christ. He indwells believers from the moment of spiritual birth, seals them until the day of redemption and empowers them to live a life pleasing to God.

Man

God created man in His own image, and man, as he was originally created, was innocent before God. But man chose to sin by disobeying God, and therefore was alienated from his Creator and came under divine condemnation. Thus all human beings are born with a corrupted nature and without spiritual life, and are totally incapable of pleasing God in and of themselves.

Salvation

Men and women are freed from the penalty for their sins not as a result, in whole or in part, of their own works, goodness or religious ceremony, but by the undeserved favor of God alone. God declares righteous all who put their faith in Christ alone for their salvation.

Assurance

All who are born again of the Spirit can be fully assured of eternal life from the very moment they put their faith in Christ. This assurance is not based upon any kind of human merit, but upon the fact of God’s election, upon Christ’s complete payment for sins and upon the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, who is the deposit guaranteeing their inheritance.

The Resurrection of the Dead

At physical death, the believer enters immediately into eternal, conscious fellowship with the Lord and awaits the resurrection of his or her body to everlasting glory and blessing. At physical death, the unbeliever enters immediately into eternal, conscious separation from the Lord and awaits the resurrection of his or her body to everlasting suffering, judgment and condemnation.

Baptism and the Lord’s Supper

Jesus Christ has instructed those who believe in Him to be baptized in water as a symbol of their new birth in Christ. Baptism would be by immersion and is only for those who have personally believed in Christ. The Lord also instituted the Lord’s Supper as a remembrance of His suffering, death and resurrection. Neither baptism nor the Lord’s Supper have any merit in helping a person obtain eternal life.

The Church

All true believers make up the church worldwide and should assemble together in local churches —for worship, prayer, fellowship and teaching— to become conformed to the image of Christ and to become equipped to carry out the “Great Commission” that Christ gave His followers in Matthew 28:19-20.

Below is a summary of the Great Commission Churches Core Values. If you would like to see more details about each of these, you can find that on the GCC website.

Grace of God

God's grace through Jesus Christ is the basis and power, not only of our personal lives, but also of our ministry.

Commitment to God and His Word

Our aspiration is that our ministries will be marked by a wholehearted devotion to God, through prayer and by studying, obeying and teaching His Word.

The Great Commission

Our ultimate goal and mission is to reach the whole world with the gospel of Jesus Christ, and to make disciples of all the nations.

Church

The local church is God's vehicle for accomplishing the Great Commission. The church is the place for winning people to Christ, building them to maturity, raising up leaders, and for preparing church planting teams to be sent out for the expansion of God's kingdom.

Church Leadership

We place a priority upon raising up pastors and other leaders of Christ-like character within the local church.

Love and Unity

We desire our ministry to be marked by a Christ-like, selfless love, loyalty, and unity with fellow believers.

Raising Godly Families

Strong families are the foundation for strong churches. Therefore we make it a priority to equip members and pastors in building their marriages and families.

Every Member A Minister

All Christians are empowered through the Holy Spirit to be workers in the church, not just the pastors. Therefore we seek to equip each member to utilize his/her spiritual gifts to serve others.