Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus. 1 Tim 3:13

Today the eldership brings before the family at Summit the names of three men to serve as deacons.

-Steve Proctor, his wife Candy and their 3 children, Gage, Maddox, and Morgan.  Steve is currently directing our education ministry.

-Jim Painter, his wife Carissa and their 2 children, Eli and Alexa.  Jim is currently running our special events and taking care of our fellowship meals.

-Jimmy Hutchings, his wife Laura and their 2 children, Caleb and Cade.  Jimmy is currently our safety coordinator.

1 Tim 3:8-11 Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine and not pursuing dishonest gain.  They must keep hold of the deep truths of the Faith with a clear conscience.  They first must be tested and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as Deacons.  In the same way, their wives are to be women worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.

Brothers and Sisters, as you can see by these four verses we have selected three good men.  These three also have faithful wives and have children who love the Lord.  We have been through this process for the last four months interviewing and talking with several men from our congregation.   Some felt they had other commitments that would not allow them to fully serve at this time. After much prayer, we feel these three men are worthy to be Summit’s next Deacons.

If you are in opposition of any of these men holding the position of deacon at this time, we ask you to write your concerns in letter form and give it to the Elders before 8/24. If there are no objections, we will appoint these men during our Sunday morning worship on August 25th.

Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, SERVING THE LORD. Rom 12:11