The Summit Church

Absolutely amazing Biblical-​based messages, people, music, and kids program. Love this church. Couldn’t ask for a better place.

Larger Campus still a Warehouse (in an Office Park with minimal décor and wisely so)! Great Acoustics in this location and this is where Pastor J.D. is usually Recording his messages!
Sound Theology and Friendly People are what matter when I’m choosing a Church to be a part of and Belong to! So what if I do not care for the music (I’m probably not going to find many places in North America playing my preference of Music)!
As far as looks go, I already told you, its a warehouse, nothing to look at! In this situation I believe it is commendable! Instead of using resources for an opulent Building and Furnishings, money can do more for Community, City, Area and World Outreach!

Great welcoming church. Each service gives enlightening and supportive stories. I love coming here every Sunday, and always feel a sense of rejuvenation.

good message divine purpose… lil stiff though…

I love this church. I thought watching a pastor on a screen would be strange, but J.D. Is so good it is worth it.

We’ve been very impressed by what we’ve seen since we started going to this church at the beginning of summer 2013. Very engaged congregation, energetic without being out of control, amazingly solid preaching, good worship (tends toward modern repetitive gospel songs/​christian pop, but enough solid music mixed in to not completely drive this music lover nuts).
Emphasis on local, national, and international mission comes through in every service, with regular «guest appearances» from missionaries in the field in U.S. and abroad.
Emphasis on strengthening and encouraging believers also solidly emphasized, with regular calls to engage in the community and in small group discussions — neat tools for helping you find a good fit in this.
Finally, and the reason we started trying this church, an emphasis on supporting home school parents and kids. This is not like the other emphasized items that I’ve mentioned, that come up weekly to monthly and are encouraged. This is something that is within the small groups and congregation, people lifting up people and encouraging others. I’ve been to churches (not more than once) which are very black and white about education — this isn’t one of them — but the necessary support systems for a very challenging lifestyle choice are available.
One last note, to Mr. Gregory T., please don’t judge a massive church based on one experience with two people. Otherwise you’d have to never enter Durham because of the other sticker. :-) And that would be a shame too, right?

A wonderful church that is part of the Acts 29 network. Lead pastor JD Greear is a very gifted pastor and you will without a doubt hear him preach the gospel every single sermon. Nothin’ but love for the Summit community!

I love this church so much! Every aspect of this church is so great, authentic, and gospel-​seeped. The worship services are inspiring. The sermon messages are challenging, convicting, educational, and entertaining. The people/​greeters are friendly. (Though keep in mind it’s a big church, so a lot of the congregants don’t know/​recognize each other so they may seem standoffish. But don’t let that dissuade you). It’s a multi-​campus church with 6 other satellite campuses (I go to the awesome Chapel Hill campus at East Chapel Hill High).
Each campus has a different feel to it — the main campus at Brier Creek is in a large warehouse, West Club is in a small neighborhood church so it has the traditional pews and stained glass windows, and Chapel Hill is in a high school auditorium. The other 3 I haven’t been to but they’re probably awesome because the Summit is awesome. Also, the Summit attracts an incredibly diverse group of people. There are families, college students, young and old single people, and people from all different ethnicities and socio-​economic backgrounds that attend. It’s really inspiring to be a part of such a diverse church family, and you’ll definitely be welcome!
After you’ve visited a service, the next step is to get connected by joining a small group. I’ve been to a few small groups before finding my current one, but all the small groups are incredibly welcoming and friendly.