2885 JFK Road, Dubuque, IOWA 52002.
Phone 563.582.5661 and leave a message!
Phone 563.582.5661 and leave a message!
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The Rev. Ms. Karen Candee
is leading worship and preaching. Save the Dates January 27th New Member Sunday 10:00 a.m. Annual Meeting 11:00 a.m. WHAT'S COMING: SUNDAY January 13, 2018 9:00 a.m. Bible Study Group/Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Fellowship MONDAY January 14, 2019 9:00 a.m. - Noon Pastor's Scheduled Office Hours 10:00 a.m. Christian Education 11:00 a.m. B&G Meeting 6:30 p.m. Diaconate THURSDAY January 17, 2019 10:00 a.m. - Women's Fellowship Meeting followed by Assembling Basket for Thrift and Bake Sale FRIDAY January 18, 2019 - ANNUAL REPORTS DUE! SUNDAY January 20, 2019 9:00 a.m. Bible Study Group 10:00 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Fellowship 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Jo Ann Datisman Birthday Open House for family and friends MONDAY January 21, 2019 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. Pastor at MLK Breakfast and Celebration 9:00 a.m. - Noon Pastor's Scheduled Office Hours 6:30 p.m. - Church Council MONDAY January 14, 2019 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Jackie Daykin Visitation 11:00 a.m. Service of Praise and Thanksgiving Celebrating the Life of Jackie Daykin FRIDAY January 25, 2019 - SPARKS ARTICLES DUE! SUNDAY January 27, 2018 9:00 a.m. Bible Study Group/Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship with Welcoming New Members 11:00 a.m. Fellowship/ Annual Meeting Visiting Summit:
Summit is a small congregation of around 100 members, 50 of whom attend the Sunday service. While many members are older, there are some young families and we have a multiracial Sunday School class of around 10 children. People wear what's comfortable for them. There is plenty of parking and the main entrance is the one with the canopy (where you may drop people off in bad weather or if they need assistance). Someone will greet you at the door. The worship space is to the right, and the restrooms are to the left. Visitors are always welcomed warmly. You are invited to contact us if you'd like more information before attending for a first time. Email the church with any questions or comments. E-Mail: click here to send us a message |
Sunday Worship Service - 10 AM
COMMUNION is the first Sunday of each month for children and adults, old-timers and newcomers. Sunday Learning Opportunities: Adult Bible Discussion - 9 AM Multi-age Sunday School - Every Other Week 9 AM (October - May) Youth Moment during 10:00 a.m. worship. ****** All are welcome to check us out and see if we measure up to what you're seeking in a church community. Summit Church is an accessible facility with no steps anywhere! Summit Endowment:
Summit Congregational United Church of Christ has created an agency endowment at the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque. This fund assures our organization of a permanent source of steady income to stabilize and strengthen our programs. Any gift over $50 to this fund is eligible for the Endow Iowa 25% State Tax Credit. You can contribute directly to this fund by visiting our Giving Center page on the CFGD website (click here) or by contacting CFGD at 563-588-2700. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV)
The bulletin board in the entryway to our church says “We gather together to ask for God’s blessing, to live in community seeking God’s will.” These words are the opening words to the first verse of the hymn “We Gather Together” in the New Century Hymnal. I know it has been up for quite some time now, but I have a hard time changing it as I believe that is what it means to be a church and says to those who enter the doors who we are as a church. We are not a club with benefits for members only. The blessings that we receive are from God as God works in and through us as individuals and as a faith community. We are a place of worship, praying, teaching, learning, equipping, and serving and being served and above all seeking God’s will so that we may live out our faith empowered by the Holy Spirit God has planted within us. All are welcome to join us as we travel along life’s journey. If we were to continue singing the first verse of “We Gather Together” this is what we would proclaim, “We come now as sisters and brothers confessing the sins that divide and the wrong in us still.” That is an important part of being a church as well. We cannot be the church if we see everything through rose colored glasses and refuse to allow God to shed light upon our short coming; to clear the blind spots in our vision so that we may have clarity; to disable deafness caused by selective hearing; and to soften the areas of our hearts that have become hardened through things we have witnessed and experienced. Sure we may not be perfect, but we are children of God and God is still at work in us. As we continue to gather together seeking God’s will, God will continue to direct our path. We are a church that is not afraid to admit we fall short of God’s plan for us, yet we know that God has a plan for our lives, uses us even in our imperfections to carry out God’s plans, still all the while transforming the ashes of our lives into beauty. May we continue to be open to God’s directing our path and showing us what it means to be the church in this day, in this age, and in this place. We cannot change the entire world, but we can be faithful to what God is calling us to do as we discern God’s will in community. My prayer for our lives, this church, the church universal, our nation and the world is based on Psalm 25. O God of wisdom and compassion; help us to trust in you. As we trust in you show us your ways, teach us your paths and guide us in your truth, for in you is hope, redemption, restoration and salvation. Amen! |