Sunday services start at 10:00 a.m.
Worship with us in person or on Zoom!
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Welcome to Summit Presbyterian Church
We are a diverse and spirited congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA), seeking to proclaim God's love in Christ through word and deed. We gather every Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. We share joys and concerns, pray, sing and hear the Word proclaimed in scripture, sermon and music.
We come from many different backgrounds, and believe that the journey of faith is full of questions as well as joy. You can learn about our ministries, history and mission on this website. If you would like to worship God in a caring community, come "taste and see"! You can reach our pastor, Cheryl Pyrch, at (215) 438-2825 or cpyrch@summitpres.net
NEWS AND EVENTS
Sunday services start at 10:00 a.m.
Join us for worship in person or on Zoom!
On Saturday, January 17 at 10:00 a.m., join us on Zoom for discussions around race with people from around the Presbytery and beyond. The conversations begin with an article or question and are a chance to share from personal experience and to learn from others. Talk to Cheryl or Marta Zehner to learn more. Held in the Summit Zoom room, you can get there through the worship link above.
COMING TO THE TABLE
PASTOR'S SABBATICAL
Pastor Cheryl will be on Sabbatical from January 20 - May 4. The Rev. Judith Brackett will be leading worship and providing pastoral coverage in her absence. Judith is an experienced pastor who knows Mt. Airy well.
The Annual Meeting of the Congregation and Corporation will be held on Sunday, February 1, directly after the service. We’ll elect Elders, Deacons and Trustees, look at the end-of-year financials for 2025 and the 2026 budget approved by the Trustees and Session. We’ll also receive ministry reports. If you chair a committee or task force, please submit your annual report to the office by Tuesday, January 20. Thank you!
ANNUAL MEETING
AFFORDABILITY ASSEMBLY
On February 1 from 3 - 6:30 p.m. at Mother Bethel AME Church, POWER Interfaith will be hosting a citywide assembly with members of city council about how the growing affordability crisis is impacting members of our congregations and neighborhoods, and how we can take action to ensure our city prioritizes the needs of our people as tax cuts and rising costs make this burden heavier. Please speak to Chelsea Badeau (chelsbadeau@yahoo.com, 267-879-9381) if you are interested – we may carpool from Summit.
SOCIAL JUSTICE & ENVIRONMENT
The Social Justice and Environment Committee has set their monthly meetings for the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. All are welcome! Please speak to chair Marta Zehner (martazehner@gmail.com, 267-242-5740) if you would like to know more. The next meeting will be on February 3.
NEW SANCTUARY
MOVEMENT VIGILS
All are invited to join the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia at a weekly vigil, Wednesdays at noon, in front of the ICE Office at 114 N. 8th St., Philadelphia, PA 19107. In these weekly multi-faith vigils we profess our faith through prophetic proclamation, persistent prayer and peaceful protest. The First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia will be hosting the vigil on Wednesday, February 4. The Rev. Matthew Arlyck extends a special invitation for Summit friends to join them that day.
CHRISTIANS AGAINST CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM
The Summit Session voted to recommend the following Statement of Christians Against Christian Nationalism to the congregation for reflection and signing (it is for individual signers, not institutions): https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/statement
All Christians are welcome to sign. ​
ELDER DINER
On first and third Tuesdays, we welcome seniors from the church and community (55 and over) to a home-cooked meal and joyous fellowship. Please join us!
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Upcoming dates:
January 20 | February 3, 17 | March 3, 17 | April 7, 21 | May 5, 19 | June 2, 16
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(P.S. We need contributions of main dishes, salad, dessert, and bread! Look for the sign-up calendar in the coffee hour or call/write to Lucas during the week.)
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Blessing Bags provide help for those experiencing homelessness in Center City; we also work with the Outreach Center of Mental Health Partnerships. Blessing Bags contain non-perishable food items such as granola bars, pretzels, fruit snacks, raisins, chips, crackers, small water bottles and non-food items like small tubes of toothpaste, toothbrushes, small soft packs of Kleenex, chap-stick, vaseline lotion. We collect items on Sunday. For more information, contact delores.paulk@gmail.com
BLESSING BAGS
