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!

ADVENT & CHRISTMAS

Friday, December 12: Friday night sanctuary decoration, beginning at 6:00 p.m. with pizza, salad and cookies in the Parlor. We’ll then move to the sanctuary to hang greens. RSVPs are not necessary but appreciated – please speak to Cheryl or email Lucas.

Sunday, December 14: Third Sunday of Advent. All-church “Sharing Gifts of Christmas” presentation during the service. Invite friends. After church, we’ll decorate goody-bags.

Sunday, December 21: Fourth Sunday of Advent. We’ll pack goody-bags for Whosoever Gospel Mission. Please bring in treats to divide among 55 bags. Home-made goodies especially appreciated.

Wednesday, December 24: Christmas Eve. The Christmas Eve candlelight service is at 7:30, beginning with special music at 7:15. Congregation members are invited to bring in goodies to share in our Christmas Eve coffee hour.

GIVING & PLEDGES

All contributions to be included in 2025 giving must be received by December 28. We are also still receiving pledges for 2026. You may find pledge cards on the table in the back of the sanctuary, or email Lucas (lucas@summitpres.net) with your intention. Thank you.

BIBLE STUDY

On Wednesday evenings from 7:30 - 8:30 we study the scripture passage for Sunday, and then share joys and concerns as we gather for prayer. It’s a chance to connect mid-week and enjoy rich conversation. Access from the worship link above.

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!

Upcoming dates:

December 16

(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.)

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