Biography
Born in Denver, Colorado, Summers was raised in Englewood, Colorado and graduated from Englewood High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in business education from the University of Northern Colorado in 1976, and was a business teacher at Englewood High School for two years before beginning a career in Christian ministry.
Summers became associate pastor of Lakewood First Assembly of God in 1978 and then senior pastor of High Plains Christian Center in Strasburg, Colorado in 1982. While in Strasburg, Summers was a member of the Strasburg Parks and Recreation District Board, and the Board of Education for Strasburg School District 31J from 1986 to 1989; he was also a volunteer coach at Strasburg High School.
In 1989, Summers relocated to Colby, Kansas, where he was senior pastor of College Drive Assembly. In Colby, he coached baseball at Colby Community College and was a volunteer National Guard Chaplain.
He returned to Colorado in 1992 as senior pastor of Dakota Ridge Assembly in Littleton. While a pastor, he served as a sectional presbyter in the Rocky Mountain District Council of the Assemblies of God. Summers' community service while leading Dakota Ridge Assembly includes being a member and president of the South Jeffco Rotary Club, advisor to the Sox Place youth drop-in center in Denver, treasurer of NeighborHope Ministries, and a board member of Teen Challenge of the Rocky Mountains. He also helped found and served as president of Jericho Road Mentoring, a program to recruit mentors for children of prisoners.
Summers earned a master's degree in nonprofit management from Regis University in 2005 and has worked as a nonprofit consultant. He has also served on the board of Arapahoe Credit Union in Littleton, Colorado Summers is married; he and his wife, Debbie have two children: Christian and Stephanie.
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