History

For many years, the leadership of Canton Baptist Temple has been contemplating the possibility of a second campus. Launching a second campus would provide another outlet to reach people with the gospel of Jesus Christ whom we are not currently reaching at our main campus. After being exposed to the need north of the main campus, our leadership staff and finance committee unanimously agreed to prayerfully as well as financially support this endeavor. Boasting close to 300,000 un-churched people in Summit County and many more attending churches without sound, biblical teaching, the leadership team explored the possibility of planting a second campus in Green, Ohio. This location is ideal even being recognized in 2007 by Business Week as the 16th Best Place to Raise Kids (November 2007). As a growing community, Green also needs a church which meets the needs of its residents and boldly proclaims the truth about Jesus Christ. The leadership staff also chose a unique location feeling that a traditional church building may prohibit us from reaching the un-churched. With this in mind, we decided to obtain a location which was accessible, visible, and neutral. After much research our outreach pastor arrived at a brilliant solution – meeting in a theater. Most theaters are not used on Sunday mornings and make their facilities available to churches for rental. This concept is very attractive because there is very little overhead cost in the initial stages of the church plant (i.e. seating, utilities, maintenance, etc.). In April 2008 we signed a lease with Regal Cinema off of Arlington Road situated right on Interstate 77. The Summit will launch on September 7, 2008. You can keep up with the progress at http://www.thesummitgreen.com/.