Summit International School of Ministry

Name

Summit International School of Ministry

Legal name

Summit International School of Ministry, Inc.

Website

https://summitpa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Theological Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Ministerial Training Institutes (Clergy Formation) (EDAHAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bible Colleges (Undergraduate Ministry & Biblical Studies) (EDAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Religious higher education
• Ministry training programs
• Theological education
• Residential bible school
• Spiritual formation

Headquarters

HQ city

Grantville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Students pay tuition and associated fees for the 2-year ministry program. The school offers payment plans with monthly payments due October through April. Scholarships are available to assist with financing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Summit International School of Ministry operates a non-accredited 2-year residential Bible school program combining classroom instruction, hands-on ministry training, and spiritual formation on a 100+ acre campus in Grantville, Pennsylvania. The school offers faculty-led courses, college partnership pathways for credit transfer, on-campus housing and dining, sabbatical programs, and online enrichment courses. Students apply online and attend in person at the Grantville campus.

Product overview

Summit International School of Ministry is a non-accredited 2-year Bible School located in Grantville, PA. The institution offers a comprehensive ministry education program with academic courses, faculty-led instruction, college partnerships for transferable credits, and sabbatical programs. The school provides on-campus housing and dining services, online enrichment courses, and operates with a school management system (QuickSchools) for student payments and records.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 2-Year Ministry Program A non-accredited 2-year residential Bible school program offering classroom instruction, hands-on ministry training, and spiritual formation for individuals preparing for careers in Christian ministry and church leadership. Delivered on the Grantville, PA campus with faculty-led courses and potential college credit transfer through partner institutions.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• College PartnershipscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSummit has established relationships with 10+ colleges, providing students with potential pathways for credit transfer and continued education beyond the 2-year ministry program.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• IHOPU (International House of Prayer University): IHOPU is a residential ministry formation program in Kansas City that, like Summit, emphasizes spiritual formation and intercessory ministry over conventional academic credentialing; it serves a comparable niche of ministry-bound young adults with a similar non-degree program structure.
• Teen Challenge International Training Center: Teen Challenge operates faith-based residential discipleship and ministry training programs internationally and overlaps with Summit in targeting young adults pursuing vocational ministry in a faith-based, non-degree residential setting.

Direct peers

• Christ For The Nations Institute (CFNI): CFNI is a non-accredited, multi-year Bible and ministry training institute in Dallas, TX that closely mirrors Summit's model: residential, mission-focused, emphasis on practical ministry formation, and a globally diverse student body drawn from dozens of nations.
• Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry: Bethel's ministry school offers an immersive, residential ministry and spiritual formation program similar in duration and intensity to Summit's, targeting the same student persona of young adults pursuing ministry as a vocation rather than a traditional degree.
• Word of Life Bible Institute: Word of Life Bible Institute is a residential, non-degree-granting Bible school in upstate New York offering 1- and 2-year ministry formation programs to a similarly aged student body, making it a direct functional analog of Summit's 2-year residential model.
• YWAM (Youth With A Mission) Discipleship Training Schools: YWAM's global network of Discipleship Training Schools offers short-form, residential, non-accredited Christian formation programs aimed at young adults seeking missionary and ministry preparation—a closely comparable alternative to Summit's offering in target market and pedagogy.

Regional players

• Briercrest College and Seminary: Briercrest is a Canadian Christian college in Saskatchewan offering certificate, diploma, and degree programs in Bible and ministry; it overlaps with Summit's mission of theological formation but is regionally focused on Canadian and Canadian-adjacent students.
• Columbia Bible Center: Columbia Bible Center is a small Bible college in British Columbia offering ministry training on the Pacific coast of Canada; it competes with Summit mainly for North American students seeking short, immersive ministry programs but in a different geographic market.

Broad incumbents

• Moody Bible Institute: Moody is a much larger, accredited Bible college and seminary in Chicago that competes for a subset of the same ministry-bound student persona and offers a broader portfolio including degrees, but serves as the established incumbent in the Christian higher-education space.
• Southern Nazarene University – Contextual Leadership / Ministry Programs: Southern Nazarene offers accredited ministry and theological programs within a broader university curriculum, and while much larger and credential-granting, it competes for a portion of the same ministry-bound student segment that Summit targets with its focused 2-year model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/summitpaorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCB8mR24RQEkkv6GzcKpB8xw
• Facebookfacebook.com/summitpa.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/summitpa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/summit-international-school-of-ministry

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Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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