Every SCBC Church can send their strongest student leaders with these qualifications: 

• Current High School Student 

• Must have professed Christ as Savior and display strong Christian disciplines and character 

• Must be a member or regular attender of a SCBC church 

• Must be willing to be challenged to share their faith courageously in a public setting.  Students will be trained and then deployed to start conversations at “Mission: Carowinds” with other teens their age.  

Registration opens September 1st for all students.  Once spots are filled, a waiting list will be created.  A $50 non-refundable deposit is due at registration.  Final Payment is due December 16th.   

Either option works!

Individuals are welcome to register themselves and handle payment for Summit.

Likewise, a church may choose to send multiple students to Summit and help provide toward the total cost of the event. If this is the case for you and your church, we encourage the Student Minister to handle registration and payment for each student in their group. 

*Student Ministers, please note that if you are signing up students from your church, you will need to have all of their information readily available upon registration. This includes names, emails, phone numbers, shirt sizes, and personal testimony information about salvation and baptism. 

A non-refundable $50 deposit per student is due at the time of registration.

If you have questions about how to proceed with registration, please reach out to Katie Bennett at katiebennett@scbaptist.org. 

Click on the link below to learn about the Schedule for Summit.

  Summit 2025 Schedule

• All training, experiences, and swag.  
• Lodging for three nights.
• Most meals from dinner on December 29- lunch on January 1. (Students will be responsible for their own dinner at Carowinds- please bring $15-$25 for this)
• Carowinds admittance and transportation to and from the park.    

Some churches choose to help their students attend Summit by offsetting a portion or all of their registration cost. If this is the case for your church, we encourage the Student Minister to register the students themselves, so that they can handle payments for their group.

If students from a church are signing up on their own and a church would like to help cover some or their costs, once all students have signed up, the Student Minister or leader may pay the registration costs via check (made payable to the South Carolina Baptist Convention) or with a credit card. 

If you have questions about registration and making payments, please contact Katie Bennett at katiebennett@scbaptist.org. 

We do have limited space and once it fills up, there will be a waiting list.

The Send Team of the SCBC is hosting this event. Speakers and trainers will be hand selected from the SCBC, NAMB, and the IMB. 

Students will be placed into “Cadres” led by College students in the Palmetto Collective.  

Brett Day will be the speaker for Summit. Brett is the Planter and Lead Pastor of Mill Town Church.  He has a passion for students to walk closely with Jesus and follow Him on mission, here, near, and far.  Brett has been a main stage speaker at Summersalt and Converge.  

Joey Noyes will be leading worship for Summit. 

A portion of Summit will be an Evangelism Intensive Training. Students will be given the tools needed to be able to share their faith confidently with their peers. We are taking them to Carowinds to practice what they’ve learned. The goal is not the ride; the goal is the line. In a contained and safe environment like Carowinds, students, in small groups, will be charged with sharing their faith with as many people as possible.  

Your students will be exposed to the urgency of the Great Commission and the great need for missionaries and Kingdom leaders across our nation and the world. Field experts from NAMB and the IMB will expose your students to the multitude of opportunities that await them after high school.

Your students will be challenged and trained to take everything they learn back to your church for multiplied impact. Stand ready to give them opportunities to speak and lead your student ministry to reach your community.  

No.  Summit is a drop-off event. Our staff and Palmetto Collective students will guide them the entire time they are with us. Student pastors and parents are welcome to come and observe at any time, but we will not have the bed space available for you to stay overnight.

All leaders and staff, including Palmetto Collective students, have been screened with an updated background check and all have a clean history for your student’s safety.  All SCBC child safety regulations will be in place.  

Adult leaders from the SCBC will be present throughout the weekend including Charlie Swain, Katie Bennett, Ken Owens, and other members of the SEND Team of the SCBC. 

Students are expected to participate in the entire event. Transportation to and from Camp LaVida is the responsibility of the church or parents. Drop-off is between 3PM - 5PM on the 29th. Pick up is between 1PM-3PM on the 1st.

Transportation to Carowinds and back will be via buses from Capitol Tours of Columbia.

The Send Team of the SCBC will be on site the entire time and lead the trip to Carowinds.

There will also be 45-50 Palmetto Collective College students (20 and older) who will guide the students during the event and accompany them in small groups at Carowinds.