THE BIBLE

The Bible is the Word of God, supernaturally inspired, so that it is inerrant in the original manuscripts and preserved by God in its verbal, plenary inspiration, so that it is a Divinely authoritative standard for every age and every life.

GOD

God is the absolute and sole Creator of the Universe, and that creation was by Divine action, not through evolutionary process. The Godhead exists eternally in three persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – that these three are one God. God, by His sovereign choice and out of love for men, sent Christ into the world to save sinners.

JESUS

Jesus Christ in the flesh was both God and man; that He was born of a virgin and that He lived a sinless life, in which He taught and performed mighty works and wonders and signs exactly as revealed in the four gospels; that He was crucified, died as a penalty for our sins and was bodily raised from the dead on the third day. Later, He ascended to the Father’s right hand where He is the head of the church and intercedes for believers and from where He is coming again, personally, bodily and visibly to this earth to set up His millennial kingdom.

SALVATION

Through His death, by His shed blood, the Lord Jesus Christ made a perfect atonement for sin, redeeming us from the curse of the law by becoming a sacrifice for sin. Men are therefore saved and justified on the simple and single ground of the shed blood.

Daniel Schallmo Lead Pastor

Dan Schallmo is native New Yorker who was called into the ministry in 1998 after a successful twenty-year career in manufacturing.  

Following his calling, Dan moved his family to Florida where he served as an associate pastor and was ordained in First Baptist Church Naples, a dynamic 5000-member church.  

Dan felt that he would serve there "forever," however, he strongly sensed that God wanted him involved in church planting in Florida and New York.  

Following this leading Dan most recently served as one of the founding pastors of a church-planting church in Estero/Fort Myers, Florida.  As a result of this visionary church, Summit Church, with the help of his three children and most notably his wife Cindy (of now 45 years) was subsequently planted and founded in the Fayetteville-Manlius/Cazenovia area in 2005.

Dan has served in various denominational roles including Moderator in the Central New York Baptist Association, Chairman of the BCNY Foundation, Chairman of the Executive Board, and Vice President of the Baptist Convention of New York.

Dan’s interests include being a grandpa to nine grandchildren, tinkering with cars, fixing stuff, hunting and roasting coffee.

Mobile - 315-491-3020                                                Email: dan@summitchurchny.com

  

David E. Schneider Assistant Pastor

Pastor Dave is a loving husband, father and grandfather with strong ties to the Central New York area.

Dave received Christ in 2001 where he joined a local Church and grew in his Faith and knowledge of God’s word. As an accomplished musician, he quickly became a member of their worship team and shortly after was named worship leader.

In 2006, Dave joined Summit Church where he has served as worship leader, Life Group Leader and has led Church services.

At Summit Church, Dave was licensed into Gospel ministry in 2011, still serving as worship leader, he attended many seminars and took advantage of every learning opportunity. He was Ordained into ministry by Summit Church in 2021.

Pastor Dave has a passion for teaching in a small group setting. He leads a Life Group every Tuesday night called “Regeneration” where they study the Bible book by book, have spirited group discussions and offer prayer support and guidance.

Monday evening’s Pastor Dave and his wife Barbara also work with Summit Church’s ministry “Friendship Inn” where they deliver meals to the residents of Cazenovia Village Apartments.  After delivering meals they offer a Worship service for the residents.

Mobile - 315-297-3077                                                 Email: dave@summitchurchny.com

  

John Turner - Worship Pastor

John was born and raised in central Florida. Throughout his teenage years he was involved in music and youth ministry at Shepherd Road Baptist Church in Mulberry, Fl, where his parents served as musicians and worship leaders. 

After graduating high school, he attended Word of Life Bible Institute, where he met his wife, Nikki. He graduated from Davis College with His Bachelor of Religious Education in Christian Ministries, and they were married shortly after. 

John continued to serve his local church, Grace Baptist in Binghamton as Youth Leader, worship musician, and Deacon. Along with his ministry, he began a career in the financial services industry. During this time God blessed John and Nikki with 2 boys, Ethan and Logan. 

They moved to the Cazenovia area in 2017 and John quickly became involved at Summit Church as the Worship Leader as well as serving on the Elder Board.  Following God’s call to ministry, John was ordained in January of 2023 and continues to serve as Summit Church’s Worship Pastor. 

John continues to serve his community as a Financial Planner along with his ministry at Summit. In their free time, the Turners enjoy beach vacations in New England and Florida, going to sporting events, and being outdoors. 

Mobile - 315-280-4629                                                Email: john@summitchurchny.com

Cindy Schallmo

Children's Ministry/Event Planner/Counselor

Cindy Schallmo is passionate about ministering to women and families.  For more than 30 years she has served as a counselor and therapist practicing individual and group therapy, marriage and family therapy, premarital counseling, Christian counseling, and life coaching.  Cindy loves to see people reach their full potential by encouraging them to learn and apply psychotherapy/talk therapy and Theophostic approaches to their lives.  She connects to others with warmth, charm and wit and has the ability to make individuals and groups alike feel like they are having a cup of tea with a friend and sister. 

Cindy is a pastor’s wife. She and her husband Dan have been married for 46 years. They have 3 grown children and 9 grandchildren. In addition to spending time with her family and ministering at church, Cindy enjoys playing the piano, singing, walking her two dogs and boating on any water she can find.  She and Dan reside in Manlius, NY.