Cornerstone church

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Cornerstone Church, is an independent evangelical church in Nottingham. It is one of the largest churches in Nottingham, alongside Trent Vineyard with some 600 people coming together to worship God each Sunday morning.

1 History
2 Location
3 Truths
4 Services
5 Affiliations
6 Staff, Pastors and Elders
- 6.1 Pastors
- 6.2 Elders
7 External links

[edit] History

The Church was founded in 1825, as an overflow of the Stoney Street Baptist Church from Nottingham city centre.

[edit] Location

Cornerstone Church meets at the Wollaton Park campus of the Nottingham Bluecoat School on Sutton Paseys Crescent in Wollaton, Nottingham.

The school is located near to the University Park and Jubilee campuses of the University of Nottingham and contributes to making Cornerstone a popular choice for students there.

[edit] Truths

Jesus said:

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

[edit] Services

There are two main services at Cornerstone on a Sunday: the morning service meets at 10:30 am; the evening service meets at 6:30pm.

[edit] Affiliations

The church is affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance and the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.

[edit] Staff, Pastors and Elders

As a large church in a busy city, Cornerstone has a number of different ministries and responsibilities including: outreach to the Persian community, youth work and working alongside the large student populations. To cope with this, Cornerstone has a large team:

[edit] Pastors

The Senior Pastor is Peter Lewis, he has been the minister of Cornerstone since September 1969. Colin Webster is the assistant minister, whilst Pete Brown is the youth minister.

[edit] Elders

The Elders at Cornerstone are those who lead and guide the church. They are: Peter Lewis, Joff Gribbin, John Hopkin, John Leary, Richard Lewis, Pete Brown, Jack Simpson, Alan Bush, James Wakefield and Colin Webster.