Cornerstone Church (Nottingham)
| Cornerstone Church, Nottingham | |
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| 52°56′47.24″N 1°10′3.97″W / 52.9464556°N 1.1677694°WCoordinates: 52°56′47.24″N 1°10′3.97″W / 52.9464556°N 1.1677694°W | |
| Location | Nottingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Evangelical Alliance |
| History | |
| Dedicated | 2012 |
| Architecture | |
| Groundbreaking | 2011 |
| Completed | 2012 |
| Construction cost | £6,600,000 |
Cornerstone Church, is an independent evangelical church in Nottingham, England. It is one of the largest churches in Nottingham, with some 600 people coming together to worship God each Sunday morning.[1]
History
The church was founded in 1825, as an overflow of the Stoney Street Baptist Church from Nottingham city centre. From a Hyson Green Baptist Church, the congregation moved in 1983 to Raleigh Street in Radford.
In 2012 the congregation moved to a new church building on Castle Boulevard in Nottingham. Erected at a cost of £6.6m, the construction was funded by the 750 strong congregation.[2]
Location
Cornerstone Church meets at Castle Boulevard in Lenton, Nottingham.
The building 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.
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.
Affiliations
The church is affiliated to the Evangelical Alliance and the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.
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:
Pastors
The Senior Pastor is Peter Lewis, he has been the minister of Cornerstone since September 1969. Colin Webster is the assistant minister, John Russell the minister in training, whilst Pete Brown is the youth minister.
External links
References
- ↑ "Nottingham's booming churches". This is Nottingham. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ↑ Nottingham Evening Post, 8 October 2012