May 6, 2025

Dear Cornerstone Leadership,

First, we are so grateful for each of you and the ways that you serve the congregation at Cornerstone. We love you and thank the Lord for you and pray for you. Cornerstone would not be Cornerstone without you.

We know that God has amazing things in store for Cornerstone Church. Jamie and I, as well as Pastors Barry and Ann and our staff, see you as vital partners in caring for the Cornerstone family and positioning this church for long-term growth. Cornerstone Church is SO BLESSED to have such an amazing team of servant leaders!

We will be sharing the results of the congregation-wide survey with the congregation in a few weeks, but one of the primary takeaways was a clear desire for discipleship opportunities with others in our church family.

Jamie and I have been praying about starting just such a ministry for several months, so we were very encouraged by this feedback. More details to come, but God willing, we will launch that ministry in early Fall.

As an immediate step in that direction, we have some exciting news to share with you.

Starting Sunday, June 1st, we will combine our two Sunday morning services into one, church-wide, dynamic service beginning at 10:30 AM.

We decided to make this change for a few reasons. First, we believe strongly that the entire Cornerstone family should be unified and together in the same place as often as possible, and at least once a week. Hebrews 10:24-25 is emphatic:

23 Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word]; 24 and let us consider [thoughtfully] how we may encourage one another to love and to do good deeds, 25 not forsaking our meeting together [as believers for worship and instruction], as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more [faithfully] as you see the day [of Christ’s return] approaching.

Not only will one Sunday worship service foster greater unity and enhance the worship experience, it will make the most of the tireless efforts of you all, and everyone else who serves. Finally, this schedule change will free valuable time between 9:00am-10:30am on Sundays that we intend to use beginning in early Fall 2025 for the new church-wide discipleship ministry we're so excited about.

We believe this change will result in a more vibrant, cohesive and healthy church family. Everyone together. Better vibes. A family united. A church unified in our passion for proclaiming the Gospel of the grace of God through the Lord Jesus and making disciples who will settle for nothing less than to see lives and communities changed by the grace and power of God.

We highly value your prayers and support as we embark on this new chapter. Great days are ahead for Cornerstone, and we are excited to journey together in faith and purpose. The best is yet to come!

With gratitude and anticipation,

In Him,

Pastors Andrew & Jamie

We'd love to hear from you!
andrew@cornerstonejc.com
jamie@cornerstonejc.com