A Message From Pastor Brad Greetings in the great Name of Jesus. Here are a few things for you to know about us and to keep in mind as you are seeking a “church home.” Cornerstone is a small, country church that was formed in October of 1991. We love to study God’s word together and truly do want to learn how to live in obedience to God in the strength He supplies. We seek to have in our lives what could be called “three reaches”: • Upreach toward God in worship and devotion • Inreach toward one another in fellowship and mutual ministry • Outreach toward the world in witness and deeds of love Our congregation seeks to be all about Jesus in everything we do. We do not focus on some special way of conducting church or some special program. It is not about our method or manner. It is not about one special teacher. It is all about Jesus, because we love and trust in Him, and we want to spread the message about Him and His salvation. We would like you to come to our church because you love Jesus (or want to come to love Jesus) and because you see Cornerstone as a place where that is happening. If you do not currently have a “church home,” we would be delighted to have you join us long-term. In looking for a church to call home, we believe you should not be asking the “What can this church be, do, or offer for me?” kinds of questions, but instead, “How can I serve Christ and His people here?” and “How will my gifts be used to further the cause of Christ here?” We want you to know this about us: We do not seek to be a church for all people. Instead, we want very much to be a congregation whose heartbeat is to get to know our glorious God more and more deeply. We want to delight in Him more fully, live in His ways more completely, and spread the message more widely that this glorious God can be known personally through His son, Jesus Christ, by the enlivening power of His Holy Spirit. To this, we press on. To this, we invite you to press on together with us. May God be exalted in our pursuit of Him! In Him, Pastor Brad

Questions You May Have For Us And Our Answers Who Are You? We are a non-denominational church. That means that we currently do not have any affiliation with a larger denominational organization. That does not mean we are anti-denominational; that is we are not against denominations and denominational affiliations. That being said, we are Protestant and could be called Conservative Evangelical. We are very similar in many ways to many Baptist or Evangelical Free kinds of churches. Our worship attempts to be God-focused and reverent, making use of a variety of both old and new hymns, songs, and other expressions of worship. What Do You Believe? Generally we hold to most, if not all, of the basic historical doctrines of the Protestant Christian Church. We do have a complete “Statement of Faith” as part of our church’s constitution. We would be happy to make that available upon request. What Gets Emphasized? The Bible We have a very high view of the Bible. We believe that The Bible is completely true and authoritative, and everything God intended to communicate is complete and without error. (The versions or translations of the Bible used mostly are the New American Standard and The English Standard versions, though people do use other versions and translations.) We are trying to be a people who are eagerly seeking to discover what the Bible says, to believe and accept what it says, to submit to what it is teaching and to put that into practice in our lives and in the life of our church. God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit We believe the Bible reveals that one God has eternally existed as three separate Persons -- God The Father, God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit -- who are all three together in one Being often called “The Triune Godhead” or “The Trinity.” The Glory of God We believe the Bible reveals that God aims to glorify Himself in all that He does, and He calls us to glorify God in everything we do. The Character of God We believe the Bible reveals that God is completely sovereign over all the universe and all of history, that He is good and glorious, all-wise, all-knowing, all- powerful, and ever-present everywhere. Jesus We believe the Bible reveals that Jesus is the fullest expression of God’s glory and character, that He (Jesus) is the only way to God, and that faith in Him is the only way for a person to be justified, sanctified, and to have the hope of delighting in God forever in Heaven. The Holy Spirit We believe the Bible reveals that The Holy Spirit is present and active in God’s people in a large variety of ways. Salvation We believe the Bible reveals that salvation is completely a work of God’s grace and is received only by trusting that Jesus has done (and is doing and will do) everything that needs to be done to secure the forgiveness of sin, the power to live a holy life, and the certainty of eternal happiness in Heaven. Other Things There are many other things that are important and that do get emphasized. The above should give you a flavor of who we are or at least who we seek to be. May God richly bless you with the very best, namely Himself, and a close walk with Him through Jesus, in the power of The Holy Spirit. Cornerstone The Bible calls Jesus “The Cornerstone” (Ephesians 2:19-22, I Peter 2:4-8). A cornerstone is the most visible and important part of a building’s foundation. And so, in everything we do as a church, we have made a conscious attempt both to build on the rock solid foundation of Jesus Christ and His holy word, the Bible, and to make Him visible as the most important Person in our lives. Community The word “community” speaks of our desire to be lovingly involved in the lives of people outside of our church, both here in Price County and to the ends of the Earth. This desire is expressed in two main ways. First, we want to reach out to downtrodden and hurting people with genuine deeds of love done in Jesus’ name. Second, we want to embrace the wonderful message that Jesus Christ died for our sins and that He is alive and present in power to meet the deepest needs of the human heart. Church The word “church” is a little word packed full of meaning and activities. The church is the Spirit formed body of believers gathered in Jesus’ name for worship and for loving and mutual ministry to one another.