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Welcome To Getting to know The Church​​

Our Mission:

  • The mission of the church is to honor the Lord Jesus Christ by:​​

    • Fulfilling the Great Commission to go into all the world and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19-20)​.

    • Fulfilling the Great Commitment in being a family-centered church (1 Corinthians 12:27).

    • Fulfilling the Great Commandment to love and care for one another, to feed the poor, and care for the orphans and widows.​

Our Vision:

  • The vision of CCA is to be a church that is a vessel to rebuild, restore, and renew the lives of others through the message of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.​

Our Statement:

  • Restoring, Rebuilding, and Renewing Relationship back to the Father.​

Cornerstone Christian Assembly, as a part of the body of the Lord Jesus Christ, has been called to be in "Covenant Relationship", which involves personal relationship with one another. This is experienced:

  • When individuals are being knit, built, framed, and joined together. This speaks of close, long lasting, and real family and friendship. 

  • When the spirit of sacrifice becomes the attitude in which the community meets the needs of all. 

  • When people want to spend time together in both spiritual and natural activities: church services, activities, camps, home gatherings, and anything that promotes fellowship with one another. 

  • When the elderly and mature believers walk before the people as examples of Christ, earning the respect and honor of the community. 

  • When the children, youth, and young adults are having modeled before them the character of Christ through the lifestyles of mothers, fathers, and single adults. ​

Leadership Commitment to the church: We are committed to this body of believers in the following ways:

  • To teach sound doctrine from God's Word (The Bible).

    • John 21:15, "Jesus said to Simon Peter, Feed my Lambs."​

    • Titus 2:1, "You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine."

  • To be examples before the body of Christ, in our lifestyle, in regards to what it means to serve the Lord. ​

    • 1 Timothy 4:12, "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in your love, in faith, and in purity."​

    • 1 Timothy 4:16, "Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and those who hear you."

  • To keep watch over your souls in the Lord. 

    • Acts 20:28​, "Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit  has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought and purchased with his own blood."

    • 1 Peter 5:1-3, "To the elders among you, I appeal as a fellow elder, a witness of Christ's sufferings and one who also will share in the glory to be revealed. Be Shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, serving as overseers, not because you must, but because you are eager to serve, not lording over it those who have been entrusted to you, but being and example to the flock."

  • To be faithful in praying for you.

    • 1 Ephesians 1:16, "I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers."​

    • Colossians 1:3, "We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you."

  • To be examples of the biblical pattern of an Elder.

    • Titus 1:15-14, The qualities are listed as: Appointed by God, blameless, having one spouse, children are faithful, a good steward of God's provision, not self-willed, not easily angered, not given to wine, not a brawler, not given to wealth, hospitable, sober, just, holy, self-controlled, and able to teach.​

We are asking you to commit yourself to us in these ways: 

  • Sincerely show love toward your brothers and sisters.

    • John 15:12-13, "My commandment is this, Love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lays down their own life for his friends."​

    • Romans 12:10, "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love."

    • Hebrews 10:24, "And let us consider how we may provoke one another unto love and good works."

  • Pray for your leaders and this body of believers.

    • Colossians 4:3​, "And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for the message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains."

    • 1 Thessalonians 5:25, "Brothers, pray for us."

    • 2 Thessalonians 3:1, "Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored."

  • Honor the spiritual leadership that God has established here at CCA, NWD, and the IFCA.

    • Hebrews 13:17, "Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you."​

    • 1 Timothy 5:17, "The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching."​​

  • Support the work of the Lord with tithes and offerings.

    • Malachi 3:10, "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, test me in this, says the Lord Almighty, and see if I will not open the floodgates of Heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it."​

    • 2 Corinthians 9:7, "Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for the Lord loves one who is a cheerful giver."

  • Be faithful and diligent to attend the corporate gatherings of this body.

    • Hebrews 10:25, "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the day approaching."​

    • Ephesians 2:19-22, "Consequently, you are no longer foreigners or strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Jesus Christ himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord, and in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his spirit."​

Article III - Tenets of Faith

Section 3.1 - Statement of Fundamental Truths​

  1. The Bible. We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the verbally and plenary inspired Word of God. We accept the original autographs as God-breathed, inerrant, infallible, and complete and therefore hold the sixty books of the Bible as the complete and divine revelation of God to man and the final authority for faith and life. The Scriptures are to be interpreted according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning. (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Matthew 4:4).

  2. The Nature of God. We believe that there is only one true, eternal and living God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 44:6,8; 45:6) who is a Spirit (John 4:24), creator of all things (Revelation 4:11), sovereign (Isaiah 46:9-10), holy (Revelation 4:8b), omnipotent, (Psalm 115:3), omniscient (Psalm 147:5), immutable (Hebrews 13:8), immense (Jeremiah 23:24), immanent (Psalm 23:4a), and transcendent (Job 9:10), who is co-existent, co-equal, and co-eternal in three distinct Persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (John 14:26; Mark 1:10-11; John 1:1,14; Acts 5:3-4; Matthew 28:19).

  3. The Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, deity that pre-existed is incarnation (John 8:58; Philippians 2:6-11), the Word made flesh who assumed humanity through the Virgin Birth (Luke 1:27-35), so that while on earth was fully human and fully God, two natures in one Person, divine and human (John 1:14). He is therefore the only Savior, who in reality suffered death, not only for the primitive transgression ("original sin"), but also for the actual sins of man (Isaiah 53:4-6; 2 Corinthians 5:21). we also believe in his sinless life (Hebrews 4:15), his miracles (John 11:47), his resurrection (Luke 24:46), his ascension (Acts 1:11), and his future second coming in power and great glory (Luke 21:17). 

  4. The Demonic Realm. We believe in the reality of the Devil and demonic spirits who oppose the work and people of God (Isaiah 14:12; 1 Peter 5:8; Luke 4:2, 8-12). Christ conquered them through Calvary (1 John 3:8; Ephesians 1:20-21;6:11-12; Colossians 2:14-15; James 4:7), and they will ultimately suffer the punishment of eternal torment in the Lake of Fire with the unsaved who are condemned at the Great White Throne judgement (Matthew 24:41; Revelation 21:11-15).

  5. Sin. We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27), but that in Adam's sin the human race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God (Romans 3:22-23; 5:12; 6:23; Ephesians 2:1-3; 4:17-19). Of himself, man is totally and utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. Forgiveness of sin is only achieved through the repentance and faith in the shed blood of the resurrected Christ  (1 Corinthians 15:22; 1 John 2:2). 

  6. Salvation. We believe that regeneration, or the "new birth" is received through faith in Jesus Christ alone, who was delivered up for our trespasses and was raised for our justification (1 Timothy 2:5-6; Romans 3:23-25; 4:25; 2 Corinthians 5:17). They who are "in Christ" are those redeemed sinners who by means of Christ's blood have been made "new creatures." They had been condemned, but in Christ have been justified, are being sanctified, and will ultimately be glorified (Romans 5:16-18; 8:30; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 6:11; 2 Corinthians 5:17). 

  7. The Church. 

    1. We believe that the Church is the universal "body" and "espoused bride" of Christ, which is solely made up of supernaturally born-again persons throughout the Church Age, of which Christ is the Head, (Romans 12:5; 1 Corinthians 12:13; John 3:3-7,29; 1 Peter 1:23; Ephesians 5:23). ​

    2. We believe that the primary 4-fold mission of the Church is to glorify God (Romans 15:6), edify and disciple believers (Ephesians 4:11-12), evangelize the world (Luke 24:47), and to be an enlightenment and restraining force in the world (Matthew 5:13-14).

    3. We believe that Jesus Christ left two ordinances for the Church; water baptism by single immersion, in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as an outward symbol of the inward work of regeneration accomplished by God in the life of the believer who has placed his/her faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior (Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:3-4). We believe in the ordinance of the Lord's Supper which Jesus commanded his disciples to observe by partaking of the emblems of bread and wine in remembrance of His sacrificial death (Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26). 

    4. We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is mandated in New Testament Scriptures (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 11:19-26; 16:5; Titus 1:5). 

  8. The Baptism with the Holy Spirit. We believe in the baptism with the Holy Spirit as an experience received subsequent to salvation (John 14:17), with tongues as the initial physical evidence of having received the gift (Acts 2:4; 10:45-46; 11:15-17; 19:6). Jesus Christ is the baptizer (Matthew 3:11), and all believers within the Church Age are eligible to receive this baptism for the purpose of empowerment, witnessing and ministering (Acts 1:8; 2:39). 

  9. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit. We believe that all the gifts of the Holy Spirit enumerated in the New Testament were intended by God to endure throughout the Church Age (1 Corinthians 1:7; 12:28). These include the gifts of revelation (word of wisdom, word of knowledge, discerning of spirits), gifts of power (faith, healing miracles), and gifts of utterance (prophecy, tongues, interpretation of tongues), (1 Corinthians 12:8-10). The purpose of gifts is for exhortation, edification, and comfort of the Church (1 Corinthians 14:26). 

  10. Divine Healing. We believe in divine healing. God has revealed himself in Scripture as the healer and He has not changed (Exodus 15:26; Psalms 103:3; Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8). During the Church Age, healing is provided by Christ in the atonement and is one of the signs that follows believers (Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:17; Mark 16:18). God may heal directly, in answer to unction and prayer by the elders of the church, or going through spiritual gifts of healing (1 Corinthians 12:9, 28; James 5:14-16). 

  11. The Second Coming of Jesus Christ. We believe in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to raise the dead in the Christ and to come for his Church, bind Satan, purge the earth, and establish his earthly Messianic Kingdom, as was promised in the "Davidic Covenant" to the nation of Israel, and in the "Blessed Hope" to the Church (Psalms 89:3-4; Daniel 2:44-45; Zechariah 14; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Titus 2:13; Revelation 19:11-16; 10:1-6). 

  12. The Resurrection and Eternal State. 

    1. We believe that those who are born twice ("born again") die once, but those who are born once (unregenerate) ​die twice (partake in the "second death"). Therefore, we believe there shall be a bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to judgement and everlasting punishment (Daniel 12:2; Matthew 25:46; John 5:28-29). 

    2. We believe that the dead in Christ are absent from the body and present with the Lord, awaiting the First Resurrection after which they, in their glorified bodies, will bypass the Great White Throne judgement and reign in bliss forever with the Lord (Luke 23:32; 2 Corinthians 5:6-8; Philippians 1:23; 3:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 20:4-6; 22:3-5). 

    3. We believe the souls of unbelievers remain, after physical death, separated from God in conscious punishment and torment until the Second Resurrection, after which they will be judged before the Great White Throne, and be sentenced to the eternal "second death" in the Lake of Fire ( Matthew 25:41-46: Mark 9:43-48; Luke 16:19-26; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; Jude 6-7; Revelation 20:6, 11-15). 

  13. Core Practices (Our beliefs about us and our lifestyle requirements in obedience to God's Word).

    1. Holy Living​

      1. We believe in the necessity of living a consistent Christian life marked obedience to God's Word, holiness and evidencing godly spiritual fruit (Matthew 28:20; John 14:21; 1Peter 1:15-16; Hebrews 12:14; Galatians 5:22-23). ​

      2. We believe in the necessity to abstain from a lifestyle which would bring reproach to the Lord, to include separation from all religious apostasy, idolatry and the world's sinful pleasures, practices, and associations, as commanded by God (Acts 15:28-29; 16:4; 21:25; Romans 12:1-2; 2 Corinthians 6:14-17; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; 1 John 2:15-17; 2 John 9-11). 

      3. Regarding sexuality, we also believe that any form of fornication, to include but not limited to, homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, adultery, and pornography are sinful perversions of God's gift of sex (Leviticus 18:1-30; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11). 

      4. We believe that we should demonstrate love for others, not only toward fellow believers, but also toward both those who are not believers and those who oppose us. We are to deal with those who oppose us graciously, gently, patiently, and humbly. God forbids the stirring up of strife, the talking of revenge, or the threat or the use of violence as a means of resolving personal conflict or obtaining personal justice. Although God commands us to abhor sinful actions, we are to love and pray for any person who engages in sinful actions (Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 5:44-48; Luke 6:31; John 13:34-35; Romans 12:9-10, 17-21; 13:8-10; Philippians 2:2-4; 2 Timothy 2:24-26; Titus 3:2; 1 John 3:17-18).

    2. Marriage. 

      1. We believe in the institution of marriage as designed by God the Creator, to be a lifelong union between one man and one woman and that God hates divorce (Genesis 2:18; 20:14; 1 Corinthians 5:1; Hebrews 13:4; Malachi 2:14-16; Matthew 19:1-6). We also believe that cohabitation or sexual intimacy outside of the marriage relationship is a form of fornication (1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8). ​

      2. We do not recognize and will not solemnize same-sex marriages. We recognize that same-sex marriage violates the divine deal and that homosexual behavior is clearly and consistently condemned in Scripture as unnatural and immoral (Leviticus 18:1-30; 20:13; Genesis 19:5,13; Romans 1:26-32). 

      3. We believe that God has ordained the family as the foundational institution human society. The husband is to love the wife as Christ loves The Church. The wife is to submit herself to the Scriptural leadership of her husband as the church to the headship of Christ. Children are a heritage from the Lord. Parents are responsible for teaching their children spiritual and moral values and leading them. through consistent lifestyle examples and discipline, including Scriptural corporal correction (Genesis 1:26-28; Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Psalms 127:3-5; Proverbs 19:18; 22:15; 23:13-14; Mark 10:6-12; 1 Corinthians 7:1-16; Ephesians 5:21-33; 6:1-4; Colossians 3:18-21; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Peter 3:1-7).

    3. Sanctity of Human Life. We believe that life is a gift from God and is precious. We believe God's Word teaches that life begins at conceptions, that the unborn child is a human being, and that God has allotted our life span according to this plan for each of us. Therefore, abortion and euthanasia are examples of constituting the unjustified taking of human life (2 Samuel 19:15; Job 3:16; Psalms 31:15a; 51:5; 127:3; 139:14-16; Isaiah 44:24; 49:1-5; Jeremiah 1:5; 20:15-18; Matthew 10:29-31; Luke 1:44; Acts 17:25). ​​

    4. Missions. We believe that God has given the Church the Great Commission to proclaim the Gospel to the entire world and to every creature so that there might be a great multitude from every nation, tribe, ethnic, and language group who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. As ambassadors of Christ, we must take the initiative to reach all peoples at home and abroad with the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:46-48; John 20:21; Acts 1:8; 2 Corinthians 5:20). 

    5. Financial Stewardship. We believe that every Christian is a steward of that portion of God's wealth entrusted to him and is obligated to financially support his local church and the Great Commission. We believe that God has established the tithe as a model for supporting the local church, but that every Christian should also willingly give offerings cheerfully and sacrificially to support the spread of the Gospel and relief for those in need. We further hold that a contributor relinquishes all rights to direct the use of his tithe or offering once the gift has been made (Genesis 14:20; Proverbs 3:9-10; Malachi 3:6, 8-10; Matthew 23:23; Acts 4:4-37; 1 Corinthians 16:2; 2 Corinthians 8:6-7; Galatians 6:6-10; Ephesians 4:28; 1 Timothy 5:17-18; 1 John 3:17). 

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