Welcome!
Cornerstone Church meet to worship God through Jesus with the help of the Holy Spirit; to learn more about Him from the Bible; to pray, share with one another and reach out to others with the outrageous, life-changing love of Jesus. And we laugh a lot!
We are a group of people who have come to believe that the truth about Jesus’ life, death and resurrection is the best news this world could ever hear. We have discovered that true love, peace, hope, forgiveness and lasting life are all found in Jesus alone.
About
At Cornerstone you will find some people who have believed the Christian good news for many years, but some have only just started their adventures with Jesus. Others are still trying to work out what life; God and the universe are all about. People at Cornerstone are of all ages and from many different backgrounds, from Kingston and beyond.
Cornerstone Church Kingston is part of a network of Churches called the ‘Co-mission Initiative‘, which seeks to plant new Churches to ‘make disciples of all nations’.
Who
9am and 10.15am Services
We have two identical services that start at 9am and 10.15am on Sunday mornings. We have two services because the hall we use at Bedelsford School is a bit too small for all us to meet together at the same time. You are very welcome to choose which one you would like to come too, although we do run our main Sunday School groups for children 18 months to 11 years-old at the 9am service.
What We Do in the Morning
During the service we sing about four or five songs together with a band and we stand for all the songs. While we are all sitting down someone from the front will also lead us in prayer. About 15 minutes into the meeting the children will be lead out to their Sunday School lessons. The preacher will then speak to us using the Bible for about 40 minutes and there is a prayer at the end.
In Between Services
Between 10.15am and 10.45am we have half an hour to grab a cup of tea or coffee and doughnuts or pastries from the dining room. We stand around chatting and introducing ourselves to newcomers. At 10.45am there will be an announcement that the second service is starting and those attending will go into the main hall.
6.30pm Service
We have just one evening service at 6.30pm on Sundays. The hall is set out with chairs around tables, and each table has some sweets, squash, Bibles, pens and service sheets on them. You can also grab yourself a hot tea or coffee as you come into the hall. The style of the meeting is quite informal and is generally more interactive than in the morning. There is often time to discuss what the preacher said and ask him any questions.
What We Do in the Evening
During the service we will all stand up to sing about five or six songs lead by the band. We also have a 5-10 minute slot, near the beginning, where we hear about another church, country or missionary that needs prayer. We gather around on our tables to pray, but there is no pressure to speak at all if you don’t want to. The preacher will also give a 30-40 minute talk from the Bible.
What to wear and bring
You can dress however you like to church, we don’t mind as long as you’re comfortable. Most guys wear jeans and T-shirts or a jumper/hoodie; and girls mostly wear jeans or leggings, casual tops, hoodies or cardies. You don’t need to bring anything except yourself. Bibles are provided on the chairs and you will be given a service sheet when you come into the building by the welcome team.
The Mix
On the first Sunday of every month we have a special service where the preacher takes us through an overview of a book from the Bible that we will be reading in our small groups. The idea is to have meaty teaching fed to us in bite-sized chunks where the talk will be broken up into sections and interspersed with more songs & audience participation. Soul and Rooted stay in for this service.
Cornerstone Plus
Four times a year we have a big celebration service which takes places at Surbiton Assembly Rooms. We all meet together at this bigger venue from 3pm, starting with afternoon tea and scones and time to chat. We then go into the main hall to sing together, hear our Pastor preach and will have any special events, such as dedications or baptisms. The service will end about 5pm – with no PM service.
