| May 6, 1979 | Cornerstone holds first worship service, under the leadership of Rev. Gary and Sharon Williamson, in a renovated plumbing shop on Centralia Road in Chester, Virginia. Cornerstone was launched by West End Assembly of God under the leadership of Dr. H. Robert Rhoden. More- Early History |
| 1980 | Cornerstone grows and moved its meetings to the Chester Community Center. |
| May, 1981 | Pastor Gary shares vision that Cornerstone would be a Healing Center! |
| 1983 | Sunday morning worship service moved to the Thomas Dale High School. |
| January 1986 | Cornerstone moved to its present location at 10551 Chalkley Road. |
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August, 1987 | Pastor Gary Wayne Williamson drowns. |
| September, 1988 | Wayne and Diane Mancari move to Cornerstone and he is installed by Dr. H. Rhoden Rhoden as Senior Pastor. |
| May, 1993 | "Jesus, the Healer" statue, carved by Claudia Rees, is dedicated. |
| June, 1993 | Pastor Wayne leads first Missions trip to Guatemala |
| June, 1995 | Diane Mancari launches first Kids' Summer Fellowship. |
| July, 1995 | Started having two Sunday morning services |
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November, 1995 | "Expanding for Ministry" campaign results in funds to add classrooms, youth room, nursery and offices. |
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September, 1999 | Isaiah 61 Inner Healing Prayer Ministry is launched. |
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September, 2001 | Started having three Sunday morning services. |
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December, 2000 | Let's Go to Bethlehem Ministry is launched reaching 18,000 in two weekends. |
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February, 2002 | Pastor Wayne leads first missions team to India. |
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August, 2002 | Pastor Shawn leads first missions team to Lima, Peru. |
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January, 2004 | Cornerstone funds the building of six churches in Northern India, and one in Lima, Peru. |
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February, 2004 | Building Our Lives Together In Christ stewardship campaign results in many people sacrificing to build for the future. |
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June, 2004 | Pastor Brandon launches Common Ground Ministry to Young Adults. |
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January, 2005 | Discipleship journey launched calling Cornerstone to a lifelong and transforming journey following Jesus into truth, experience, and relationship. |
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June, 2005 | Outreach Ministry launched in Shady Hill. |
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July, 2005 | Pastor Brandon Baldwin leads first missions team to Mali, Africa. |
September, 2005 | Pastor Jason Marshall joins team and launches 90 Degrees Middle School Ministry |
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November, 2005 | Rowena Hall, Missions Task Force Director, leads first missions team to Biloxi, MS after hurricane Katrina. |
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June, 2006 | Pastor Shawn takes the position of Community Pastor, closing his time in youth ministry. Adam Reuss joins the team as Youth Pastor. |
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June, 2006 | Cornerstone launches a major Small Group effort |
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July, 2006 | Pastor Brandon leads first missions team to Irkutzk, Russia. |
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July, 2006 | Pastor Adam joins trip and leads tenth Missions trip to Northern Cheyenne Nation in Lame Deer, Montana |
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October, 2006 | Cornerstone opens a Community center in Shady Hill |
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April, 2007 | Sara Franco leads the first missions team to Romania. |
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May, 2008 | Cornerstone's first Celebrate Jesus Service. |
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September, 2008 | New Fellowship Hall and classrooms dedicated. |
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January, 2009 | God's purposes of Cornerstone continue to be come clear as vision unfolds: "Joining together in the power of the Holy Spirit to be healed, transformed and sent by Jesus to a work in need." |
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July, 2009 | Hannah Baldwin leads first missions team to Cambodia. |
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December, 2009 | "Let's Go to Bethlehem" returns the sights, sounds, and smells of Bethlehem to the Chester community for a final year. |
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February, 2010 | Cornerstone family sacrificially responds to giant of financial crisis with "Five Stones - Faithful Kingdom Living in Trying Times." |
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July, 2010 | Cornerstone celebrates 1,000th person to go on missions trip. |
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August, 2010 | Pastor Shawn and Sara Franco, having served Cornerstone for 15 years, becomes Senior Pastor, when God calls Pastor Wayne and Diane to move after twenty two years of ministry at Cornerstone. |
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September, 2010 | Pastor Rowena Hall joins ministry team, along with Children's Ministries Directors Hannah Baldwin and Krista Gagliardo. |
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December, 2010 | Cornerstone raises over $25,000 for missions and new ministry opportunities through Advent Conspiracy |
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September, 2011 | Pastor Travis Jones joins ministry team as Student Pastor. |