A Pentecostal Church on West Indian School Road
Cornerstone Christian Center gathers on West Indian School Road in Avondale, in the West Valley of Metro Phoenix. The church calls itself an exciting, multicultural, life-giving church, and its whole ministry orbits around a single motto: Love God. Make Disciples. Reach the World. The shared vision is simply stated as Be More Like Jesus, and the entire congregation is organized around three core values: Connect, Grow, Serve.
What Sundays Look Like
Services meet at 9AM and 11AM each Sunday, both on campus and online, and typically run about 90 minutes. The atmosphere is casual and relaxed; the invitation is to come as you are. Each service is built around two anchors: contemporary worship led by the church's worship team and a Bible-centered message that the church describes as relevant to daily life. A current teaching series called "Issues" walks through topics everyone wrestles with and what Scripture says about them.
Anyone with a prayer need can submit a request online, and a prayer team will agree with them in prayer.
CornerstoneKidz and CRNRSTNYTH
Children have a place of their own on Sunday mornings. A nursery is provided for babies through age two during both services, and Kids Church (sometimes called CornerstoneKidz) serves children ages 3 through 11 with Bible-based lessons, interactive small groups, music, games, skits, dramas, and video elements. Every teacher is background checked, and a detailed check-in process is used the first time a family visits; first-time parents are encouraged to arrive about ten minutes early to register their child and receive matching parent and child tags.
Teens in 7th through 12th grade meet as CRNRSTNYTH on Sunday evenings at 5:30. The youth community, rooted in the West Valley of Metro Phoenix, gathers weekly for a relaxed service of worship, Bible teaching, small groups, and games, and points students toward ongoing small groups plus events like convention and camp. CRNRSTNYTH keeps its own Instagram and Facebook pages.
Life Groups Across the Valley
Cornerstone's small-group ministry is the main pathway for discipleship. Life Groups meet throughout the city and online, organized around any shared interest, hobby, topic, or activity. Each gathering typically includes one or more of the following: worship, prayer, Bible study, and testimonies. Groups usually meet weekly, start with at least three regular members, welcome newcomers at any time unless otherwise noted, and actively invite people from outside the church.
The church teaches that discipleship happens in the context of genuine relationships, and Life Groups are positioned as the primary place where that growth takes place. Membership and sign-up are handled through the Church Center app.
What Cornerstone Believes
The church's statement of faith covers the central doctrines of the Christian faith. Cornerstone teaches that the Old and New Testaments are the verbally inspired, infallible Word of God and the authoritative rule of faith and conduct. It affirms one true God who has revealed Himself in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and who is the creator of the heavens and the earth.
On the human condition, Cornerstone teaches that Adam and Eve's first act of disobedience brought separation from God, a curse, physical death, and a fallen nature inherited by all of humanity. Salvation, the church affirms, comes only through Jesus Christ, whose death on the cross pays the penalty of sin. Believers are adopted as God's children, born again, sealed by the Holy Spirit, credited with the righteousness of Christ, and given eternal life, with the inner witness of the Spirit and the fruit of the Spirit as the evidence of that salvation.
The church is described as the body of Christ with a three-fold purpose: to evangelize the world, to worship God, and to equip believers for ministry. Cornerstone teaches that the nine fruits of the Spirit mark a Spirit-filled life and that the nine gifts of the Spirit are given to build up the body; believers are urged to seek the gifts, exercise them in an orderly way, and always in the context of love. There will be a final judgment in which the dead are resurrected and judged according to their works.
Two Ordinances: Communion and Baptism
Cornerstone practices two ordinances. Communion, the Lord's table, consists of bread and cup, symbolic of the body and blood of Christ, and is observed as a memorial of His suffering on the cross and a time for self-examination. Water baptism by immersion is taught as the biblical pattern for every believer who has repented and put faith in Christ, and the church schedules baptisms throughout the year. A baptism request form is available online.
Pastors Jason and Celeste Brown
Cornerstone is led by Pastors Jason and Celeste Brown, Arizona natives who answered a call to missions and, with their family, served in Europe and the Middle East pastoring international churches among international communities and unreached people groups. J and Celeste now pastor the Avondale congregation with a vision of seeing people become more like Jesus.
The Mercy House and Reaching Out
Outreach is part of the church's identity. The Mercy House is a ministry linked to Cornerstone, and the church's mission of "Reach the World" shapes everything from Life Groups to youth ministry. The Church Center app also handles event registration, where service opportunities and community activities can be found.
Following Jesus and Next Steps
For those exploring faith, Cornerstone offers a clear path. A "Follow Jesus" page walks through what it means to become a believer; water baptism can be requested online; and child dedication is available for parents who want to present their children to the church. The Church Center app also handles prayer requests, group sign-ups, event registration, and giving. Sermons and short encouragement videos from the pastors are posted on the church's YouTube channel.
Visiting Cornerstone
Cornerstone Christian Center meets at 11301 W. Indian School Rd., Avondale, AZ 85392. Sunday services are at 9AM and 11AM, both in person and online. CRNRSTNYTH meets Sunday evenings at 5:30. The church office is open Monday through Friday, 8AM to 4:30PM, and can be reached at (623) 877-3220 or church@cornerstoneaz.org. The welcome on the front of the church's materials is a simple one: Welcome Home.