Cornerstone Church celebrates 25th anniversary on Aug. 10

Cornerstone Church, located on SH 105 west of Cleveland, will hold two events on Aug. 10 - Friend Day and the churchs 25th anniversary.

Cornerstone Church was founded in August 1989 by Pastor James Holt and a then-small congregation.

The church was located at Eastwood Mini Mall across from Cleveland High School where Hibbett Sports is currently located.

The congregation remained there until May of 1990 when the location was deemed too small to fit for its growing numbers.

We quickly outgrew that place, said Holt.

The congregation moved to a property located next to Dairy Queen, which consists of two separate buildings. Currently, this property is home to Agave restaurant and a number of other businesses.

We stayed there until we built this facility in February of 2002, said Holt, referring to the church located at 27453 Hwy 105 West.

Although this location serves the congregations needs, they are still adding onto it with construction projects, such as a pavilion.

Holt says the churchs primary objective was to reach people who were not currently worshiping anywhere as well as maintaining an active presence in the community.

We really wanted to have a church that was outreach oriented, he said. Second, [we wanted] to really develop a church where everybody felt welcome no matter who they were.

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Cornerstone Church celebrates 25th anniversary on Aug. 10