Cornerstone Baptist Church

Cornerstone Baptist Church is an old-fashioned Bible-believing church. We believe God’s Word has the answer to all life’s problems. By reading and understanding the Bible, we can know how to get to heaven and how to live a successful life until we arrive. God did not leave us here to grope in the dark but gave us His Word as a guide for life. It has instructions on how to have a wonderful husband-wife relationship, how to successfully rear children, and how to cope with the stress of these times.

We call ourselves an old-fashioned church because we still strive to live by the Bible. In what would be called the “old days,” divorce was a rarity, children loved and respected their parents, and no one ever heard of a drug problem. You can still have this today if you only turn to the Bible.

We are committed at our church to helping all people of every age find the peace that only God can provide. This is a ministry the Lord Jesus Christ has given to us. We long for you to know Christ personally.

Cornerstone Baptist Church is more than a building. We are not a club. We are a family and as such we lift each other up when we are down, encourage each other when we are weary, and share our triumphs when things go well.

Considering a visit to Cornerstone?

We’re really excited about the thought of having you visit us for one of our services. We offer a friendly atmosphere, a fully staffed nursery, children’s programs and much more!

The Ministries of Cornerstone Baptist Church

“And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.” ~ Mark 10:44

At Cornerstone Baptist Church, we are excited to offer many unique opportunities for our members to serve. We have ministries for all age groups including children, teens, singles, adults and seniors.

Our ministries are comprised of evangelism, edification, and discipleship. Our goal in each ministry is to glorify God, encourage the believers, and evangelize the lost.

Door-to-door soulwinning
Bus routes
Sunday School
Jr. Church
Nursery
Youth group
Pacific Garden Mission
Ushers
Vacation Bible School
Soulwinning training
New believer’s discipleship
Men’s prayer
Ladies Bible Study
College student ministry
Visitation
Church Transportation (anywhere in the city with ample notice!)

About Us

Pastor and Mrs. Courtney Lewis came to Chicago in 2008 to establish an independent Baptist church.  Pastor Lewis has a ministry based largely on going out to the people and bringing them to Christ.  People are looking for a church that is concerned about them and their problems, and Pastor Lewis wants Cornerstone Baptist to be the church where people can find this thoughtfulness.  The Lewis family came to Chicago from Chesterton, Indiana, where they both studied and graduated from Fairhaven Baptist College.  Pastor Lewis was born and raised in the Henry Horner and LeClaire Court projects of Chicago, and his wife is from Oceanside, California.  The family has three daughters, Lois, April, and Justine.

What We Believe

Cornerstone Baptist Church Statement of Faith

We believe in the plenary, verbal, Divine inspiration of the sixty-six canonical books of the Old and the New Testaments of the Bible (from Genesis to Revelation) in the original languages. (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:21; 1 Thessalonians 2:13)

We believe in God’s promise to preserve His Word.  The Bible says, “Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.” (Psalm 119:152)  Also, “The words of the Lord are pure words:  as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.  Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.” (Psalm 12:6-7)

We believe that the King James Version (or Authorized Version) of the English Bible is a true, faithful, and accurate translation which in our time has no equal among all of the other English Translations.  The translators did such a fine job in their translation task that we can without apology hold up the Authorized Version and say, “This is the WORD OF GOD!”

We believe that there is one God, a living intelligent Spirit, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth, eternally expressing Himself through three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:26, Matthew 3:16-17, I John 5:7)

We believe that the material universe, including man, came into being by the direct creation of God, and not by evolution (not even theistic evolution). (Genesis 1, II Peter 3:5-7)

We believe that man was created sinless (Genesis 1:31) but voluntarily sinned (Romans 5:12-21, Genesis 3:1-7) and that because of this fall, all men are now sinners by birth and destined for hell (Romans 6:23, Romans 5:19) with no “spark of Divinity” and must be born from above to be fit for fellowship with God. (John 3:3-6)

We further believe that the unsaved will spend eternity in torment in a literal hell. (Revelation 20:14-15)

We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Ghost of the virgin Mary. (Matthew 1:20) Continue reading “What We Believe”

Contact Us

Located At:
1210 East 62nd Street
Chicago, Illinois  60637

(Corner of 62nd and Woodlawn)


For more information or transportation write to: [email protected]

 or call:
773-643-1865

*  Street parking is available.
There is also a parking lot on the north side of the building.

Mailing Address:

1210 East 62nd Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637