WHO WE ARE
We are a small community of believers located in West Hill Kent working together to love one another and grow in God's Word. Though imperfect, we aim to be used by God for His glory. All of us have different God-given gifts and together we can use them to reach our community even better. While we may not be able to offer every ministry at this point in time, we believe that God will bring the people into our body to nurture and meet the needs as we continue to grow. We are excited for what you can add to our congregation!
We hope that you are encouraged by His Word and that you enjoy your time within our body. Our sermons are Bible-driven and full of scriptural application. We have recently completed series on the Psalm 23, Mark, Colossians, and 1 John. We are now in a series focused on 1 Peter.
Our mission verse is Matthew 22:36-40 which states that we are called to love the Lord our God, and love others around us. We hope you feel the love of Christ when you walk in our doors or join us on our live stream. We are excited to meet you!
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Statement of Faith
We believe that the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of all and the final authority for Christian faith and life.
We believe that there is but one true God, who is the Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe that Jesus Christ is presently true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He is now our High Priest and Advocate.
We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and to convict men, regenerate the sinner, indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service.
We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is, therefore, lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained.
We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provides the only grounds for justification and salvation for all people. This justification and salvation is obtained by grace through faith alone for all who believe. Those who receive Jesus Christ, by faith, are born of the Holy Spirit and, thus become children of God.
We believe that the Church is the spiritual body of which Christ is the head. The true Church is composed of all persons who have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit. We believe that the local assembly exists to worship Him, to nurture believers, and to proclaim Him to the world.
We believe that true believers in Jesus Christ will bodily raise and spend eternity in the Presence of God. Those who do not believe in Jesus Christ will be eternally separated from God.
We believe that water baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to be observed by the Church during the present age. They are, however, not to be regarded as means of salvation or necessary for salvation.
OUR PASTOR
Pastor John Legas and his family have been attending Cornerstone Community Baptist Church since 1995 but it wasn't until May of 2005 that Pastor John fulfilled God’s call and entered into full-time ministry at the church.
John was born and, for the most part raised, in Seattle. He graduated from Multnomah Bible College in Portland and then interned as a youth worker. He traveled for a short time with a full-time Christian drama team. He has been involved with many different community theatres ever since.
John then spent over twenty years in secular business jobs. In May of 2005 John was invited to Pastor Cornerstone.
John met his wife Nan during those early ministry intern years. They were married in 1983 and they have two adult sons. The men of the family have spent much time together on the community theatre stage. They have enjoyed “hamming” it up together. They also enjoy camping together – but don’t get enough of it!
John views his role as Shepherd as both exciting and humbling. With the gift of exhortation, John hopes to encourage all at Cornerstone to discover their gifts and serve God with a joyful and expecting heart. His desire is that all of us fall in love with our Savior Jesus Christ, and choose to serve Him with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength.