Cornerstone’s first congregation was planted in Concord out of Chinese Presbyterian Church in 1994 with a group of 30 adults. In 1999, Cornerstone was constituted as a pastoral charge separate from the Chinese Presbyterian Church.
In 2007, the leadership developed a 10-year plan to plant five congregations, acquire a ministry centre, play a role in the establishing of a training centre for the training of gospel workers in a developing country, and be a centre of excellence in ministry training for the Presbyterian Church (NSW). This was the beginning of Cornerstone’s church planting movement. By God’s grace and faithfulness, the church is realising this vision.
The second congregation was planted in Eastwood in 2004 with about 20 members consisting mainly of families in Sydney’s north to reach its local area. The third congregation was planted in Strathfield in 2012. A fourth congregation was planted in Rhodes in 2014 which then became Homebush Bay. In 2018 a new congregation commenced at Rhodes. We planted our sixth congregation at Willoughby in 2020, which was quickly followed by Kogarah in 2021. Our newest congregation was planted at Kellyville in 2024.
Throughout Cornerstone’s history, God has protected, provided for and prospered His people. He has continued to bless His church with pastors who have faithfully preached from His word to a family, which is known as Cornerstone.