Cornerstone Community Church
AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.
Inherited from denomination
What Mennonite Church USA teaches
Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.
Affirms
- Believer's BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions; Pentecostal fundamentals; Anabaptist tradition
- Marriage as one man and one womanSTRONGGenesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Pacifism vs. just-warSTRONGAnabaptist pacifism — Schleitheim Confession Art. VI; Dordrecht Art. XIV.
- Permissibility of divorce and remarriagestandardMatthew 19:9 (adultery ground); 1 Corinthians 7:15 (abandonment ground). Practice varies.
- Women in pastoral / ordained officestandardVarious denominational actions (TEC 1976, ELCA 1970s, PC(USA) 1956, AG 1935, CofE 1994 priests / 2014 bishops, etc.)
Denies
- Apostolic SuccessionstandardCongregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
- Assumption of MarystandardUniversal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
- Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONGRomans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
- Immaculate ConceptionSTRONGUniversal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
- Infant BaptismSTRONGBaptist confessions (New Hampshire; BFM 2000 VII); Anabaptist / Schleitheim; Pentecostal fundamentals
- Perpetual Virginity of MarystandardNatural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
- Real PresencestandardMemorialist / Zwinglian view; typical Baptist and Free Church position
- TransubstantiationSTRONGOrthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
In their own words
Statements
statement_of_faith
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What We Believe – Cornerstone Community Church Home About Us What We Believe Ministries Staff Service Times & Location Church Blog Sermons Event List Sunday Resources Vacation Bible School Preschool Giving Contact What We Believe We exist to help people take one step closer to Jesus. We try to take one step closer to Jesus every day, and we want to help you too. Whether you are a long-time follower of Christ or you just want to learn more, we want to help you take one step closer to Jesus. We do this because we believe a few things. God Expand We believe the one, true, living God. God is so muSource ↗
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About Cornerstone – Cornerstone Community Church Home About Us What We Believe Ministries Staff Service Times & Location Church Blog Sermons Event List Sunday Resources Vacation Bible School Preschool Giving Contact WELCOME TO CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH Whether you have been attending church for years or have never set foot into a sanctuary, we hope you will join us on Sunday to learn more about Jesus. We’ve been a part of Topeka for over 65 years, and throughout that time we’ve been at work serving our community and spreading God’s good news throughout Topeka and throughout our world. WhenSource ↗
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