Cornerstone Baptist Church

What Cornerstone Baptist Church does

Cornerstone Baptist Church is an independent, fundamental Baptist congregation headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, founded in 1982 by Pastor Terry Randolph and currently led by Senior Pastor John Roy following a November 2017 leadership transition in which Pastor Randolph moved to the role of Pastor Emeritus. The church operates from a sanctuary at 4102 E Phelps Road and an office at 4041 E Phelps Road, offering weekly Sunday School, Morning and Evening Worship, and Wednesday Bible Study, alongside a structured portfolio of age-segmented ministries including Children's Ministry (Nursery through 6th grade), Teen Ministry, a young-adult program called Mission Critical, and adult Bible classes such as Homebuilders, Discipleship, Ambassadors (seniors), and Women of Faith. Complementary programs include the H.O.P.E. addiction recovery ministry (a free, Bible-based program meeting weekly on Fridays), Saturday soul-winning outreach teams, a Bus Ministry transporting children from Phoenix/Paradise Valley/Scottsdale, an annual AZ State Jr. Camp at Campway Prescott Pines ($300 registration), and the Cornerstone Clubs Wednesday-night children's program ($35/year).

Revenue mechanics are donation-based, anchored by scriptural tithes and offerings encouraged on a recurring weekly basis, supplemented by an online giving portal, nominal program fees, and designated missions giving earmarked at a goal of $400,000 per year to support over 100 foreign and domestic mission works. There are no paid advertising or paid customer acquisition channels; growth comes from member referrals, community outreach, event-driven attendance, and a YouTube channel (Cornerstone Baptist Online) that streams and archives sermons for global on-demand access.

The doctrinal and operational foundation emphasizes the King James Bible as the sole authority for faith and practice, conservative music ministry, and traditional Baptist worship. The pastorate and staff (five listed employees plus key leaders) are graduates of affiliated Baptist institutions (West Coast Baptist College, Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College, Heartland Baptist Bible College), with the Associate Pastor holding finance credentials including CPA standing. The church maintains a single-country operational footprint in Arizona while distributing sermon content and missions funding globally.

Name

Cornerstone Baptist Church

Legal name

Cornerstone Baptist Church

Website

https://azcornerstone.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cornerstone Baptist Church is an independent Baptist congregation in Phoenix, Arizona, founded in 1982, offering weekly worship services and age-segmented ministries from nursery through seniors, including addiction recovery, youth programs, and a missions initiative supporting 100+ works globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / Baptist Church Ministry

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

akta.pro primary industry

Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Biblical teaching services
• Worship services
• Community ministry programs
• Addiction recovery support
• Worldwide missions support

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Primary revenue stream from church members providing scriptural tithes and offerings. Members are encouraged to tithe one-tenth of income on the first day of the week, with additional offerings above the tithe.
2. Online Giving: Digital giving option through the church website allowing members to give online outside of regular service times.
3. AZ State Jr. Camp Registration: Fee-based youth camp program at Campway Prescott Pines. $300 registration includes all meals, lodging, and activities for children completing 3rd-8th grade.
4. Cornerstone Clubs Registration: Wednesday night children's program with annual registration fee of $35 ($10 registration + $25 materials for snacks, prizes, supplies).
5. Missions Funding: Designated giving above general tithes to support worldwide missions. Goal of $400,000 per year for missions, supporting over 100 mission works both foreign and domestic.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cornerstone Baptist Church is an independent Baptist congregation that delivers weekly in-person worship services (Sunday School, Morning Worship, Evening Worship, Wednesday Bible Study), age-specific Bible teaching ministries for children through seniors, a free Bible-centered addiction recovery program (H.O.P.E.), community outreach/soul-winning, a Bus Ministry, online sermon streaming, and designated worldwide missions support. All teaching is centered on the King James Bible as the sole authority for faith and practice.

Product overview

Cornerstone Baptist Church offers a comprehensive suite of faith-based programs and services centered on Biblical teaching and community ministry. The church provides weekly worship services (Sunday School, Morning Worship, Evening Worship, and Wednesday Bible Study), age-specific ministry programs for children, teens, young adults, and adults, addiction recovery through the H.O.P.E. program, soul-winning outreach, worldwide missions support, transportation via the Bus Ministry, online giving, and seasonal programs like AZ State Jr. Camp and Cornerstone Clubs. All teachings emphasize the authority of Scripture using the King James Version.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• H.O.P.E. Recovery Ministry: A Bible-centered, faith-based addiction program (Helping Others Put off Entanglements) - a weekly local support group with personal and family Biblical counseling, offered at no charge.

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Phoenix First Assembly: Largest charismatic/Pentecostal congregation in Phoenix metro, operating a multi-site model with broad age-segment programming similar to Cornerstone, but at much greater scale; comparable as a benchmark for growth ceiling in the same geography.
• First Baptist Dallas: Large historic Baptist congregation in downtown Dallas. Comparable as a broad incumbent Independent Baptist peer at substantially greater scale, useful as a benchmark for ministry programming and missions-driven operating models similar to Cornerstone.
• Bellevue Baptist Church: Large Memphis-area Baptist megachurch with extensive children's, youth, and missions programming. Comparable as a broad incumbent Baptist peer operating similar multi-generational ministry and global missions infrastructure at much larger scale.
• Saddleback Church: Lake Forest, CA megachurch that launched Celebrate Recovery, the most widely replicated faith-based addiction recovery curriculum. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose Celebrate Recovery directly competes with Cornerstone's H.O.P.E. program in concept and geography.
• North Point Community Church (North Point Ministries): Andy Stanley-led multi-site church network; comparable as a broad incumbent that innovated mid-size church programming models competing for similar family and young-adult demographics.

Direct peers

• Celebrate Recovery: Christ-centered 12-step recovery program originated at Saddleback and now hosted at thousands of churches. Direct comparable to Cornerstone's H.O.P.E. addiction recovery program in offering, target audience, faith-based methodology, and free-of-charge model.
• Teen Challenge: National faith-based residential and outreach addiction recovery program with Phoenix-area presence. Direct comparable to Cornerstone's H.O.P.E. initiative in addressing addictions through scripture-based support in the same metro.

Regional players

• Christ Church of the Valley (CCV): Large non-denominational multi-site church with campuses across metro Phoenix. Comparable as a regional peer operating in the same Phoenix market with broad family ministries and contemporary programming that competes for the same young families Cornerstone targets.
• Sun Valley Community Church: Non-denominational multi-site church based in Gilbert/Chandler in the greater Phoenix area. Comparable as a regional peer competing for the same family and youth audiences with age-segment ministries.
• Central Christian Church (Arizona): Mid-size Mesa, AZ-based church with comparable multi-generational ministries and community outreach. Comparable as a regional peer operating in the Phoenix metro with a similar mid-size, family-oriented program mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cornerstonebaptistonline/streams
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cbc-phoenix

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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