Cornerstone Church (Chandler, AZ)

What Cornerstone Church (Chandler, AZ) does

Cornerstone Church is an independent, non-denominational Christian church founded in 1995 by Lead Pastor Linn Winters and his wife Lisa in Chandler, Arizona, within the Phoenix East Valley metro. The organization operates a single physical campus at 1595 S Alma School Rd, Chandler, AZ, and conducts weekend worship services, Bible teaching, and a layered set of ministry programs — Kids, Students, Adults, Groups (including The Mine), Care Ministry (Celebrate Recovery, DivorceCare, GriefShare, biblical counseling, cancer and special-needs support), and Serve programs (local plus international serve trips to Zambia, South Africa, Alaska, and Israel). A formal internship program (CSI) trains cohorts in Creative Arts, Production, Worship, Kids, Youth, Adults, and Connections.

The technology footprint is modest and consumer-grade: a website (cornerstoneaz.com), a dedicated iOS/Android mobile app ("Cornerstone Church AZ") for streaming, prayer requests, event registration, and ministry connection, online live-streaming and sermon archives on YouTube, and Pushpay-integrated electronic giving. No proprietary platform, API, SDK, or AI/ML capability is disclosed. Digital channels (website, app, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, email) extend the church's reach globally in principle, but the operating geography remains the Chandler/Phoenix metro.

Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary donations — tithes, offerings, and capital campaign contributions from congregation members — collected via Pushpay, in-person, and other channels. The organization is a privately held nonprofit religious institution with no parent corporation, denomination affiliation, funding rounds, or M&A activity. The senior leadership team comprises Lead Pastor Linn Winters, Executive Pastor Bob Bryant, and Executive Director Allan Firman, supported by approximately 22 listed employees and a broader volunteer base drawn from the ~5,000 weekly attendees.

Name

Cornerstone Church (Chandler, AZ)

Legal name

Cornerstone Church

Website

https://cornerstoneaz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cornerstone Church is an independent, non-denominational Christian nonprofit church in Chandler, Arizona, serving approximately 5,000 weekly attendees through weekend worship services, age-specific ministries, care programs, and a mobile app for streaming and giving.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services / Church Ministry

NAICS

Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI)

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Biblical teaching ministry
• Pastoral counseling services
• Youth ministry programs
• Community outreach services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chandler

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary donations from congregation members including regular tithes (10% of income suggested), special offerings, and capital campaign contributions. Members give electronically via Pushpay, in-person, or other giving channels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cornerstone Church operates a multi-ministry religious organization centered on weekly weekend worship services and biblical teaching. It delivers age-specific ministries for Kids, Students, and Adults; care ministries including Celebrate Recovery, DivorceCare, GriefShare, and biblical counseling; small groups; and local and international serve opportunities, supported by online streaming, a mobile app, and an internship program.

Product overview

Cornerstone Church (Chandler, AZ) operates as a multi-ministry organization offering in-person and online religious services. The core offering consists of weekend worship services and Bible teaching, supported by a website and mobile app for digital engagement. The church provides age-specific ministry programs for Kids, Students, and Adults, along with small groups (Groups, The Mine), care ministries including Celebrate Recovery, DivorceCare, grief support, and biblical counseling, and serve opportunities spanning campus, community, and international missions. A ministry internship program (CSI) offers training tracks in Creative Arts, Production, Worship, Kids, Youth, Adults, and Connections. The organization does not offer a technology product platform but provides digital tools (website and mobile app) for congregation engagement including content streaming, prayer requests, event registration, and giving.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekend Worship Services Weekly in-person worship services with biblical teaching held at the Chandler campus for the church congregation and visitors in the Phoenix East Valley area.
• Care Ministry

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Christ Life Church (Zambia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCornerstone partners with Christ Life Church in Zambia, Africa for serve trips. Teams spend time in classrooms, feed vulnerable children, visit homes, and invest in Christ Life Church leaders. Victoria Falls and safari experiences are also part of the partnership activities.
• Orchard: AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCornerstone partners with Orchard: Africa's Women's Development Program in South Africa. Orchard: Africa equips the Church to care for the vulnerable by identifying church leaders with a heart to serve Jesus and developing them to meet community needs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Saddleback Church: Lake Forest, CA-based megachurch founded by Rick Warren with comparable attendance scale, non-denominational identity, robust small groups, care/recovery programs (Celebrate Recovery originated here), and multi-site ambitions.
• Gateway Church: Dallas-Fort Worth-based non-denominational megachurch with multi-site model, kids/students ministry depth, and international missions programming — a Southwest-region comparable to Cornerstone's scale and ministry mix.
• Elevation Church: Charlotte, NC-based megachurch led by Steven Furtick with multi-site expansion, online streaming emphasis, and a target demographic (young adults and families) substantially overlapping with Cornerstone's adult and student segments.
• Life.Church: Edmond, OK-based megachurch with one of the largest digital footprints in the U.S., known for its Church Online Platform and YouVersion Bible app — a benchmark peer for Cornerstone's hybrid in-person/online strategy and mobile app investment.
• North Point Community Church (now North Point Ministries): Founded by Andy Stanley in Alpharetta, GA, North Point is a comparable large, non-denominational Bible-teaching church with a multi-site model, digital streaming infrastructure, and a focus on practical biblical teaching — directly mirroring Cornerstone's positioning and ministry mix.
• Church of the Highlands: Birmingham, AL-based one of the largest U.S. megachurches with a multi-site, pastor-network-of-churches model, strong digital presence, and similar non-denominational Bible-teaching identity; a structural peer on growth strategy and digital reach.
• Summit Church: Durham, NC-based church led by J.D. Greear, with comparable Bible-teaching emphasis, multi-site strategy, and intentional leadership pipeline development via church planting networks — relevant on ministry model and succession posture.

Regional players

• Christ's Church of the Valley (CCV): Phoenix-based multi-site non-denominational church with comparable weekly attendance, age-segmented ministries (Kids, Students, Young Adults), and a strong digital streaming strategy — a direct regional competitor in Cornerstone's backyard.
• Dream City Church: Phoenix-area megachurch directly competing with Cornerstone for the same East Valley/Phoenix Metro congregation; shares the same Sunday-attendance scale, non-denominational identity, and hybrid in-person/online approach, making it the most direct regional competitor.

Others

• Pushpay (now Agilus): Digital giving and church engagement platform already powering Cornerstone's online giving infrastructure; comparable as the enabling technology ecosystem for modern megachurch operations rather than as a direct peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCP6JAkqxIS_T1qWtbneYINw
• Facebookfacebook.com/CornerstoneChandler
• Instagraminstagram.com/cornerstoneonline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cornerstoneonline

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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