Cornerstone Church West Los Angeles

What Cornerstone Church West Los Angeles does

Cornerstone Church West Los Angeles is an independent Protestant evangelical nonprofit church established around 2011 in the West Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It operates from a single campus at 1609 S. Barrington Ave. and delivers its core product — weekly Christian worship services — in three languages: English, Spanish (Cornerstone Español), and Farsi (Cornerstone Farsi). The church is led by a pastoral team headed by Scott Mehl (lead pastor since 2005), with Brian Colmery overseeing preaching and Sunday services, Matt Kleinhans overseeing Pathway Ministries and church planting, José González leading the Spanish-language ministry, Ara Torosian (himself an Iranian refugee since 2010) leading the Farsi-language ministry, and Jim Leonard serving as Pastor Emeritus. Beyond worship services, the church runs a broad ministry portfolio: college ministry targeting students at UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount, and Santa Monica College; Kids Ministries; Disability Ministries; biblical counseling; Royal Family Kids Camp for foster youth; Discipleship Communities (small groups); and local and global missions programs.

The church's technology footprint is deliberately minimal. Its website is built on SnapPages, a hosted website builder, and is used as the primary digital presence for information, sermons, and blog content. Sunday services are livestreamed for remote attendees, and a weekly Pastors' Podcast is distributed through Apple Podcasts and Spotify. There are no mobile apps, no public APIs, no proprietary software products, and no AI capabilities.

Cornerstone operates as a religious nonprofit and does not charge for services. All revenue is generated through voluntary tithes, offerings, and donations from congregation members, accepted in person and via an online giving portal. It does not publish financial statements. The customer/congregation base is segmented across college students (primary), families with children, Spanish-speaking Hispanic members, Farsi-speaking Iranian immigrants and refugees, and individuals with disabilities and their families — a deliberately diverse, multi-generational, multi-ethnic composition that the church treats as a core part of its identity rather than a market segmentation exercise.

Name

Cornerstone Church West Los Angeles

Legal name

Cornerstone West Los Angeles

Website

https://cornerstonewla.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cornerstone West Los Angeles is an independent nonprofit evangelical church offering weekly worship in English, Spanish, and Farsi, with ministries serving college students from UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount, and Santa Monica College, families, immigrant and refugee communities, and individuals with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), 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

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

Keywords

• Religious worship services
• Christian ministry programs
• Biblical counseling services
• College student ministry
• Community outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary financial contributions from congregation members through in-person giving and online giving portal
2. General Donations: Contributions for specific purposes such as missions, community outreach, and building maintenance

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cornerstone Church West Los Angeles is a multi-generational, multi-ethnic Protestant evangelical church that provides weekly worship services in English, Spanish, and Farsi at its West Los Angeles campus. It operates a portfolio of ministry programs including children's ministries, college ministry, disability ministry, biblical counseling, discipleship communities (small groups), local and global missions, and digital content such as sermon recordings, a blog, and the Pastors' Podcast distributed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Product overview

Cornerstone West Los Angeles is a multi-generational Christian church offering in-person worship services in three languages (English, Spanish, and Farsi) along with digital content. The church provides a comprehensive suite of ministry programs including children's ministries, college ministry, disability ministries, counseling services, small groups (Discipleship Communities), and global/local missions. Digital offerings include sermon recordings, a blog with theological content, and a Pastors' Podcast distributed through Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The church also hosts educational programming through classes and conferences covering topics like personal finance and spiritual growth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cornerstone Español: Spanish-language services and ministry at Cornerstone West Los Angeles, led by Pastor José González
• Cornerstone Farsi
• Pastors' Podcast

Products and services

• English Sunday Services Weekly indoor Christian worship services held at 9:45 AM and 11:30 AM on Sundays, providing worship, biblical teaching, and community gathering for English-speaking attendees.
• Español Services Spanish-language worship services held at Leonard Chapel providing Christian worship in Spanish for the Hispanic community.
• Farsi Services Farsi-language worship services held at 11:30 AM in Leonard Chapel for the Iranian and Persian-speaking community, including refugees and immigrants.
• College Ministry Ministry program targeting college students from UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount, Santa Monica College, and other institutions, integrating students into the multi-generational church family through Discipleship Communities near campus.
• Counseling Ministry Biblical counseling services provided by trained counselors to help individuals and families with personal, relational, and spiritual challenges.
• Kids Ministries Children's programming including Sunday classes, small groups, Cornerstone Kids Camp summer program, and middle school Life Groups focused on gospel-centered teaching and discipleship.
• Disability Ministries Holistic and community-driven care for families affected by disability, providing discipleship and inclusive ministry within the local church context.
• Discipleship Communities Small groups organized near campus and throughout the city for Bible study, fellowship, mutual support, and spiritual growth.
• Pastors' Podcast Weekly podcast featuring discussions on theology, current events, and testimonies from church life, available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
• Royal Family Kids Camp Weeklong sleepaway camp for foster youth providing mentorship, activities, and Christian teachings.
• Loving the World Global missions ministry connecting church members with international mission opportunities and partnerships.
• Loving the City Local outreach ministry engaging with the West Los Angeles community through service and mission opportunities.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Claris HealthminorOthersFormer ministry partner from which Nancy John (current Office Manager and Director of Counseling) was hired. Claris Health is a healthcare/ministry organization.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Church of the City: An LA-based multi-ethnic church plant network focused on city ministry and discipleship communities. Comparable to Cornerstone on church-plant DNA, urban mission focus, and small-group-driven community formation.
• Reality LA: A non-denominational evangelical church in the West Los Angeles area with strong young-adult and family programming. Comparable to Cornerstone in mission style, generational integration, and content-driven outreach via sermons and podcasts.
• Vintage Church: A multi-ethnic, multi-generational church in Los Angeles emphasizing community across cultures and languages. Comparable to Cornerstone on multi-ethnic positioning, neighborhood outreach, and diverse ministry programming.
• Westwood Community Church: An evangelical church near UCLA focused on college students and young adults in Westwood. Highly comparable to Cornerstone on geographic catchment, university-student audience, and evangelical ministry philosophy.
• Bel Air Presbyterian Church: A long-established evangelical congregation in the West Los Angeles corridor offering multi-generational ministry near UCLA. Comparable to Cornerstone on West LA geography, evangelical identity, and broad programmatic ministry, though significantly larger and resource-rich.

Broad incumbents

• Mars Hill Church (Seattle): Historically a multi-site evangelical church known for church planting, theological teaching, and content distribution. Comparable to Cornerstone on church-planting DNA and preaching-driven culture, though at much larger historic scale.
• The Village Church: A multi-site evangelical church with a strong content engine (sermons, podcast, church planting). Comparable to Cornerstone on programmatic philosophy, theological tradition, and emphasis on church planting via the Pathway Ministries function.

Regional players

• Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach: An evangelical church in the greater Los Angeles region with multi-generational, college-adjacent programming. Comparable to Cornerstone on evangelical identity and discipleship philosophy, though based in the South Bay rather than West LA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/show/0vsPz075jVaGYauMpTm2XT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cornerstone-church-west-los-angeles

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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