Welcome to Cornerstone Baptist Church
2006 William Avenue
Montevideo, Minnesota
320-269-8841
"Jesus Christ, Himself, being the Chief Cornerstone..."
Morning Worship: 9:30 AM Sunday School: 11:00 AM
OUR ANSWERS to your questions
A Brief History
Cornerstone Baptist Church held its first service in September of 2001 with 15 people present. God has marvelously blessed us over the years, allowing us grow in numbers and to construct our present building which we moved into in April of 2008. By December of 2011 we were debt free and today have plans already drawn up for a future expansion. With dozens of family units in our church, you will find a great variety of people of all ages to get to know and fellowship with.
A Brief Summary of Our Beliefs
We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and thus complete and without error. God exists as a trinity; Jesus Christ is both true God and fully man; the Holy Spirit is a Person equal to the Father and Son. Man was created by God, fell into sin, and is unable to redeem himself from his lost condition. The shed blood of Jesus Christ provides the only basis for salvation for all who believe and receive Him as Savior. The local church is God's primary place for fellowship and ministry of the gospel today. Jesus Christ is coming back at any moment to receive believers into heaven and later to return to earth with them to set up His millennial kingdom. (A full statement of our beliefs is available for the asking.?
A Brief Listing of our Associations
Our church, while a completely autonomous entity, has chosen to fellowship with the Minnesota Association of Regular Baptist Churches (www.marbc.org) and on a national level the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (www.garbc.org). We financially support missionaries around the world through Baptist Mid Missions (www.bmm.org), Baptist World Mission (www.baptistworldmission.org), and Mission Aviation Fellowship (www.maf.org).
OUR SERVICES
Sunday Morning Worship
Our service begins at 9:30 AM but feel free to come early for a cup of coffee and sweet snack. In our service we typically sing hymns and newer choruses, memorize Scripture together, are blessed by testimonies and special music, and spending time together in the Word of God through expository preaching. There is a Children's Church program for the younger kids during the morning service during the preaching time. We are currently going through the book of II Peter.
Sunday School
The adults are currently going through the book of I Thessalonians. We are learning how to Build a Mighty Church. The format is more discussion oriented lending itself to great questions and answers shared by all. The Sunday School hour is set up with classes for all ages. While it follows the Morning Worship Service by 10 minutes, it generally begins at 11:00 AM and usually lasts around 45 minutes.
Pacebook is our children's Bible club held after school on Wednesdays. It is for children in kindergarten through 6th grade. Begins at 3:30pm- 4:30.
Left Right Center is our youth group time for teens 7th through 12th grade. We meet at 6:00 PM each Wednesday beginning with supper together.
OUR PASTOR
Pastor Devin & Jenny Larsen
Pastor Devin and Jenny moved to Montevideo in September 2024. They met at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, IA, and were married in 1992. They have 5 children and 4 grandchildren. They have served together in church for over 30 years. Pastor Devin was previously the Associate pastor in Austin, MN at Grace Baptist Church. He has love for studying and preaching God's Word and directing people towards the Savior. He loves teens and strives to make connections with them and their families. Pastor has a burden for the community of Montevideo and it's residents. He is looking forward to meeting many of you in our community.
OUR MESSAGE
We often talk of the three 'R's' of education: reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic. Our basic message of salvation can also be boiled down to three 'R's': Recognizing, Repenting, and Receiving. Scripture teaches that we must recognize or acknowledge the fact that we are born sinners and because of that sin, make it impossible to save ourselves from eternal condemnation. No amount of righteous deeds or religious rituals will pay the price for our sins. (Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23) In repenting, we are confessing our sins and need of a Savior, turning from those sins to Jesus Christ, who paid sin's penalty on the cross for us. (Romans 5:8) By faith, we receive the Lord Jesus Christ into our lives, calling upon Him to forgive us, to cleanse us and to save us for all eternity. (Romans 10:9-10, 13) If you have any questions about these 3 'R's' or God's wonderful gift of salvation, please contact us. We would love to show you from His word how heaven can be yours simply for the asking.
OUR SCHEDULE
Morning Worship at 9:30 AM Sunday School at 11:00
Upcoming Special Days:
December 1 - Communion
December 8 - Missionaries Barham to Samaria with us
December 22 - Christmas Service @ 9:30am (No SS)
December 25 - NO Church Activities
December 31 - New Year's Eve Fellowship 6PM-9PM
Candlelight service included
OUR CONTACT INFO
Visit us at 2006 William Ave., Montevideo, MN 56265
(across the street from the Montevideo Middle School)
Call us at 320.269.8841
Email us at info@cornerstonemonte.org