Missions Ministry
Jesus modeled a life of mercy and compassion, and as we follow His example, the lives we touch are touched by God and our lives are filled with purpose and power.
Mission work isn't as frightening as some may think, and you won't need to pack your suitcase and update your passport to get started. There's a place nearby to use your talents to reach God's world with the love of Christ.
In Acts 1:8 Jesus gave us our marching orders: 'But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.'
Jesus' call on our lives is to live as witnesses to His mercy and compassion in places close to home (Jerusalem), in neighboring areas (Judea), in places we'd rather avoid (Samaria) and to the whole world (ends of the earth). This is not multiple choice.
Here at Cornerstone we have two main areas of mission work: Local and Global. We serve our community through multiple ministry opportunities but we are strategically partnered with 3 ministries:
- Hamilton Living Water Ministries, Inc
- Orphan Resources International – Guatemala
- One Mission Society - Haiti
Through these partnerships as well as other local ministries, you can find a way to serve as a witness for Jesus whether it's your first time considering serving in missions or you've already packed your bags and been out of the country.
For more information about the Missions Ministry of Cornerstone Church, contact Tommy &Raquel Loveberry ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). You can also find out more about any of the ministries below or via our Missions Brochure.
Local Missions
HLWM is called by God to impact the lives of at risk children, youth and families in Hamilton’s inner city by offering quality academic, community and spiritual enrichment programs designed to promote dignity and self worth, provide hope for the future, and encourage each of God’s children to reach their greatest potential.
You can serve as a mentor to young boys and girls; in landscaping and general maintenance areas; bilingual Spanish and special events. Contact the Missions Team ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for more information or talk directly with Cathy Hester, the Executive Director, @ (513) 894-9892 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Sarah Horvatich is our primary link with HLWM.
This ministry is committed to providing and serving meals to the people at Chosen Homeless Shelter (Serve City). There are approximately 50 people at each meal. We provide a main course, side dish, dessert and drinks. This can be a one time commitment or as often as you would like. Serve food and serve people through engaging them in conversation.
When: 1st Saturday of each month from 5:30 to 6:30 pm.
Contact
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to serve or for more information. This is a great place to serve for individuals, couples, families or a small group. Krista Rothert serves as our personal connection with Serve City.
Volunteers spend the day raking leaves, clearing gutters, cleaning windows, or putting outdoor furniture away for the winter. Our desire is to enable our senior residents to stay in their homes as long as possible. Step forward and help them with the chores they can't do themselves. RASKALS events occur on the first Saturday of November and the first Saturday of May each year.
Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information on getting involved in this practical ministry.
This local ministry reaches around the world delivering basic supplies to people in need. They are especially good in times of crisis such as earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural and man-made disasters. Their warehouse is located in Blue Ash, OH. Individuals and families can serve most any day of the week (except Sunday) packing, sorting and generally helping wherever they need it. Children are welcome.
Terry & Gail Beavers serve as our link to M25M. For more information contact
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Our 2012 Dates for M25M are as follows, we will be meeting in the church parking lot at 9:00 am and caravanning down to M25M:
February 25, 2012: 9:30-11:30am
April 21, 2012: 9:30-11:30am
September 15, 2012: 9:30-11:30am
November 10, 2012: 9:30-11:30am
Great Easter Outreach
While Christians are preparing to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus we choose to live out His ministry by feeding 2000 people. Individuals and families at Cornerstone fill bags with groceries and then on Palm Sunday (the Sunday before Easter) we disperse throughout our community to deliver the bags to needy families. Families names are given to us through HLWM, Butler County United Way, and a couple of schools in the area. We encourage delivery to include a time of prayer with each family. So grab a bag, fill a bag (instructions included) and deliver a bag to change your world. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Great Thanksgiving Outreach
Just like our Great Easter Outreach, at Thanksgiving we deliver between 250-300 bags of groceries to needy families in our community. The Sunday before Thanksgiving Day we go out to love our community in this practical way. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Hamilton Block Party
Each summer Cornerstone Church partners with several other United Methodist congregations to serve the people surrounding the HLWM area in this fun and practical way. Food, games, and fellowship are on the menu as we seek to build rapport with the community and a bridge to Christ through – PASTOR & CHURCH.
Serving happens through donations, running games, face painting, set-up, tear-down, prayer walks, prayerfully seeking out conversations, cooking, serving food, and talking with people. Contact Sarah Horvatich ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for more information on how you can love people this summer.
Back 2 School Project
In partnership with Hamilton Living Water Ministries, each year we help around 70 children get necessary and helpful supplies for school including new shoes, clothes, book bags, paper, pencils and crayons. You can serve a number of different ways in this ministry: purchase a pair of shoes, a book bag or some supplies – serve as a guide on “the big day” in August – contact community businesses to solicit their partnership – pray. Contact the Cornerstone Missions Team ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for more information on how you can serve.
Whiz Kids is a literacy-based, one-to-one tutoring and mentoring program. A strategic partnership between City Gospel Mission and OneCity. Whiz Kids reaches more than 1,100 at-risk youth in 46 tutoring sites throughout Greater Cincinnati. Contact the Cornerstone main office (874-0910 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for more information on how you can change the life of a child one step at a time.
Food Pantry
Cornerstone's Food Pantry is open Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 2 pm. Servants care for the sorting and stocking of shelves. Each month we suggest a different focus on needed items to serve our community.
If you'd like to serve in this area contact
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Global Missions
Guatemala
ORI (www.orphanresources.org) partners with over 38 orphanages in Guatemala. Our partnership with them focuses first on the Fundaninos Orphanage where we provide support in the financial amount of $600 per child per year (last year there were 55 children). Teams do construction projects, play with children (perhaps the most important thing we do), support the staff, and are introduced to other orphanages and ministries during trips – which occur each summer. Fred Ricketts serves as our Guatemala representative. He can be contacted through the missions team - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Haiti
OMS (www.onemissionsociety.org) is a church planting and evangelism ministry based in Greenwood, IN. For 60+ years OMS has been serving Haiti from their base in Cap Haitian. We partner with them in sponsoring children (www.Starfishkids.org), to operate Radio 4VEH (www.4VEH.org), construction projects, evangelism trips, medical trips to the Bethesda Emmaus Clinic and with the Emmaus Biblical Seminary. Trips typically occur in the week before or after Easter each year. John & Kathy Snyder serve as our representatives with OMS. For more information you can send a note to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
International Strategic Partnerships
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The Live Simply Project (CLICK HERE for latest info)
In 2004 we decided to be generous when we were in need. We gave away our Christmas Eve offering, something that most churches use to make up year end financial needs. God has blessed us for that step of faith. That was the birth of the Live Simply Project. Each Advent season (the 4 weeks before Christmas) we challenge Cornerstone to spend less on Christmas gifts and give away the same amount they spend on themselves. Our motto is simple: “Live more simply so that others might simply live.”
Through Live Simply we are actively resisting the consumer culture that can draw us in and drain the life of Jesus from our hearts. It's a year round lifestyle we seek, not a four week mission project.
Live Simply supports the Fundaninos Orphanage in Guatemala as our first priority each year. Persons can also sponsor children in Haiti through Starfish Kids. The general offering each year alternates between Guatemala (odd years) and Haiti (even years). This part of the Live Simply Offering is given to the ministry designated by the missionaries serving with ORI or OMS – Haiti.
Since 2004 Cornerstone has given over $400,000 to make a difference in the lives of the poorest of the poor in our world. We are trying to follow in Jesus' footsteps to be good news to the poor (Isaiah 61, Luke 4).
