Cornerstone Community Church

The Curry Family

~Bill, Patsy, Joshua & Rachel

In 1980 after graduating from Phila. College of Bible, Bill started a weekly Teen Club in Kensington. This was an outreach to inner city teenagers that met in an old soup kitchen. The ministry grew and in 1987 a Kids Club was started for the children in Kensington. In 1994 a church building was obtained and efforts were made to plant a church. In 1995 Bill and Patsy were married. Patsy moved

The Schultz Family

~Andrew, Shannon,

Matthew, Sarah, Daniel, Drew

Andrew and Shannon first volunteered as Kids Club leaders while they were still dating and attending Philadelphia College of Bible. Several years later, after getting married and planning to serve as missionaries overseas, they returned to Kensington in 1994 for a two year internship and have felt lead of the Lord to remain here ever since. Andrew overseas much of the ministry

The Darrow Family

~Joe, Laurie, Joy, Jared, Zach, Eliza, Joey

Joe and Laurie Darrow are missionaries with AMF who have been working in Kensington since 1988. They have five children Joy, Jared, Zach, Eliza and Joey. They have worked in all fazes of the ministry here from children and teens to preaching and teaching. Joe and Laurie are currently focused on discipleship. They oversee small group studies and classes at the Church. Discipleship includes all aspects of the Christian life. They believe in teaching and also coming along side people helping put faith into action.

The Hinson Family

~Frank, Carisa,

Paxton, Kyler, Lilianna

The Hinson family moved to Philly to serve with Cornerstone in March 2004. Prior to living here, Carisa worked as a Kindergarten teacher for several years with the public school system in Charlotte, NC and also owned a children's portrait business. Frank was the foreman of a brick masonry crew. The calling from the Lord to leave NC and move to Philly was a strong one! Currently Frank

leads the recovery ministry at Cornerstone and also volunteers with the worship team. He is also responsible for many of the construction projects that occur around Cornerstone and it's various properties. Carisa leads God's Girls, Reading Rocks, and teaches Sunday school(Preteen girls class). She also homeschools their 3 children..

Jonerik & Emily Santiago

Jonerik and Emily were married and began serving as a team in Philly in October of 2009. Jonerik grew up in Kensington and was involved with Cornerstone's ministries as a teen and young adult. Jonerik and Emily met during their high school years and both graduated from Lancaster Bible College together. Jonerik graduated with a degree in Pastoral Ministry, returned to Philly and worked full-time on staff with Cornerstone for 3 years before getting married. Now he continues to work at Cornerstone leading worship, teaching adult Bible studies, doing teen discipleship, facilitating a monthly food giveaway for the community/church, and occasionally he fills the pulpit. Emily graduated with a degree in Social Work and lived in Lancaster working for a non-profit for 3 years after finishing school. Jonerik and

Trish Reed

Trish moved to Philadelphia in the fall of 2002, after graduating from Virginia Tech. She worked for a missions organization in the city for a while before deciding to come on staff with Cornerstone in 2005. Her desire is to to be more involved with the people of our neighborhood. Trish currently leads Kids Club (7-10's) and Prayer Pals as well as helps out with God Squad, Teen Club, Reading Rocks, God's Girls, and Sunday School(Preteen girls class).

to youth including Teen Club, Preteen Club, God Squad, and Extreme Team. Shannon helps direct the Preteen Club,

co-teaches the Growth Group for high school girls, assists with children's church, and home schools Matthew, Sarah, and Daniel.

The Kliewer Family

~Jeff, Jen, Abigail, Timothy

Jeff and Jen Kliewer moved to

Kensington in November of

2004 and have been working

here since then to preach the

Gospel, to make disciples, and

to help build Cornerstone

Community Church. Their

primary ministry through

Cornerstone has been to teens,

though they minister to children,

women and men as well. Jeff

teaches at both Teen Club and

God Squad, and co-leads a ministry for young men that combines basketball and

prayer. He disciples several young men in the Church through the Extreme Team

and Growth Group ministries. Jen teaches a women's Growth Group that has been

growing strong in God's Word for over a year. She has also been a leader for Teen

Club and God Squad, and disciples teen girls through the Extreme Team. Jen

handles the administrative part of missionary life, and they both raise Abigail and

Timothy. Evangelism is a central emphasis of Jeff and Jen's ministry in

Kensington - through the Church, on the streets, and in their home.

into Kensington to serve alongside Bill. After 25 years of ministering to urban youth, Bill became an adult pastor at Cornerstone Community Church. Bill now preaches and leads our growing, diverse urban church. Patsy helps lead Kids' Club, Prayer Pals, Lift and children’s church.