Cornerstone Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jonathan Bennett (Senior Pastor, son of founder Stanley B. Bennett d. 2022)

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday 11:00 AM (in-person and online)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website cornerstonerva.com

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

SBC Baptist church.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC -- inerrancy affirmed.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not confirmed -- verify.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Baptist.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

All-male pastoral team.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Multiple pastors with clear structure.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Dr. Bennett preaching available in media library; IFB exposition tradition.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Child Development Center (CCDC), care initiatives, legacy scholarship — community ministry focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT signals on accessible pages; Independent Fundamental Baptist baseline.

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

Homepage does not confirm SBC or IFB affiliation on first fetch; no SOF, beliefs, or leadership details public on homepage. Held yellow — directory-level IFB designation stands, but per rubric the independent-no-accountability red requires explicit evidence from church site, not surfaced here.

WARNING!

Assessment

Cornerstone Baptist Church in south Richmond is an SBC church with all-male pastoral staff (Jonathan Bennett, Kevin Carey, Cliff Lewis). Sunday service at 11 AM. No men's ministry confirmed on website. Appears to be a solid traditional Baptist congregation. Verify preaching style, men's discipleship, and doctrinal depth.

#sbc#richmond#south-richmond#all-male-pastoral-staff

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Nashville Statement

Jonathan Bennett

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Prior record said 'SBC-affiliated' denominational green but note itself flagged IFB correction. Correcting: fully independent IFB = red denominationally. Christology/scripture/soteriology/leadership remain green on IFB baseline.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source cornerstonerva.com
[2] Live source kjvchurches.com/churches/united-states/virginia/richmond-…

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