Cornerstone Community Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Todd Nighswonger (Pastor; Francis Chan was founding pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Non-denominational

Service Times Sunday 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.cornerstonesimi.com

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Cornerstone's doctrinal heritage (from Chan era) affirms Trinitarian orthodox; verify current.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Doctrinal Statement exists; Chan-era position affirmed Scripture authority and inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not visible on homepage.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Evangelical sola fide; consistent with Chan-era teaching.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

'Elder Position Papers' available — suggests elder-led with complementarian distinction; verify local policy.

Elder position papers referenced; male-led historically under Chan; verify current stance.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Elder-led; elder position papers published indicates accountability structure.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Post-Chan preaching style should be verified — Chan was expository-missional.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Multi-ethnic / multi-lingual ministry (English + Spanish).

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Multi-ethnic posture; DEI language not explicitly found.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

UPGRADE to YELLOW. Church publishes both a 'Full Doctrinal Statement' and 'Elder Position Papers' under /about Resources. Lead Pastor Todd Nighswonger listed as elder; published governance/polity document exists. No external network affiliation (Acts 29/9Marks/TGC/Founders) stated, but published polity + elder-led framing clears YELLOW bar.

Caution

Assessment

Cornerstone Community Church at 2080 Winifred St, Simi Valley, CA. Todd Nighswonger serves as pastor. Sunday services at 9 and 11 AM with Children's Ministry (ages 0-5th grade). Also offers Spanish language ministry (Cornerstone en Espanol). Note: Francis Chan was the founding pastor of Cornerstone Simi Valley before leaving to pursue house church ministry. Evaluate theological trajectory post-Chan and current pastoral leadership.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Cornerstone has published Elder Position Papers — a positive accountability marker for a non-denom.

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 cornerstonesimi.com/about

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