Missions
At CCCS, we have a heart to spread the gospel to the world, especially to those who have never heard the name of Jesus. The vision of the Missions Department is “for believers of all ages to be continually, passionately, investing in reaching unsaved people and to direct a significant majority of our financial and human resources towards reaching the unreached people groups.”
According to the Joshua Project, the term “unreached” is applied to people groups in which 2% or less of the population is Evangelical Christian. As a result, the Missions Department has in recent years been actively searching to support missionaries and organizations that reach the unreached people groups.
If you are or know of any missionaries who are in need of support to reach the unreached, please contact us!
MISSION CONFERENCE
Every year, the church hosts a three-day missions conference to inspire, encourage, and convict the body of Christ to actively participate in the building of His kingdom.In previous years, we have had the honor of hearing from speakers such as George Murray, Paul Borthwick, and Jamie Hudson Taylor who have encouraged us to reach the unreached, get out of our comfort zones, and be cross-cultural in our missional endeavors.
We hope you can join us in being challenged by the gospel to reach those who have never heard the name of Jesus!
SHORT-TERM MISSIONS
To increase awareness of Jesus Christ's heart for the lost and for the need of missions around the world, Cornerstone through the years has sent teams to various places in the United States and around the world. We want to build God’s kingdom wherever we are called to go. See below for information about upcoming trips!
MISSIONARIES
Supporting missionaries on the field has been a focus of CCCS for many years. We currently support these missionaries whose mission fields span all across the globe. CCCS provides support to these missionaries in several different forms, including prayer and financial support.
Dr. Mary & John Ho
Mary is the International Executive Leader of All Nations. She is passionate about finishing the Great Commission in this generation by making disciples in every remaining unreached people group of the world. Born in Taiwan and raised on four continents, Mary has lived in Swaziland, Taiwan, Indonesia, New Zealand, Philippines, Hong Kong, and the U.S., and traveled extensively. She received her Doctor of Strategic Leadership from Regent University, VA in 2017. She is married to John and has two boys. John was born in Tainan and grew up in four countries – Taiwan, Thailand, Laos, and the U.S. He graduated from UC Berkeley, and is a licensed architect with his own consulting practice. He has lived and worked in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Kansas City. John is a third-generation believer, whose grandparents were saved through missionaries with the China Inland Mission, who went deep into China where others did not go.
Sindy Chow & Derek Leung
Derek and Sindy serve in Guayaquil, Ecuador in church planting ministries to minister to believers as well as to reach out to the Chinese community. The Iglesia Cristiana China de Guayaquil (瓜亞基爾華人福音教會) is the only Chinese church in the city. As less than 0.5% of the Chinese population are Christians, a lot of gospel works are needed. However, with the surging violence in Ecuador in 2023, the development of ministries are facing challenges and hardships.
Mark & Rachel Kim
Mark and Rachel serve in Christ Bible Institute (CBI), which focuses on equipping Christians in Japan for gospel ministry, including leadership development, church support, resource translation, and counseling. By God’s grace, in 2023, they have seen a number of ministries moving forward post-pandemic, such as hosting an alumni gathering, welcoming five interns, gaining book-selling approval, running two counseling cohorts, releasing the translated "Gospel Centered Parenting'', and launching a Japanese-designed evangelism tool for Japanese. Their upcoming national Christian conference has over 200 participants engaged in sessions on gospel living and renewal.
Nathan Liu
Nathan grew up with Cornerstone as a teenager and was called to full-time ministry as a young adult. Nathan Liu is serving with Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) in New Jersey. His team serves on 20+ campuses across the state, but Nathan is active at Rutgers University, Monmouth University, and Ocean County Community College. He also teaches training courses for new staff and missionaries heading to every corner of the globe.
Calvin & Kathy Lee
Pastor Lee and Kathy were Cornerstone church members and IT professionals. They were dedicated to full time ministry while at Cornerstone. Since 2004, they have focused mainly on planting and pastoring churches in the Tokyo area serving Mandarin speaking Chinese.
Vivian Mah
Vivian grew up with Cornerstone as a child and was dedicated to full-time ministry while at Cornerstone.After seminary, she began serving British-born Chinese (BBC) youth with Chinese Overseas Christian Mission (COCM) in the UK. Her ministries include serving in her local church, Crossway (a joint English Service of two local Chinese churches in Milton Keynes), planning the annual PHAT Camp for BBC youth, and growing the youth ministry in the UK.
Gabby Zhong & Yunhai Wu
Gabby was a member of Cornerstone and IT professional dedicated to full-time ministry while at Cornerstone.After seminary, Gabby served over a decade with Ambassadors For Christ, ministering to students and scholars from mainland China.
Gabby and Yunhai moved to the UK in 2018. They joined COCM and served at the Chinese Christian Church of COCM in Canterbury.
Since April 2023, they have transitioned to serving at Portsmouth Chinese Christian Church in Portsmouth, England. Their role is to assist the church in developing a Mandarin ministry and to work with Chinese-speaking university students. Their service includes spiritual counseling, leading Bible studies, preaching, discipleship and training, as well as leading people to faith and providing pastoral care.