Church History:

In early 1972 a small group of believers gathered to form what became Fellowship Baptist Church of Waterloo. They initially worshipped together in one of the small store fronts in the downtown area of Waterloo and later that year opened a new building at 1009 N Monroe Street. Between the years of 1972 and 1990 the small congregation experienced many difficult years with often very few people in attendance.

In 1990 Fellowship Baptist Church called Todd Thelen as their a new Senior Pastor. Shortly after, in 1992, the name of the church was changed to Prokopay Baptist Church. Through this time of blessing, God used Todd and Tammy Thelen to bring a fresh passion to Biblical preaching, refreshment to God’s people through shepherding, and a new vision for the community. The church continued to grow and by the mid-1990’s had around 100 in attendence. In 1999 Pastor Thelen and the leadership of the church proposed another name change, motivated by their ongoing pursuit for a biblical, independent and non-denominational future.

Cornerstone Church was constituted in late 1999. This change in the church resulted in much disagreement and the loss of many members. After 10 years of faithful service, Pastor Thelen resigned and moved to another ministry in Nebraska in December 2000.

In August 2001 Cornerstone Church called a new Senior Pastor, Keith Doyle. The church continued to grow and by late 2003 Cornerstone purchased new property to relocate and build a more suitable facility for a growing congregation. In July 2004 Cornerstone broke ground on a new property located at 550 Portland Road, Waterloo and opened this new worship facility in December 2004.