Cornerstone Community Church

Cornerstone Community Church (CSCC) (Chinese: 房角石教会) is an independent, Pentecostal multi-congregational Church based in Singapore. The church currently runs 8 services over the weekend, comprising its English, Mandarin, African, Indonesian, Filipino, Youth and Children congregations. It is committed to global missions, and has affiliate congregations in Kenya, Uganda, Myanmar, Philippines, Pakistan, Indonesia, Australia, Cambodia and in other parts of the world.

Led by Rev. Yang Tuck Yoong, the founder and senior pastor, the church seeks to be on the cutting edge of the prophetic anointing and to become a voice to the nations. Cornerstone is part of a network called Zion Fellowship, under the leadership of Dr. Brian Bailey, based in Waverly, New York.

History

Cornerstone Community Church was established in 1990 under the umbrella of the Anglican Church in Singapore, then known as "Bedok Christian Centre". On January 1, 1994, the name of the church was changed to Cornerstone Community Church to better reflect the growing diversity and ministry of the congregation, and on June 2, 1995, to further facilitate the spiritual calling of the church, it became an independent Pentecostal church. On July 16, 2000, it became officially affiliated with Zion Ministerial Fellowship Inc., a ministerial fellowship based in Waverly, New York.

Vision

The vision of the church is to love God and know Him first of all, and to give of itself to the end-time harvest, with the mind of raising, training and sending its labourers into the nations. The church seeks to be:

An Apostolic Church
A Church that is always about the Great Commission; preaching the gospel to all nations, engaging in missions through training, giving of finances, sending out of missionaries (short term and long term), church planting, partnering and networking, and always having upon our hearts the desire to fulfill Jesus' command to go and make disciples of all nations.

A Glorious Perfected Bride
A people sanctified by Christ through the work of the Holy Spirit, holy and without blemish, having an onward vision towards the Zion of God; longing and yearning for the coming of the Bridegroom, making every effort to get ready for the return of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

A House of Prayer for All Nations
Every believer trained to intercede and brought to a place where they are committed to pray individually and corporately. To grow beyond praying for personal needs to the carrying of the Lord's burden for the nations. To be a house where there will be ongoing prayer, and where prayer becomes a primary focus of all that they do.

A Prophetic Voice to the Nations
Being constantly at the cutting edge of what God is saying to the nation(s) and to be a people who knows the times and seasons. Becoming a clear voice used by God, proclaiming the purposes and plans of God for His Church and for the nations.

A Pattern for Others
To be a pattern that God would want others to see and emulate. A Church aligned to His divine plumb-line by which others will take their measurements from. A people who will effectively be salt and light influencing and impacting every strata of society for His glory.

A Temple of the Holy Spirit
Every livingstone connected and fitted together in love and unity, offering true and pleasing worship to the Lord. A dwelling place for the tangible manifest presence of God, where the holiness and the glory of God is powerfully manifested.

A Family of God's People
Connected relationally in a network of cell communities for the purpose of growing in Christlikeness, loving and serving one another and to do the work of the ministry.

Strong Anti Homosexuality Agenda

Yang came into the attention of the Singaporean public in 2004 in an article titled "Gay Backlash." Published in The Straits Times, the local daily of the island nation, the article summarised the responses of Christian organisations in Singapore towards an interview with Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, in which he announced his government is open to employment of homosexuals, despite homosexual acts still being illegal. The article reported that Yang, together with a group group of 20 Christians from different denominations, voluntary organisations and professions, met to discuss a strategy and plan of action for Christians to tackle what they termed as a "volatile situation."

The meeting supposedly ended with a decision to draft an immediate plan of action that every pastor and church can adopt in a battle against homosexuality. In particular, Yang called for Christians to "express their concern" to their Member of Parliament, through letters or during Meet-the-People sessions, and send their views to the Feedback Unit and write letters to the media. Though Yang subsequently varied the details of the meeting, and also denied being the main organizer, the website of his church did publish a statement on July 20, 2003 titled "Don't Keep Silent." In it, the statement wrote "We cannot stand idly by. Homosexuality is a sin and it is far more rampant, militant and organised than most of us actually believe it to be. The battle lines are now drawn and it is time for the Church in Singapore to rise up and make a stand."