Cornerstone Youth Center

A Place to Belong. A Place to Grow. A Place to Encounter Jesus.

What began with a burden for young people has grown into a place where students are known, loved, and reminded that their lives have purpose. In the spring of 1998, a group of 17 Elizabethtown-area pastors and business leaders saw a growing need in their community. Young people needed a safe place to go, caring adults who would show up for them, and relationships that could point them toward hope. That vision became Cornerstone.

By September of that year, the Cornerstone Café opened in the heart of Elizabethtown as a Friday-night coffeehouse. As the ministry grew, so did the need. In 2007, Cornerstone moved to its current home at 95 S. Wilson Ave. and began growing into the full-service Youth Center it is today.

Today, Cornerstone welcomes students in grades 6-12 into a safe and fun environment where they can belong, build healthy relationships, discover their God-given gifts, and encounter the love of Christ.

Whether a student walks through our doors to grab a snack, play basketball, climb the rock wall, create something in our art or music spaces, meet with a mentor, or simply find someone willing to listen, our desire is the same: to meet
them where they are and walk alongside them.

Our mission is to provide a safe and fun environment where youth can build healthy relationships, be introduced to the Gospel, and experience wholeness in life through Christ. In partnership with families, churches, and our community, we seek to care for the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of the next generation.

At Cornerstone, programs are important – but relationships are at the heart of everything we do. Every activity creates another opportunity for a caring adult to know a student’s name, hear their story, encourage their gifts, and show them the love of Jesus.

Your Gift Becomes Part of Their Story

When you give through Faithful Give, you aren’t simply funding a program – you are investing in young people and helping create a place where they can feel seen, known, loved, and encouraged to become who God created them to be.

Your Gift Creates Opportunities for Youth:

A Weekend That Can Change a Life

• $9,000 Sponsors a Youth Retreat for 40 Students
• $225 sends one student to retreat

Create. Connect. Grow

• $6,000 Provides a year of Creative Arts Club for our students
• $400 gives one student a year of creativity, connection and growth

More Than A Meal

• $4,125 Sponsors our Café Ministry for One School Year
• $375 provides a month of Café Ministry meals for a school year

That’s approximately 150 meals served to students a week!

Empower A Leader

• $2,625 Sponsors 15 students through our Empower Youth Leadership Program
• $175 invests in one student’s leadership journey

Adventure Awaits

• $2,100 Sponsors 30 students for our 6-Week Summer Program-Where Are We Wednesday
• $70 Gives one student the opportunity to participate each week