Scripture, Teaching | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

Downtown Cornerstone, 

 This Sunday (Nov 2nd) we are beginning our next sermon series. Here’s a snapshot of what’s ahead:

“In the year 62, the apostle Paul wrote a letter to a church he planted in the Roman colony of Philippi, located in modern day Greece. Today, we call that letter Philippians. This letter is filled with pastoral warmth, deep joy and genuine affection. Paul’s primary purpose in writing was not to correct, like many of his other letters, but to encourage the church in Philippi (and us) to make progress in their faith as they followed Jesus together. At its very heart is Paul’s declaration, “To live is Christ, and to die is gain” (1:21). Philippians is a deeply Christ-centered letter and the best picture provided within the New Testament of what a maturing local church looks like. The major themes of this letter include: joy, thanksgiving, humility, unity, the advance of the gospel, perseverance, and over them all, the person of Jesus Christ. Join us as we learn from Paul what it looks like to follow Jesus together in our city, in our generation, for His glory and the good of as many as possible.” 

I am really looking forward to our time together in Philippians and what the Lord plans to do among us through it. Given all that is going on in our city, and within our church, this is the perfect letter for us in this season. Please pray for me as I continue to prepare the series. Please pray for us as a church that we’d have soft hearts that are hungry to learn, trust and follow. Please pray that Jesus would use this series to lead many to trust Him for the first time. Love you, all. See you on Sunday!

Christ is all,

Pastor Adam

Community, News, Prayer | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

Being part of a church plant is like watching God unfold a miracle over time. It was not long ago that we, as a people, did not even exist. God is gracious! It has been one of the greatest privileges of my life to be part of what He is doing in and through this church. Without question, every church is a unique work of the Holy Spirit, but I am deeply grateful to be part of this one.

Though much has changed over our short amount of time together, our reason for being hasn’t. We exist to build a great city through the gospel of Jesus Christ for the glory of God. We want to see as many people as possible, from the avenues to the alley-ways, meet Jesus and experience life as it was intended to be, in Him, now and forever. We are part of God’s unfolding story, in our generation, in our city.

In our early days we put together a prospectus that outlined who and what we believed Jesus was calling us to be and do in our city. That was four years ago and most of you were not with us then. In light of that, we have created this Annual Report—our first ever—as an updated resource that captures who we are and where, by God’s grace, we are going.

There’s a lot of grace contained within the pages of our Annual Report. In this report we recount evidences of God’s movement among us, articulate who we are, introduce leaders, provide ministry updates, highlight fun statistics, offer a brief financial recap, and share our prayerful focus for the next season of life and mission together. We hope you find it to be life-giving, faith-building and God-exalting.

Jesus is our cornerstone.

We love Him because He first loved us. May He keep us on fire for His supremacy in all things in the year to come. Let’s lean on who God is and all that He is for us, in Christ. His promises are true and they cannot fail. He alone is worthy of our days, dollars and devotion. We continue to envision thousands of people, from many churches and church plants, from many parts of Seattle, united under a new identity in Jesus and sent to love, serve and challenge the city with the gospel. I invite you to join us in being part of seeing that vision become even more of a reality in the days ahead. Together, as always, let’s ask Him to do what only He can.

Christ is all,

Adam Sinnett
Lead Pastor

Follow this link to read a full version of our Annual Report. 

Community, City Life, Event, News

Whether you’ve been running with us for some time now or are just beginning to check things out, you might be asking the question – what’s the best way to stay connected to all that’s happening at DCC? That’s a great question. Lots of ways actually. And we wanted to highlight a few of those for you this week!

#1 Blog and Website – www.downtowncornerstone.org

We are regularly updating our blog with events details, updates, answers to FAQ’s, and stories of the ways Jesus is at work in our church and across our city. If you’re reading this now, you’ve likely found our blog. That’s great. And we’d recommend checking back often for helpful info and snapshots into the life of our church here in Seattle.

#2 The City Network – dcc.onthecity.org

The City is an online social networking tool that we use to stay connected with one another throughout the week. It’s kind of like a virtual neighborhood. Event invites, casual meetups, prayer requests, and pastoral notes are just a few of the things you’ll find and enjoy about being connected to The City. To get connected to The City, drop by the Connect Desk on Sunday mornings or talk to your community leader. We’d love to invite you into our online network!

#3 Facebook – www.facebook.com/downtowncornerstone
Twitter – @DCCseattle

You’ll find a lot of useful information and updates on our Facebook and Twitter pages. Our desire is to make these channels useful as a resource for you to learn of creative ways to enjoy our city (e.g. festivals, spray parks, concerts, events), as well as keep you updated on what’s happening at DCC. You’ll also find regular quotes and verses to encourage your soul throughout the week. Like us or follow us online to get fun ideas, encouraging quotes, and event updates!

#4 DCC App – http://get.theapp.co/7c78

We are also thrilled to be able to offer our official DCC App! You can listen to past sermons, check out videos, read the blog, find a community, and even see the previous Sunday’s handout. Our app is available for iPhones/iPads, Windows and Android phones.

There are lots of great ways to stay connected! And if you are interested in learning more or even being a part of our newly-forming family in the heart of Seattle, we’d encourage you to visit us on Sunday mornings for our weekly gathering at 10am. You’ll get the best flavor for who we are as a people, what we value, how we do life together, and more by gathering us and getting connected to one of our community scattered across the city. For more information on our weekly gatherings or to get connected to a community in your area, feel free to visit our webpage HERE or email us at . We’d love for you to join us!

Kids, News

Our desire and mission in Cornerstone Kids is to build a great city through the gospel for the glory of God, beginning with our kids. We love our kids, and we’ve been prayerfully considering how to better serve our families through our check-in process, space layouts, content and more. With that in mind, we wanted to let you know of a few changes and resources for families who are gathering with us on Sunday mornings.

“Pre-registration” is now available.

If you know your family will be attending the service on Sunday, you can fill out this form to pre-register your kids for the service each week (up until an hour before the service start). We recommend you create a bookmark to the link on your web browser. When you arrive at the check-in desk on Sunday morning, we will have your children’s name tags printed and a pager ready for you. If you’d like us to send you a weekly email reminder to pre-register on Saturday, you can click HERE to sign-up. The preregistration process helps to streamline the check-in’s on Sunday morning and allow you more time to get settled for the gathering.

Check-in’s open at 9:45am – come early!

We know it can be a challenge to get the kids all packed up, arrive downtown, navigate the elevators and escalators, check in your kids, grab a cup of coffee, and still make it upstairs with enough time to find a seat. For that reason, we want to help by encouraging you to check-in your kids early. This also helps our families who may be running late due to unforeseen circumstances. Our check-in’s are open at 9:45am (sometimes even a little earlier!), so please feel welcome to come early, check in your kids, and grab a cup of coffee without having to rush into the gathering.

We validate parking.

We validate parking for all Cornerstone Kids families in the Pacific Place garage for up to 3 hours! The Pacific Place garage is conveniently located in the same building as AMC theater. Please just bring your parking stub with you and stop by the Cornerstone Kids Check-In Desk to get your parking validated.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at . We count it a privilege to partner with you each week for the good of our kids and the glory of Jesus in our city. We are excited to continue witnessing Jesus’ unfolding story being written in the lives of every child within Cornerstone Kids. 

By His grace,
Pierce and Bonnie Martin for Cornerstone Kids

City Life | by Pastor David Parker

If you don’t live in Downtown Seattle, you know that coming downtown on a Sunday to gather with the church can be a challenge. Sometimes it’s a Seahawks game; sometimes it’s a parade or race downtown. Whatever the challenge may be, I want to encourage those of you who drive in to worship with us in a few ways:

First, you’re coming to worship the King of Kings. You’re not just parking for an event, you’re coming to worship Jesus with other blood-bought, ransomed saints, who need the gospel, and need you. Let’s not forget how blessed we are to gather together as God’s people and worship openly and freely in our city.

Second, you’re fighting for the Gospel in the City. It would be so much easier if our church wasn’t in the downtown core, but frankly our city, and especially the core, needs the gospel. For decades, the church has been entrenched or on retreat in downtown Seattle. We feel called to pray for and work toward the reversal of that trend through the power of the gospel at work among his people, from the avenues to the alleyways. So when you are waking up early Sunday morning, parking, walking, taking escalators, etc. don’t lose sight of the fact that the glory of God and the spread of the gospel are at stake in our city – particularly in the downtown core.

Third, it’s really not that bad. It wasn’t too many years ago that whole families piled into carts and buggies or walked many miles to be with the church. Because times have changed we can lose sight of all the grace that we have received. One of the things that I’m constantly reminded of is how our Savior endured the cross so that we might be brought into relationship with Him. He endured the ultimate suffering so that we wouldn’t have to.

So when you park, park to the glory and praise of our King. Thank Jesus for the times His lavish grace gives you a close parking spot. And when you have to walk a half-dozen blocks, remember how much Jesus endured to bring us into relationship with Him!  

For those of you who do drive, we want to make being with us as easy as possible, so we’ve pulled together a few resources below that can help you navigate the downtown are, and arrive at our gatherings on time.

Parking at Pacific Place

The Pacific Place garage is in the same building as AMC theater, and is a great option for parking downtown for our gatherings. If you have children or special needs, we will validate your parking for up to 3 hours! Just stop by the Cornerstone Kids Check-In Desk to get your parking validated. If you don’t have children or special needs but would like to enjoy the convenience of parking in the Pacific Place garage, parking is $7 for 2 hours, $9 for 3 hours or $10 for all day parking on weekends. Be sure to allow at least 5-10 minutes to get from the parking garage to the theater.

Street Parking

Did you know street parking is FREE in downtown Seattle on Sundays? Street parking is available on the streets immediately surrounding AMC, however weekend events can sometimes make street parking more scarce around the shopping/business district of downtown. For more dependable street parking options, we would suggest some of the following streets and areas that are still within easy walking distance to AMC Pacific Place:

• From Pacific Place, head east or west on Stewart Street towards the waterfront or towards I-5.
• From Pacific Place, head north on 6th Street and look for parking within the Belltown neighborhood.
• From Pacific Place, head east on Pine Street and cross the overpass to the lower-Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Additionally, many parking spots downtown are restricted Monday-Saturday (30 minute, 3 minute, commercial vehicle only, etc) but the signs specify “except Sundays and Holidays”. Be sure to read the signs carefully on these restricted spots before passing them up. For more information, here is a full parking map of downtown Seattle.

Public Transportation

Taking the bus or light rail is a great option if you live in one of Seattle’s outlying neighborhoods. To find the best public transportation routes, just enter your starting location into Google Maps here to see the best available routes to AMC Pacific Place. If you are coming from University of Washington, the 43, 49, 72 and 73 Buses will takes you to downtown Seattle on Sundays. If you are coming from Seattle Pacific University, the 13 Bus route will take you downtown on Sundays.