New Name, Same Local Church–Cornerstone Church of Portsmouth

As of July 1 2023, Cornerstone United Methodist Church was renamed Cornerstone Church of Portsmouth. The name changed occurred when Cornerstone left the United Methodist Church and joined the Global Methodist Church. Cornerstone has been a locally established church serving Portsmouth for over 20 years. The name Cornerstone was chosen after 5 churches came together and merged as one. The important thing to remember through all of the name changes is that we are the same local church focused on reaching the community with the love of Christ.

We have many outreach events to the community and world including Hopefest, Blessing Basket Sunday, Operation Christmas Child, the Giving Tree, Feed My Starving Children, the Jesus Prom, Rejoicing in Recovery, Kingdom Sports, and more. We chose the name Cornerstone Church of Portsmouth because it reflects our intention to be a light to this community that needs Jesus.

We are Methodist in theology focusing on the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with Bible based teaching, inspiring worship, and the commitment to share the good news of the Gospel with everyone. We truly believe as we look into the future that the best is yet to come!

We have a new name, but are the same local church.