U.S.A. Churches

Pastor Josh Wheeler and his wife Bethanne have been leading Cornerstone Church of Augusta October 2019. They have two daughters, Makaylyn & Kenzley. Josh is a six year veteran of the United States Marine Corp where he served an 18-month tour of duty in Afghanistan. After returning home, Josh and Bethanne encounter the Lord in a deep, personal and transformational way that eventually led Josh to answering the call to serve as the Area Director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Augusta County, VA. However, the Lord began to speak to his heart regarding pastoral ministry. He enrolled in HeartLink Network's Pastoral Training Track and later began to sense a call to the Sr. Pastor role at Cornerstone Church of Augusta where he is now serving.

Pastor Ben & Megan Benavides have been been leading Cornerstone Church of Broadway since December 2021. Ben grew up in the church and attended Cornerstone Christian School. Ben is a graduate of HeartLink Bible Institute's Pastoral Training Track. He and Megan have a daughter Aliyah.

Pastor Brad and Jennifer are in the process of planting the newest HeartLink church called Cornerstone Community Church and will be located along the North 340 corridor between Waynesboro and Crimora in Augusta County, VA. Pastor Brad served on the pastoral team at Cornerstone Church of Augusta from 2015-2021. He is also a graduate of HeartLink Bible Institute's Pastoral Training Track.

Pastor Joe Slagell and his wife Liz have been leading the Cornerstone Church of Harrisonburg congregation since October of 2016. Joe has lived most of his life in the Harrisonburg area and graduated from college in 1992 with a major in Business Administration and a minor in Journalism. After working in banking for 16 years, Joe was called into ministry and became the associate/youth pastor at CCH in 2014. Liz has been teaching at Cornerstone Christian School since 1998. They have two teenage sons, Cameron and Luke. Joe and Liz have been a part of Cornerstone since 1997.

Pastor Marty & Sabrina Smyser have been leading Cornerstone Church of Marion since September 2020 after being handed the reigns of pastoral leadership by his father. They have four children, Trey, Abram, Lola, and Josiah. Pastor Marty is a graduate of HeartLink Network Bible Institute's Pastoral Training Track and has served in many areas of leadership within the church.

Pastor Glenn and Kara have been serving with Cornerstone Church and Ministries since 2003. They have three beautiful and very active children. Pastor Glenn has a Bible degree from Cornerstone Bible Institute and was ordained in April 2013 by Heartlink Network. In October 2013 a core group of amazing families and friends launched Life Christian Fellowship in Weyers Cave, Va. Pastor Glenn enjoys the outdoors and loves sports. Kara enjoys gardening and spending time with their family.