After a year-long process of extensive prayer, numerous meetings, multiple contacts and several “road trips” to visit prospective candidates, Cornerstone's Search Committee and Elder Board recommended Pastor Terry Schoenfeld (show-en-feld) as Cornerstone’s next Senior Pastor. Cornerstone called Pastor Terry at its Congregational meeting of Sunday, August 19th, and Cornerstone is grateful that Terry accepted our call.
Born and raised in the state of
Iowa, Pastor Schoenfeld served as the Senior Pastor for Atlantic Evangelical
Free Church in Atlantic, Iowa for the past twenty four years. A graduate
of Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa and Grace Theological Seminary in Winona
Lake, Indiana, Pastor Schoenfeld is passionate about preaching the Word of God,
developing strong church leadership, and facilitating close personal relationships
within a church body.
As a leader within the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) denomination,
Terry's recent roles include serving on the Central District Pastor/Church Relations
Committee and on the National Board of Ministerial Standing. Terry and
his wife of 30 years, Karol, are parents of three grown children. Karol
has also been active in EFCA, currently serving on the National Networking Team
for EFCA Women’s Ministries, teaching workshops, and facilitating training
events two to four times a year.
Pastor Terry plans to join our staff and first preach at Cornerstone on Sunday, November 4th, after a teaching mission to Russia, and concluding Terry and Karol's Iowa associations.