About Cornerstone

He was set to attend West Point, after receiving an appointment by Lyndon B. Johnson. He was done with church life, but God had other plans.

The first sermon Pastor ever preached was, “A Place Called Calvary.” The center of the Gospel is the cross…the place that cleanses each of us from sin, redeems us and sets us free. Isaiah 40:8 tells us, “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of God stands forever.” May the Word of God always be the centerpiece of Cornerstone Church.

Pastor Hagee built the first church on Nacogdoches Road in San Antonio, Texas…pastoring there from 1966-1972. He was only able to get $65,000 in bonds from a security company in Houston, as a personal favor. No bank would touch a church with no financial history. But persistence overcame resistance and by God’s grace, the church was built.

The small congregation sold the bonds and bought the property, but that’s all the money they had. So, we worshipped at a rented store front on Loop 410 for four months, then at the Trinity University Chapel for six months. Every Sunday, an offering was taken and supplies were purchased to continue building that first church.

Our first Sunday in that church, we had a roof over our head with naked studs on the side. There was a concrete slab with an organ and a piano. It was winter time and when we sang, smoke came out of our mouths because it was so cold. It took us a year to finish that building, but we did it! On dedication day, the church was packed and heaven came down!

The second church was Trinity Church on Fourwinds Drive in Windcrest. Pastor Hagee pastored there from 1972-1975. The church exploded, and two services were quickly needed to accommodate the crowd.

The third church was the Church of Castle Hills, where Pastor Hagee preached from 1975-1987. The church filled up quickly, so we started a building program with only half the bonds sold. God miraculously provided for us, and everything was paid on time and in full because we serve a God without limit! On dedication Sunday, the building was filled to overflowing.