In 1990, the Mountaintown Baptist Association bought the property at 1044 Cherry Log Street in Cherry Log, with the dream of starting a church. Five years later, James Holloway, a bi-vocational minister, volunteered to lead the new church, and within 3 years a first unit building was constructed with sanctuary, two classrooms and a kitchen.
In 2000, Dr. Paul Mims became the new pastor after he and his wife Janice retired to Cherry Log. A $48,000 building debt was paid off and a new two story educational building was built with volunteer labor from First Baptist Church of Blairsville. The new building debt of $122,000 was paid off within 5 years.
On June 5, 2011, lightning struck the church facility and it burned to the ground. Within months the Sisson Company of Blue Ridge began construction on a replacement facility, which was completed within the year.
On April 28, 2019, Dr. Paul Mims retired as Pastor, just short of 20 years of service to Cornerstone Baptist Church. Dr. David Drake was subsequently called as the interim pastor, a position he held for almost a year. Claude Mathis, a retired associational minister, also filled the pulpit during this time.
On December 1, 2021, the church called our current pastor, Michael McCormack.
