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The Mashulaville Mennonite Church near Macon, [[Mississippi (USA)|Mississippi]], USA, began in 1958 when David Z. Weaver of the [[Eastern Mennonite Missions (Lancaster Mennonite Conference)|Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions]] held a Bible school for the Choctaw People at Mashulaville, Mississippi. The following year his family moved to Mashulaville to lead the mission outreach. His work received support from the [[Burton Mennonite Church (Burton, Ohio, USA)|Burton Mennonite Church]] in [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]] as well as the Eastern Mennonite Board. Because of this link, Mashulaville initially was part of the [[Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference (MC)|Ohio and Eastern Mennonite Conference]] of the [[Mennonite Church (MC)]]. In 1979 it became part of the new region [[Gulf States Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Gulf States Mennonite Conference]].

The mission workers at Mashulaville also helped to start a church at [[Nanih Waiya Indian Mennonite Church (Preston, Mississippi, USA)|Nanih Waiya]] in 1961.

Growth at Mashulaville remained slow, especially as many Choctaw moved to the Pearl River reservation with its greater opportunities. Also, self-awareness of Choctaw culture increased. 

The Mashulaville Mennonite Church changed its name to Noxubee Mennonite Church (after the county name) in the mid-1970s. In 1993 it changed its name again to Cornerstone Community Church.

Sixty percent of delegates in the Gulf States Mennonite Conference voted to withdraw from [[Mennonite Church USA]] in November 2014. This percentage fell short of the two-thirds vote that was required. Cornerstone Community Church was among the congregations that then withdrew from the Gulf States Mennonite Conference in 2015. It subsequently joined the [[Good News Fellowship]], a regional denomination with roots in the [[LMC: a Fellowship of Anabaptist Churches|Lancaster Mennonite Conference]].

= Bibliography =
"A church at Nanih Waiya." ''Gospel Herald'' 56, no. 14 (9 April 1963): 304.

Houser, Gordon. "Gulf States vote falls short of two-thirds majority." ''TheMennonite'' 17, no. 12 (December 2014): 32.

"Mississippi Indians in transition." ''Gospel Herald'' 65, no. 1 (4 January 1972): 18.

"Rev. David Weaver...." ''Gospel Herald'' 52, no. 26 (30 June 1959): 613. 


= Additional Information =

'''Meeting Address:''' 44072 Hwy 14 West, Macon, Mississippi

'''Phone:''' 

'''Website''': https://cornerstonechurchmacon.com/

'''Denominational Affiliations''':
Good News Fellowship
== Pastoral Leaders at Cornerstone Community Church ==
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Name !! Years<br/>of Service
|-
| David Z. Weaver (1922-1997) || 1959-1973
|-
| Alva J. Yoder || 1973-1981?
|-
| Lester Duane Diller || 1981?-1996?
|-
| Lay Leadership || 1996?-2002?
|-
| Lee Hershberger (Interim) || 2002?-2006?
|-
| Troy Weaver || 2006?-
|-
| XXX || XXX
|-
| Clay Ruskin || ?-present
|}
== Cornerstone Community Church Membership ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|-
! Year !! Members
|-
| 1968 || 25
|-
| 1980 || 51
|-
| 1990 || 49
|-
| 2000 || 64
|-
| 2009 || 65
|}

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