pb Planting
the Bay
A New ChurchBerkeley, CASept 2026

God loves
the Bay

A move of God is beginning in the Bay — and there's a place in it for you.

This isn't about us.

A move of God
is beginning.

God is stirring something in the Bay — bigger than a launch date, bigger than any one person. We'd love to help you get connected, give, and worship with us when services begin this September.

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Join us this
September.

Services begin September 2026 at Cornerstone in Berkeley, but we officially launch in August 2027. We'll spend the year preparing, meeting together, forming the team, worshipping God, and doing life — and you're invited from day one.

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Stuart and Ashley with five-month-old Caden at the Golden Gate Bridge, 2016

Golden Gate Bridge, 2016 — Caden, five months old

Our story

We never saw
this coming.

Ten years ago we happened to be in the Bay, spending time with disciples we loved. Caden was five months old. Standing at the Golden Gate, we found ourselves dreaming out loud — not about plans, just about what the Bay Area could be, and the impact a place like this could have around the world.

We weren't making plans. But God was.

Planting a church here was never our idea — a decade later, it turned out to be His. In 2026, God made it unmistakable: He's bringing us back to the Bay. Same bridge. Same love for this place. His timing, not ours.

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Stuart, Ashley, and their four children

The Mains Family

Stuart & Ashley.

For the past 19 years, God has led us to serve all over Southern California and the greater Boston area. Along the way He gave us four kids — Elle (13), Caden (10), Savannah (7), and Kevin (5) — and now He's calling all six of us to the Bay.

We're not coming to build an empire or a building. We're coming to love this place, plant a church, and walk with people toward Jesus — and we're not coming alone. A team is already praying, giving, and building toward September.

God has clearly called us to plant the Bay. Has He called you?

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This is the moment

Don't watch it
from the sidelines.

The Bay is waiting on people who'll go first. There are three ways in — give, join the team, or support us from afar. A team is already saying yes. Add yours.

01

Support
the Plant

Fuel a brand-new church for the Bay. Every gift plants something that lasts.

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02

Join the
Team

Add your yes to the launch team — worship, kids, hospitality, prayer, production & more.

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03

Support Us
From Afar

Not in the Bay? Give and stay updated on everything God is doing — we'll keep you posted every step of the way.

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The $1,000,000 Sending Fund

We're not building
a building.

We're raising $1,000,000 to train up evangelists, church planters, and campus ministers — and send church plants out across the Bay. Not walls. People. This is how a whole region gets reached.

$197,000 of $1,000,000 raised
We're partnered together with the SF Bay Fellowship — a network of house churches from around the Bay Area that has committed $200,000 and its full 2026 special missions contribution toward this plant. We'll be working together to reach the Bay.
Weekly budget: $8,500/week covers our base — we're shooting for $15,000/week to add campus staff and use social media to advance the gospel.
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Where we're headed

Launching in
Berkeley.

The plan
First services September 2026
A year of preparation before our official launch in August 2027.
Where
Cornerstone · Berkeley
2367 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA · Map →
Right now
One-on-ones, prayer & team building
Plus pop-up services around the Bay this fall.
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