A Home Away From Home

Atlanta, Ga., is the proud home to an estimated 6,000 Burmese refugees, many of whom fled to the US due to decades of military rule and human rights abuses. The Georgia Chin Baptist Church congregation is comprised of Burmese refugees in the region who belong to the Chin ethnic group.

Established in 2010, Georgia Chin Baptist Church has been growing steadily in the local Chin community, nearing 300 active members. The church is an important resource for cultural events and programming for the Chin community.

Georgia Chin Baptist Church is one of more than 100 congregations nationwide belonging to Chin Baptist Churches USA, an organization dedicated to promoting the Christian faith among Chin communities throughout the US. Chin Baptist Churches.

The Challenge

With a growing congregation and a need for more functional space, Georgia Chin Baptist Church found itself looking to acquire a new church building to call home in Stone Mountain, Ga., just outside of Atlanta. The new church building comes with a cost of just over $2 million.

The Solution

“The Cornerstone Fund is thrilled to be able to support their commitment to serving the wider community through various outreach and service programs.”

Empowering the Georgia Chin Baptist Church to better carry out its mission, Cornerstone Fund provided the congregation with a loan to make the new church acquisition possible. The loan comes with an affordable interest rate and a longer term in order to make the payments manageable for the church. The new church in Stone Mountain is 21,360 square feet, not including the basement, three buildings, a chapel, classrooms constructed in mid-1960s, a sanctuary, and an educational unit constructed in 1989. The facilities sit on 6.2 acres. The Cornerstone Fund is thrilled to be able to support their commitment to serving the wider community through various outreach and service programs. These include initiatives such as food drives, youth programs, and disaster relief efforts, which are designed to support those in need and promote the values of compassion and kindness.