Dear Cornerstone Family,
We are thrilled to welcome our dear brother and friend, Rev. Ben Griffith, back to the Cornerstone pulpit. Ben was born and raised in the hub city, Hattiesburg, MS, and is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. Ben attended seminary at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS, and served at First Presbyterian Church in Hattiesburg, MS, from 2008 to 2019. That same year Ben pioneered his way to Tennessee accepting a call to be an Assistant Pastor with us at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church. Then, in 2023, Ben accepted a call to become the next Reformed University Fellowship Minister at Samford University in Birmingham, AL, where he has just finished his first year on campus.
Ben and his dear wife, Rebecca, and their three children Margaret, Owen, and Libby are some of the best people you’ll ever meet. They were a tremendous blessing to our fellowship from 2019-2023. It’s with great joy that we welcome them “home” to Franklin and Cornerstone today.
RUF is the campus ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). For the last fifty years, the ministry of RUF has reached students from all walks of life, sharing with them the good news of the gospel and equipping them to serve Christ in the church and the world. Today, there are more than 150 RUF’s nationwide staffed by over 400 campus ministers, interns, and staff. It’s one of the fastest growing and most influential outreach ministries of the PCA.
Since our founding, Cornerstone has generously supported the ministry of RUF. Below you will see a list of the RUF ministries we currently support.
Rev. Chase Daws – Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN
Rev. Ben Griffith – Samford University in Birmingham, AL
Rev. James Jardin – Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY
Rev. Will Cote – Austin Peay University in Clarksville, TN
Rev. Lee Leadbetter – University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN
Rev. Weston Duke – Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN Rev. Ryan Angel – Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, TN
In addition to preaching in both services, Ben will be giving an update on the ministry of Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) at Samford University in the chapel during the Sunday School hour. Please join us!
Your servant,
