The Cornerstone Community evolved out of a cross-community prayer group, called Clonard Prayer Group. Situated in West Belfast, the Cornerstone Community is a small group of Protestant and Catholic Christians. There are fifteen members (men and women), three of whom live in the Community House on the 'PeaceLine' between the areas of the Falls and the Shankill. The rest live and/or work locally and represent all social, economic and religious backgrounds. The symbolic value of being together in the midst of polarization is considered to be the Community's most important feature and is held up as a sign of hope.

The group states its aims as follows:

• Cornerstone Community - Servant of God's reconciling grace in the Shankill and the Falls
• The Cornerstone Vision - The people of the Shankill and of the Falls belong to one another in the family of God
• The Cornerstone Goal - To enable the people of the Shankill and of the Falls to discover the bonds that unite them and to respect their differences that arise from tradition and culture

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Focus of work centres on the Falls/Shankill areas, but not exclusively.

Loose network with Corrymeela Community, Columba House, Christian Renewal Centre.

The Cornerstone Community is a partner in the Forthspring Cross-Community Project which also includes the Currach Community, the Mid-Springfield Community Association (MISCA) and the Springfield Road Methodist Church. The project, based in the church, is a cross-community outreach facility on the Springfield Road which houses a drop-in centre, a parents' and toddlers' area, a senior citizens lunch club and a church hall which is used for youth and other activities.

Cornerstone Contact newsletter produced two or three times each year.