Pastor John Kinyon was raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia and became a Christian at the age of 15 through the influence of Young Life and his best friend. A graduate of Cornell University and Vanderbilt Law School, John was employed as a Wall Street banker and an attorney while ministering in the collegiate and community-based ministries of The Navigators and Campus Crusade for Christ, before heeding God's call to full-time church ministry. Upon graduation from Reformed Theological Seminary in 1994, John and his family moved to the Island of Oahu where they planted a multi-ethnic evangelical church for the Presbyterian Church in America. While in Hawaii, John also taught theology and church history and served as Dean of Undergraduates at International College and Graduate School--Hawaii's only accredited bible college and seminary. Pastor John, Claire (his wife of 15 years), and their five boys have moved back to Pennsylvania to plant Cornerstone Presbyterian Church: Lehigh Valley's newest evangelical church!
Claire Kinyon was raised in Central Florida and became a Christian during her freshman year at Agnes Scott college in Atlanta, GA where she graduated with a BA in Art. During her college years she was quite active at her local church and with a campus Christian organization. After marrying John, she obtained her Master's degree and taught High School English at a magnet school in Jacksonville, FL. Since remaining at home after the first of five sons were born, she has been fortunate to have been able to use her artistic and teaching abilities on numerous occasions with churches and in the community.
Dell Bobier is Cornerstone's Administrative Assistant to Pastors John and Jim on a part-time basis. Dell was born and raised in Livonia, MI and attended Eastern Michigan University. He became a Christian in 1981 under the ministry of Scott Mears and Berks Bible Church in Reading, PA. He has 3 grown children (Kimberly, Daniel & Joel) and 4 grandchildren (Matthew, Hannah, Lucas and Sophia) scattered across the USA. Sharon and Dell were married on Friday the 13th day of August, 2004. Dell loves to climb mountains in Colorado and golf in Pennsylvania.
Dell's wife, Sharon, grew up in Bucks County. She is an R.N. at Foundations Behavioral Health, an adolescent psych facility, in Doylestown, PA. Sharon became a Christian as a teenager. She loves to swim and snorkel along with being an avid animal lover.
Bonnie Ridenour is Cornerstone's Children's Ministry Coordinator for ages 2 - 11 years old. Bonnie was born and raised in Illinois. She attended University of Illinois and married Ron, her high school sweetheart, almost 41 years ago. She and Ron became Christians at age 30. Bonnie and Ron have 3 grown and married children and 7 wonderful grandchildren. Besides being Children's Ministry Coordinator at Cornerstone, Bonnie is the Assistant Children's Supervisor for Bible Study Fellowship, Intl., Bethlehem Day Women's group, is an aide for two 2-year preschool classes at East Hills Moravian Church, and works Extended Care at Moravian Academy in Bethlehem. Bonnie loves to read and garden when she finds the time.
Kamala King is Cornerstone’s Music Director. Kamala was born and raised in Souderton, PA, where she became a Christian at a young age. Piano lessons started when she was eight, after her parents heard her plunking out TV tunes on her toy piano. Since her teen years, she has been active in the worship and music ministries of multiple churches in the area. She earned Bachelor’s degrees in Bible and Music from Philadelphia College of Bible (now Philadelphia Biblical University) in 1988. In addition to working part time as Music Director, Kamala also works as an office coordinator for an accounting firm in Chalfont, PA. Besides enjoying music, Kamala also enjoys taking walks with her husband, George, strength training, bicycling, computer technology, and sci-fi movies.
Kamala’s husband, George, grew up in the Chicago suburbs. He graduated from Augustana College in 1981 with a degree in Geography. At age 23, George became a Christian through a close friend and the ministry of Willow Creek Community Church. George is also a 1993 graduate of Biblical Theological Seminary in Hatfield, PA, where he earned both Master of Divinity and Master of Arts degrees. George enjoys reading, listening to NPR, drinking coffee, endlessly discussing almost any new idea while drinking coffee, teaching ESL (English as a Second Language), and helping family and friends.
