Everybody Can Take a Next Step
We Believe Everybody Can
About 12Stone Church
In the years since the doors opened, God has been at work in the life of 12Stone. We have seen over 44,000 lives transformed by saying yes to Jesus through salvation. Tens of thousands have gone public with their faith through baptism. We have expanded to include 9 campuses and been a part of numerous church plants.
Through it all, we remain committed to who we believe God has called us to be—Biblically conservative, socially compassionate, and centered on the life-changing hope of the Gospel.
We continue to seek opportunities to take the name of Jesus to our local communities and around the world.
Our History
What do the
stones stand for?
After God held back the flood-waters of the Jordan River, the children of Israel crossed over on dry ground into the Promised Land.
Once on the other side, one leader from each of the 12 tribes took a stone from the middle of the river and stacked it on the shore. This twelve-stone memorial would serve to remind future generations of the rescuing hand of God.
12Stone Leadership
Statements of Faith
The Bible
The sole basis of our belief is the Bible. The Scripture in its entirety is composed of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, which originated with God, and was given through the instrumentality of many different chosen authors.
God
We believe that there is one living, true, holy God, eternally existent in the Holy Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus was miraculously conceived, born of a virgin, and lived a sinless life. Christ was fully man and fully God, walked our earth, lived a life of obedience, suffered at the hands of men, and died on the cross. He fully atoned for the sins of all, was bodily resurrected, and enthroned at God’s right hand as our Intercessor.
Salvation
The central purpose of God’s revelation in Scripture is to call people to fellowship with Himself described as follows:
Humankind was specially created but is now tragically lost apart from God’s redeeming grace.
Each person can be made new in Christ by the Holy Spirit and thereafter continuously grow in the knowledge of God.
Salvation is wholly a work of God’s free grace, received by repentance and faith.
The Christian Life
The essential accompaniment of a genuine saving relationship with Jesus Christ is a life of holiness and obedience, attained by believers as they yield to the Holy Spirit. As the believer submits more fully to the Lordship of Christ, the Holy Spirit releases the power that enables the believer to be pure in heart and totally dedicated to God. The work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer is both instantaneous and progressive, guiding in understanding and empowering for fruitful service.
The Church
We believe that all believers become members with one another in the church universal with Christ as the head. God’s people who acknowledge Jesus as Savior and Lord should meet regularly for worship and prayer with the ultimate purpose of loving God and fulfilling the Great Commission.
Human Destiny
We believe the Scriptures clearly teach that there is a conscious personal existence after death described as follows:
All who die without faith in Christ will suffer eternally without Christ, while those who believe in Christ as Savior will enjoy eternal life.
Christ will return to judge the world, receive the saved, and rule the world in righteousness.
Faith & Practice
Scripture is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice. This church seeks to impact the community by accurately interpreting doctrinal truth for the benefit and growth of both the seeker and the believer. 12Stone Church recognizes that it cannot bind the conscience of individual members in areas where Scripture is silent. Rather, each believer is to be led in those areas by the Lord, to whom we are all ultimately responsible.
12Stone's Accountability
12Stone Church is an elder governed, staff led congregation that strives to equip God’s people for meaningful ministry. The elders are elected from among the members of the congregation in accordance with the by-laws of the Church.
12Stone is a biblically conservative and socially compassionate church, with our roots in Wesleyan theology.
Every year, 12Stone undergoes a full financial audit by an independent CPA firm. An Audit Committee, comprised of independent members of the church with expertise in non-profit governance, oversees the scope and execution of the audit. Church members interested in learning more about our stewardship and accountability practices can request a meeting through info@12stone.com.