12Stone

Church in GA based with various physical campuses and online., United States

33°59′59″N 83°59′24″W / 33.99967°N 83.9900°W / 33.99967; -83.9900LocationLawrenceville, GA based with various physical campuses and online.CountryUnited StatesDenominationWesleyanWebsite12stone.comHistoryFormer name(s)Crossroads Community ChurchStatusActiveFoundedNovember 1, 1987 (1987-11-01)Founder(s)Kevin MyersClergySenior pastor(s)Jason Berry (Senior Pastor)Pastor(s)Kevin Myers (Founding Pastor)
Dr. Dan Reiland (Chief of Staff)
Paul Nieman (Lawrenceville)
Mark Eiken (Hamilton Mill)
Frank Haynes (Flowery Branch)
Michael Lumpkin (Sugarloaf)
Matt Lewis (Braselton)
Steve Walton (Buford)
Trey Hildebrant (Snellville)
Travis Billman (Online)
Coye Bishop (Jackson County)

12Stone Church (also known simply as "12Stone") is an American Wesleyan^[1] multi-site megachurch with multiple locations in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Kevin Myers is the Founding Pastor, having transitioned out of the Senior Pastor role in 2023. Jason Berry currently serves as the Senior Pastor of 12Stone.

As of September 2021, there are seven physical 12Stone campuses located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and Hall County along with several home churches called "12Stone Home". 12Stone was listed in late 2010 as the #1 fastest growing church in America and as the fortieth largest church in the United States with an attendance of 9,636.^[2] 12Stone is the daughter church of Kentwood Community Church.^[3] In 2011 the average weekly attendance surpassed 10,000, making 12Stone the first Wesleyan Church to surpass this milestone.^[3] Each campus location has a Phoenix Roasters Coffee shop inside the church.^[4]

Locations

There are currently seven physical 12Stone campuses in Gwinnett and Hall counties and one temporary location in Jackson county.^[5]

Lawrenceville (Central Campus) - 1322 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville, GA -33°59′59″N 83°59′24″W / 33.99967°N 83.9900°W / 33.99967; -83.9900
Hamilton Mill - 3858 Braselton Hwy, Buford, GA -34°04′19″N 83°53′59″W / 34.071930°N 83.899809°W / 34.071930; -83.899809
Flowery Branch - 4256 Martin Road, Flowery Branch, GA -34°11′36″N 83°53′05″W / 34.19343°N 83.8846°W / 34.19343; -83.8846
Sugarloaf - 2050 Sugarloaf Circle Duluth, GA 30097
Buford - 2565 Buford Hwy NE, Buford, GA 30518
Braselton - 2675 Old Winder Highway, Braselton, GA 30517
Snellville - 1709 Scenic Highway S, Snellville, GA 30078

Controversies

In 2014, 12Stone church was involved in the arrest and false conviction of David Justin Freeman, who had been a volunteer minister at the church. Freeman's conviction was ultimately overturned in 2017 on free speech grounds.^[6]

In 2016, 12Stone church was struck by vandals (whom the church reports did $10,000 worth of damage). The vandals left behind pamphlets describing their displeasure with the church's operations, and spray-painted scripture references suggesting that 12Stone church had turned God's house into a market.^[7]

The church and its head pastor have also made headlines for criticizing Colin Kaepernick's decision to protest by kneeling during the national anthem during a sermon,^[8] as well as a sermon in 2010 comparing acceptance of homosexuals to acceptance of pedophiles.^[9]

References

^ "12Stone Beliefs - Our Accountability". Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
^ "The Largest Churches in America -2010". Outreach Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b "12Stone Attendance Makes History". The Wesleyan Church. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
^ "Phoenix Roasters | 12Stone Church". Facebook.
^ "12Stone Locations/Times". Retrieved 9 May 2011.
^ "Flipping the Bird Was Protected Speech, State Justices Rule". Daily Report.
^ Wells, Erika. "Police investigating vandalism at two 12Stone Church sites". Gwinnett Daily Post.
^ Rossino, Greg (2016-09-14). "12Stone Church pastor message on Kaepernick goes viral". 11alive. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
^ Porter, Steven (2016-04-27). "IWU Has An Anti-Gay Problem; Boosting Gov. Mike Pence Doesn't Help". Retrieved 2022-06-25.

External links

12stone.com 12Stone Official Website

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